Pressure and backache??

[Ab202]

Hi ladies,

I'm 30+5 with my first baby. Tonight although baby has been moving as normal, I'm feeling a lot of pressure down low and it's giving me backache in my lower back and has felt like baby is pushing down. Is this normal?

I've had no other symptoms or worries apart from a headache (despite not often getting headaches myself) the past couple of days and not feeling 100% but I put that down to tiredness as I'm not sleeping very well with SPD, and haven't felt any contractions either.

Thanks!

 

[SalisburyMum]

Yep sounds pretty normal.

Labour starts like period pain in waves, anything else we just have to deal with unfortunately!!

 

[Marls82]

I've read you can experience lower back discomfort and the feeling of pressure when the baby gets into position (head down). So all sounds normal to me x

 

[JulyBug]

Also feeling like this ATM, lots of pressure and lower back pain, hurts more the more physical I am during the day. Think LO is head down as my bladder feels like it's going to burst every time I need a wee! xx

 

[Ab202]

Thanks everyone! It turns out baby is 3/5 engaged!! Already haha. Only 32 weeks today! Looks like I've got quite a while of feeling uncomfortable!