How would you describe O pain?

MKBannon1 · July 2011

DH and I are still faily new to TTC.. and of course after I read about all the symptoms that other ladies experience, I find myself potentially "having" them too.

Yesterday and today I had some soreness/annoying pain on the lower right side of my abdomen, especially during BD. I thought to myself, "ooooh, maybe this is O pain?!"... but who knows? Wishful thinking.

So, to those of you who have felt these pains.. what is it like? Similar to AF pains, or different? TIA.

PattersRN · July 2011

I feel one quick sharp pain on either my right or left side, right about where my ovaries are.

ETA: they feel completely different than AF pains

KdgTeacher · July 2011

Mine feel like a twisting/pinching. It usually happens 1-4 times and lasts a few seconds each time.

MKBannon1 · July 2011

Thanks girls.. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

jordans_wife · July 2011

It can be different for everyone. It is my understanding that you can have ovulation cramping leading up to ovulation as the folicle swells. Then cramping when it bursts and a small amount of fluid leaks into your abdomen which can cause cramping. I have also seen that you can have cramping as the egg moves down your fallopian tube. I get cramping before ovulation for a couple days that feels just like period cramps all though a little less severe. Back pain too. Then it goes away for a couple days and I get the same cramps again when I'm actually ovulating. I'm a very crampy person though compared to lots of people!

amanda079 · July 2011

I usually get the same.. but a few times throughout the day. I agree..not like AF pains at all - but everyone's different.

FirefightersBride · August 2011

for me it's a very distinct pain on either side and it only last for a while. It's very acute, like I can point to one spot and tell where it hurts.

Mrs.B6302007 · August 2011

Gas. To me, it's kinda like gas. =-)

Srsly, it's totally different than AF pains. I get sharp pain in the lower abdomen on one side. Interestingly, I usually only get middleschmertz on my right side. For me, it lasts anywhere from an hour to a few hours and that's it. It's also constant pain for me during that span.

katiebug58 · August 2011

This is the first month I have had O pain that I noticed. It was very low and only on the right side. The note on my chart says "dull ache and twinges"

I marked O pain for 3 days before O and while less intense, I have felt it for 6 of the past 7 days since O.