Many women suffer from pain and discomfort throughout your pregnancy. When it occurs they are quite uncomfortable and can resemble a period pain. In every trimester can be shown by different causesBut when this happens in the third trimester it has its various reasons.
Period pain it presents like that menstrual pain many women. It is exposed in the area of the ovaries and is called intermenstrual pelvic pain, and is localized when the ovary is ovulating. In pregnancy this type of pain can occur, obviously it is not the same, because you are not ovulating. But the pain manifests itself for other reasons radiating to that area.
Why do period pains occur in pregnancy?
During pregnancy they occur major physical and hormonal changes, since our body is lending itself to give life to our future child. That is why many of these changes produce shooting and cramping pains like the one many women suffer when they have their period.
In the first trimester of pregnancy A pain appears under the belly giving a sensation of cramps reminiscent of the period. But do not be alarmed, in general they are not very intense and it is due to the enlargement of the uterus.
In the second quarter It is also normal to feel this type of pain. They would be similar to menstruals and are usually mild cramps produced by small contractions. They appear especially when great physical effort has been made and you need to relax the muscles. Taking a break will relax the area and the color will disappear.
Period pain in the third trimester
Entering this stage it is already more logical to feel this type of pain. The body is close to delivery and he is physically preparing, the uterus does not stop growing and the changes in this quarter they are much more significant.
Pelvic pain usually occurs since all the bones (sacrum, coccyx, pubis and coxal bones) form part of the bony canal of childbirth. In some women this area is already preparing for the delivery of the baby by making la relaxin be part of this effect. This hormone makes all that set of bones begin to gain movement in preparation for childbirth and that is why small discomforts occur.
The contractions occur when relaxes and contracts the part of the uterus, since it is a muscle that has to perform this function during the third trimester. These contractions are recognized as "Braxton-Hicks". Your pain is similar to that of menstruation or dysmenorrhea and throughout this trimester they usually occur up to 10 contractions per day. They would only be significant pains if they exceed a greater number, if they are much more intense or have even been expelled the mucous plug.
Other not so common pains in the third trimester
Genital pain It also produces this type of ailment by compression of the genitocrural nerves found in the genital tract. Appear in the form of cramps and affects areas such as the clitoris, vagina, labia majora and minora. On many of these occasions the cramp radiates down the thigh, reaching up to the knee.
Mild uterine hypertonia It also causes discomfort in this area and in most cases they are mistaken for contractions. The pregnant woman in this advanced state will have a larger gut and therefore her large size and weight will make the muscles of the uterus are stretched more difficult. This can cause so-called mild uterine hypertonia discomfort and usually appears after a long walk or great effort, where on many of these occasions he appears holding his belly to counteract the weight and discomfort.
All these pains are very common in the third trimester of pregnancy, some of them being of great consideration or even very annoying. This will depend on the woman, her physique and her pain threshold. However, if the annoyances are exceeded or always worry the gynecologist will have to be consulted.