Cramps :((((

kendra0312

okay so I am 5 weeks and I keep having full cramps off and on and sometimes they last for long periods! I am so anxious about them! Dull not full cramps and a slight backache is this normal????

mrsp2213

there are a ton of threads about this and every result in each is that this is completely........normal.  

But if they're really causing you pain or accompanied by blood, call the doc.  Lurk the 1st tri board and you'll get a lot of comfort over the fact that mild cramps are nothing to worry about.

adiaz132003

Yes, completely normal as it is a pregnancy symptom.

kendra0312

Thanks guys I know I am being so dramatic we have been trying for years and had to go through so much for this pregnancy I am just so scared!

kendra0312

They are not really painful just annoying

RNMegan0711

kendra0312 said:

okay so I am 5 weeks and I keep having full cramps off and on and sometimes they last for long periods! I am so anxious about them! Dull not full cramps and a slight backache is this normal????

I'm 4 weeks and 3 days. The last full week I've had horrible cramps (sometimes bad enough to wake me up from a dead sleep in tears) that come and go but last a good 20-30 min when they are there. 

With that being said, everything I've read and found (here and in books, and speaking to my OBGYN) have said that this is all very normal if not accompanied by bleeding. One thing that has helped me is taking Colace the last couple days. For the past two days I've not felt the cramping even half as bad. Pregnancy can constipate you. Especially if you're not used to taking a prenatal vitamin and now you've added that into your daily routine. Prenatal's have iron in them. Maybe you are constipated like I've been?

Hope this helps!

benicode

Round ligament pain

sthomas1222

benicode said:

Round ligament pain

Not likely this early

sthomas1222

Normal. There's a parasite burrowing into the wall of your uterus

jerseybroadwaybaby

Totally normal!!!

NicknShan

sthomas1222 said:

Round ligament pain

Not likely this early

I absolutely am getting RLP already.  When I looked into it, I read it was very unlikely for a FTM, but a possibility for a STM.  The pain is unforgettable.  The ripping feeling when I sneeze.  Or when I get out of bed.  Or something stand up from a chair... Yikes.  I honestly forgot about RLP :-(

VikingGirl12

NicknShan said:

sthomas1222 said:

benicode said:

Round ligament pain

Not likely this early

I absolutely am getting RLP already.  When I looked into it, I read it was very unlikely for a FTM, but a possibility for a STM.  The pain is unforgettable.  The ripping feeling when I sneeze.  Or when I get out of bed.  Or something stand up from a chair... Yikes.  I honestly forgot about RLP :-(

Agreed! I jumped off the bed yesterday and OUCCCCCCH. This is my second.

sunnysmile25

I had horrible cramps and bad backache day before my first preg blood test. Couldn't believe it wasn't AF or mc!

satcher08

@NicknShan I totally didn't know that RLP could start this early with a second child. I've been thinking I'm dying anytime I sneeze or get up too fast! Glad to know I'm not crazy. 

hopefor28085

As others have said, cramps are normal. Be on the look out for blood though.

On the round ligament discussion, it feels different than cramps. There are a couple times I have felt a pull already in my hip area. I am a STM, we get bigger quicker, so yes, I think round ligament pain is possible.

FutureMrsCAF

Yep, I've totally had RLP. Sneezing, stretching, moving quickly etc is always a fun little surprise.