princess catherine
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I've been having these sharp pains on and off for the last few weeks and I presume they are cervical pains from the babies head pressing down / cervix dilating. Yesterday these pains got so bad whenever I try to sit down either on a hard dining chair or my bouncy birth ball it hurts loads!!! They're not contractions I know that, they dont come in waves or anything its only when I'm sitting in certain positions - mainly sat upright. I just didn't think it should hurt THIS much. I was examined on Saturday by my midwife and she said I've dilated about 2cm and my cervix is 50% effaced and babies head is 3/5 engaged. I've been having LOTS of Braxton Hicks contractions and my tummy is nearly always contracting whenever I walk about but I have no pain at these times. I just wondered if anyone had experienced these pains at this late stage or if anyone knew what the pain is.