what causes pressure?

[ellymay]

I konw this may be a goofy ? but what in the heck is causing me to have pressure in my vagina? Is anyone else having this? Sometimes even just sitting to pee I feel like something is goign to come out bc it is so much pressure then it hurts to wipe???? Is this just normal w/ the more pregnancies you have?

[isra1986]

My doctor told me that if I had any pressure to call her. Maybe you should call your doctor?

[LawrenceDoula]

I've had pressure on and off for the past 6 weeks. I usually get it when I have over exerted myself. I told my midwife and she felt that it could just be the weight of my uterus. If I lay down for awhile it goes away.

I chose to not be checked, but if you are concerned you could ask to be checked to see if the pressure is accompanied by any changes in your cervix.

[ellymay]

They are going to ck me at my next appt is what they said which is in 3wks I think, I have had it for a month or so now it is just very frustrating, I remember having it w/ my last pregnancy but not till the very end after she dropped. I know my SPD or whatever just makes the pressure/pain worse so maybe it is just that making it feel worse than it is, I have been having quite a bit of BH's lately but I haven't thought much of it bc it is only when I sit and try to relax then it goes away. IDK....I may call next week if it gets worse.

[smokeylo]

I get BH when I pee which sometimes gives me a pressurey feeling. I think we're just getting really heavy down there!

[Gunter]

some pressure is totally normal. i have some pressure and can feel it more when i go to the bathroom, too. there is a lot of weight pushing down on us these days, ladies!

if it's coupled with bleeding or backache or other abnormalities, then i would seek some more information from a healthcare person.

[ellymay]

Geesh I wonder though if it just gets worse w/ the more you have bc it is worse than it was last time at the end.....oh well.....LOL

[guestmama9972]

It has gotten progressively worse for me pregnancy by pregnancy. Now I feel pressure if I stand up for too long and when I go to the bathroom. I just figured it was my deteriorating pelvic floor since I have good intentions about kegels but I rarely do them. Sometimes it even spreads to my butt. Fun.

[flapjack]

Well, I'm choosing to believe that it's having a 2lb (ish) person living and growing inside me that's doing this.