What the h*ll is lightning crotch"
?It literally felt like a zing of electricity shooting right through my crotch and it could strike at any time,? says Willa Tremblay* about her experience with pelvic-area nerve pain during her first pregnancy. ?I naively thought I came up with the term ?vagina lightning? because that?s the best way to describe it,? she says. In fact, “lightning crotch” is an accepted term for this somewhat common pregnancy pain.
Lightning what"
The shooting, electric pain in the pelvic area that many moms-to-be feel during the third trimester isn?t uncommon, says Jessica Dy, an obstetrician at The Ottawa Hospital. ?We have a lot of nerves running through the muscles of our back, through our abs, and they all travel down towards the pubic bone, into the vagina and inner thigh area,? she says. ?The weight of the baby can compress these nerves and then you get that zing of pain.? As D-day approaches, and baby begins to descend into the birth canal, the pressure of the baby?s head on the cervix can also cause a jolt of discomfort. So-called ?lightning crotch? can happen at any time of the night or day, but it is most common when mom has been in one spot for a prolonged period of time?for example, after sleeping in one position then getting up to go to the bathroom, or after sitting at a computer  or in a car for several hours.
Most moms-to-be report the jolt to be powerful. ?It happened once as I was walking up the stairs in my house and the pain was paralyzing,? says Trembl...
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