1. i think the stabbing pains is bubs sittin on nerves down there ect, i get it too! and in my groin and tops of my legs too, sometimes when im walkin i have to stop!
2. yer more #2's mean ur getting close to labout yay! lol sometimes i have to do 2 or 3 a day, and mine are the same, hard at the start then real soft at the end... very weird!

hope this helps!