Round Ligament Pain...

Some questions for your ladies..

Can someone describe what this feels like? How early or approx. how long into the pregnancy do you start feeling this sort of thing?

I am pretty sure I've had this since I hit the 2nd trimester, but I've heard it described to me in SO many different ways - I wonder if I'm just feeling stretching, crampies, or it is actually the round ligament pain. The past few weeks especially it's been BAD. I get this mainly in my VERY lower abdomen and mostly my groin area ... and I'm telling ya, some days it's so bad it can start to freak me out

I'm seeing my doctor tomorrow so I'm going to check with her anyhow, but just wanted to know if you ladies are getting this too .. Thanks!

Message edited 5/9/2006 4:57:44 PM.

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I don't know if this is what I had at just shy of 12 weeks, but it felt like I did 5,000 sit ups and I really couldn't stand up straight. It lasted about 1.5 to 2 hours. I haven't gotten it again since.

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Hmmm.. Steph, that sounds a little different than what I'm getting currently, though I have gotten what you describe too. I honestly don't know, though, if what YOU had is round ligament pain or if this weird stretchy/pully/jabbing stuff that I'm getting is the ligament pain

I'm not all that concerned, and I know the baby is growing a lot at this point (I'm 17 wks and change) but still when I get that pully feeling in my groin area, it's just SO so weird! Usually these pains I have come and go... they last a few minutes, sometimes a 1/2 hour, but then they are gone. I had it BAD this past Sunday, but since then nothing at all

Thanks for replying

Message edited 5/9/2006 5:05:42 PM.

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Posted by FeliciaDP

Hmmm.. Steph, that sounds a little different than what I'm getting currently, though I have gotten what you describe too. I honestly don't know, though, if what YOU had is round ligament pain or if this weird stretchy/pully/jabbing stuff that I'm getting is the ligament pain

I'm not all that concerned, and I know the baby is growing a lot at this point (I'm 17 wks and change) but still when I get that pully feeling in my groin area, it's just SO so weird!

Thanks for replying

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I think I started getting it at about the mid-20 week point. It got progressively worse, and is so bad now that I can't even walk half a block without being in a LOT of pain
It feels like I've been riding a horse for hours....or like where my femur attaches to the hip socket feels badly bruised.

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Flee, going by what I found on BabyCenter.com, it sounds like you are getting round ligament pain.

What is round ligament pain?
It's generally a brief, sharp, stabbing pain or a longer-lasting dull ache that women commonly feel in the lower abdomen or groin, starting in the second trimester of pregnancy. You may feel it as a short jabbing sensation if you suddenly change position, such as when you're getting up from a bed or chair or when you cough, roll over in bed, or get out of the bathtub. Or you may feel it as a dull ache after a particularly active day, say when you've been walking a lot or doing some other physical activity.

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Posted by pmpkn087

Posted by FeliciaDP

Hmmm.. Steph, that sounds a little different than what I'm getting currently, though I have gotten what you describe too. I honestly don't know, though, if what YOU had is round ligament pain or if this weird stretchy/pully/jabbing stuff that I'm getting is the ligament pain

I'm not all that concerned, and I know the baby is growing a lot at this point (I'm 17 wks and change) but still when I get that pully feeling in my groin area, it's just SO so weird!

Thanks for replying

Basically, between the two of us, we don't know anything

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It always felt like to me, a charly horse in my abdomen. If that makes sense. Flee, you're at that point where you'd be feeling round ligament pains. They s-ck, but it's nice to know that bean is growing!

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Posted by Anniegrl

I think I started getting it at about the mid-20 week point. It got progressively worse, and is so bad now that I can't even walk half a block without being in a LOT of pain
It feels like I've been riding a horse for hours....or like where my femur attaches to the hip socket feels badly bruised.

Message edited 5/9/2006 5:12:03 PM.

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i first got it in my 18th week, was a very sharp pain near my hip/groin area. it went away a few minutes after i sat down.

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mine were sharp sudden pains that didn't last very long. I'd get them from changing positions quickly.

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Sounds like round ligament pain to me...I had the same feelings around the same time as you....hang in there

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For me I would get quick sharp pains that didn't last long and when I changed positions too fast or something. I was also having for a few weeks (not lately... knock on wood), a strong pain/ache in my groin area that would extend into my pubic bone area I guess... basically down very low, but usually when I would walk around. It was not fun. It felt like my bones hurt.

What you're feeling is normal though, don't worry!

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Thank you all SO much for your replies!

I saw my OB this morning and she pretty much said that what I'm feeling is variations of stretching and round ligament pain... it's quite normal at this point, and the baby is having a growth spurt, so everything is really stretching out right now...

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Posted by FeliciaDP

Thank you all SO much for your replies!

I saw my OB this morning and she pretty much said that what I'm feeling is variations of stretching and round ligament pain... it's quite normal at this point, and the baby is having a growth spurt, so everything is really stretching out right now...

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Posted by DebG

Posted by FeliciaDP

Thank you all SO much for your replies!

I saw my OB this morning and she pretty much said that what I'm feeling is variations of stretching and round ligament pain... it's quite normal at this point, and the baby is having a growth spurt, so everything is really stretching out right now...

Glad that your doctor was able to reassure you! Is your next appt still the 26th? and will you still be getting a sono that day? And last but not least, do you still want to find out if its or

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Posted by FeliciaDP
You have a good memory chickie! Yes, my Level II is 5/26 and YES we are definitely hoping to find out the sex.... of course I'm more concerned that everything else is 'OK' but I"m dying to know what we're having!

I hope Baby P cooperates !!

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U wanna hear something funny?

This was actually on "Scrubs" last night. Carla had this!!!!

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Posted by DebG
I'm glad that was your reaction, I was afraid you were going to think I was a psycho stalker! Of course you want to see if everything is ok, I meant that part as a given but I will send tons of vibes that your little one cooperates so we can all know!
When will you start accepting bets?

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Posted by FeliciaDP

The nurses and my OB are stilll all convinced I'm having a based on the heartbeat and how I'm carrying, but I know that's all old wives tales

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there were 2 days late in my 1st trimester where i felt AF like crampiness and pain in general where i thought something might be wrong. i had no bleeding, so i let it be. after 2 days it just disappeared...

my dr. stated that could have been just part of normal stretching.