THank you. Im from england and they wont check for effacement or dilation. They will offer u the sweep at 40 weeks but there my midwife isnt even keen on doing that til you 41 week.. id love to know if i have any progress down there.. i tried checking myself but havent a clue lol. Good luck with the rest of ur pregnancies x
Its possibly your cervix or pressure from the baby's head pushing down. Ive had both and sometimes are to tell the differnce.. lie on your left side and drink lots of water..
I know my answer is no help but ive also had this feeling, mine was more so a feeling of my cervix stretching :/ it hurt to though... sometimes i get a stabing feeling when she presses on my cervix n it hurts soooo bad :( 38 weeks monday n im 75-80% effaced... hope this eases ur mind a bit. I kinda hope its our cervix dilating!!! Ive been stuck at 1 for a month so maybe when i go back wednesday ill be more dilated :D lol good luck and happy delivery XD