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Posted: 21 September 2007 at 10:56am | IP Logged

I had these symptoms during my last pregnancy. It got so bad I had to go to the doctor as I felt like my lady bits were twice the size literally.

I was told I had a bad case of vaginal varicosities These are like haemorroids but in the vaginal and they are caused by the pressure of your growing uterus on your veins in your perineum, this causing swollen veins. They are usually not serious but may cause aching and soreness, and are really uncomfortable

The doctor said mine were so bad she would like a student doctor to see. UMMMM no thanks! There really was nothing I could do but I found putting a chilled (not frozen...ouch)face cloth of my bits releaving them greatly.

Unfortunately there is no medication you can take..I asked if I could use anusol as it would at least help shrink them, she advised against it, as the cream could thin the skin.

I  minimized lifting my 14 month old as the strain made it worse...I also became obsessed about not getting constipated as I was not going to strain and put more pressure on my bits...as that was agony.

The good news is this condition completly disappears as you give birth, as the babies head cuts of the blood supply to them...so you get your baby and say good by to the veins!

I hope this is not what you have...try and rest!

Posted: 21 September 2007 at 11:21am | IP Logged

Hi,

I don't have any experience about the pains, sorry. But the watery discharge, could it have anything to do with your waters breaking?. When my waters broke at 30 weeks it was just a little watery dribble (I thought it was a bit of wee escaping), anyway Iwent to hosp and they confirmed my waters were broken.

Three days later in hospital all the doctors wanted me to go home but I insisted in staying there and have the baby checked everyday a couple of times... and I am glad I did because two days after this my labour started and Athina was born (tiny, but healthy and strong)

Can't you go to hosp to have those discharges checked?... 

I hope all goes very well.

Isabel 

Posted: 21 September 2007 at 1:14pm | IP Logged

I am going to the hospital later when my fella gets home. He isn't too happy I dont think, its ruining his friday night, tuff basiclly.

I think Im more worried about wasting the hospitals time, I hate going in just for them to check me over say im fine look at me like Im a compete waste of time and say you can go. I dont want anything to be wrong of course I just dont like wasting time.

Posted: 21 September 2007 at 2:21pm | IP Logged

The pains are a little worse. Period type pains but they dont come and go there constants. When I have a tightening the back aches gets worse.

Im sure Ill be fine, I doubt its anything serious because the pains are constant they dont come and go.