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Are sharp stabbing pains contractions????

I'm currently 34 weeks and I keep feeling these sharp stabby-like pains in my vagina I guess where my cervix might be. I read that it could possibly be my cervix dialating, but it can be pretty severe, especially after exerting myself. The other day I went to see my husband at work at we were walking around A LOT and by the end of it I had a super super sharp pain that kind of gripped my lower half and I couldn't breathe for maybe like three seconds. It didn't last long but it was kind of scary. Is that dialating pain or possibly a contraction???

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  • I had these quite a bit from about 35 weeks. The midwife said it was likely effacement pains and baby dropping.

    My contractions have generally been more of an ache that builds and ripples around me, although can vary from person to person.

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