Cramping

KGF625

While this is my second pregnancy, this particular thing is new to me. If I walk for a longer period of time, for example when I took my son to the duck pond yesterday or if I am in a store shopping for a while it really starts to hurt and cramp up in my lower stomach. Is this normal!? It does go away once I sit down and relax but I am not sure if it is a problem that it is happening in the first place. Anyone else experience this?

dette7820

This is also my second pregnancy. I spoke about this exact thing to my MD last week and she said it's Round Ligament pain. She said if the cramping is low-like period cramps- it's RLP. She said it's completely normal and it's just stretching things out. I didnt have it with my DD, so it was new to me.

She said as long as the cramping isn't accompanied w/ any bleeding, and isnt severe then it's ok.

It stinks though huh!! She said it can happen walking, sitting, anytime.

Mama_B

Try getting one of those huge yoga balls and use it to sit on and stretch.  All of your abdominal muscles are in overdrive and it can be really uncomfortable.  When I got them it was almost like a strange pain in my bladder, like if you hold it to long.  The yoga ball helped tremendously.