pelvic pressure

[aarreguin]

in the mornings when i get up out of bed i feel a lot of pressure that is uncomfortable in the pelvic region. does this mean the baby has dropped or that i am diliating? when does the doctor check for dilation? do they always check at an appointment or do they wait until you go into labor? i will be 36 weeks when i go back to the doc.

[Linzola1]

I have been having alot of pelvic and back pressure lately. I am 34.6 weeks and my little man is dropping every day little by little. I know it can ( not always) be a sign of preterm lbaor, but if you are 36 weeks then you should be fine. Keep us posted and Best of Luck

Lindsey

[Kim1989]

maybe the baby has dropped. when i was in my late 2nd trimester omg if i want in so much pain. when i would get outta bed, get back in bed, and roll from side to side. it was the weight of him on my pelvis. i could have sworn my pelvis was going to break into two, because thats what it felt like!! i was in so much pain and the doctor said its normal. well i delt with it till the day he was born. i was not dilated and his had had not dropped! so it could be the weight of the baby, it could be that he/she has dropped. i dont think you feel pressure like that when your dilated tho.

they sick their hand up there to see if your dilated. they can feel with their fingers if you are or not

i think around 38 weeks they started checking at every apointment. they dont want to check too much because of....i forgot...but i dont think its good, i think maybe they dont want to break the water or something by mistake.