Anybody have this sensation or have any idea what it is?? « Back to Group Discussions

[Thandiwe]

Over the last few weeks (we don't know for sure but suspect I've been dilating, slightly effacing for a while now), when I relax the pelvic floor to go to the bathroom, I get this feeling first: It's a shift and "pop" type feeling.  It feels like my water's breaking (had that happen at start of labor before) but it's not and happens several times a day when I first sit down in the restroom and relax.  After that, baby's head (very easily palpated, extremely low, head down) has less fluid in front of it. 

So.... I'm wondering if either I'm decently dilating and the bag shifts and bulges into the not-fully-effaced cervix or the fluid is just "popping" out of the way and his head is engaging each time?  He never stays there all the time and it happens several times a day; he's still ballotable.  No real reason to know, just wondered if I'm alone or if anyone else has this?  Though it's my fourth, I've never felt this before and it startles me each time - like my bag is breaking.  My first two, I was nearly 5 cm before heading into active labor, stayed there for weeks.  The 2nd one, I was just shy of 5cm with a bulging bag for a full week. 

I haven't had any pelvic checks, so I'm going off of what I *think* I'm feeling.  It's just strange feeling....it would be nice if that relaxing is letting the bag "slip" and therefore "pop" into my cervix if it's decently opened at the inner OS but not fully dilated (I'm guessing 50%) outer OS.  Makes sense that it could slip in, right?  Like an upside down triangle shape? That would explain why there's suddenly not a lot fluid at his head whenever it happens.

Thoughts?

[poppylove]

Oh my gosh Thandiwe, so weird. I have the same exact thing. Although I must admit since this is really like my third labor (1st miscarriage, but not all that different from my birth) I have a pushing sensation when I use the restroom. I don't feel the "pop" everytime, but have felt it multiple times already. I forgot to ask my midwives yesterday. But, I have thought, wow if there had been fluid I would have thought it was my waters. I don't have cervical checks either, so I really don't know 

[Thandiwe]

Originally Posted by poppylove 

Oh my gosh Thandiwe, so weird. I have the same exact thing. Although I must admit since this is really like my third labor (1st miscarriage, but not all that different from my birth) I have a pushing sensation when I use the restroom. I don't feel the "pop" everytime, but have felt it multiple times already. I forgot to ask my midwives yesterday. But, I have thought, wow if there had been fluid I would have thought it was my waters. I don't have cervical checks either, so I really don't know 

I asked my midwife yesterday, and she said she thinks it's the water being displaced as his head slips into position low.  I don't know, but it's very strange feeling!  I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one - I was feeling rather alone, lol, as my midwife said she's never heard that before in nearly 30 years of practicing!

[sallyrae17]

I had this sensation numerous times before my babe was born. I still don't know what it was exactly.