PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for January, 2001: Re: 36 weeks pg with a couple of queries/concerns

Re: 36 weeks pg with a couple of queries/concerns

From: j wang, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 15 Jan 2001 08:21:55 -0600 (CST)

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At Mon, 15 Jan 2001, sian wrote: >
>Hi
>I'll be 36 weeks pg tomorrow with my 3rd and have a couple of questions:
>
>Firstly, when walking around it is now common for me to experience an
>extremely sharp agonising stabbing pain in my pelvic region. It
>literally takes my breath away, I am stopped in my tracks and cannot
>move until it passes (matter of seconds). I don't recall having this
>with my other pregnancies and wonder if this is anything to worry about
>or is normal. (I should add that I was treated for a UTI before
>Christmas that hadn't cleared up by my last antenatal appointment (2
>weeks ago now). At that point my urine was sent off for further
>analysis and I was told that I would be contacted if there was a need
>for further treatment - I haven't heard anything so assume all was
>well.) Could a lingering UTI be the cause or is it more likely to be the
>position of the baby's head?

Could be the head.

>
>Secondly, this baby has been very active throughout and over the past
>month or so I have had really strong Braxton Hicks, especially in the
>evenings. I have noticed a marked reduction, both in the amount of
>movement and in the number and intensity of the BH's over the past few
>days. I'm still feeling plenty of movement, so not unduly worried, but
>again would just like to check if this is usual.
>

Sounds normal.

>Thanks for your time
>Sian

-- James Wang, M.D Assitant Clinical Prof. Tufts University School of Medicine

**Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.

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