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31 weeks horrible lower back pain and cramps ...

SupermommyhartSupermommyhart member
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My back has been hurting something awful since I opened my eyes early this morning , through out the day I have rested , taken Tylenol , took a warm bath nothing has helped .... Also having menstraul cramps .., is this normal ?
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Re: 31 weeks horrible lower back pain and cramps ...

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    bossyfergbossyferg member
    My ob told me to watch for this as a sign of labour if it is timeable like contractions. I have been feeling this for a few weeks on and off. Im a stm and the ob actually said theae type if cramps are good for my c section (something like thinning uterus?)
    But as always, check with your dr to make sure its not preterm labour.
    Good luck and hope you feel better and baby stays in there a while longer
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    cnbeancnbean member
    That sounds like my early labor with DS. I would call your doc and let them know. 
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    SupermommyhartSupermommyhart member
    Not timetable ... Just like really bad cramps and the back ache is awful ..
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    CamrynnsMommyCamrynnsMommy member
    Drink water (lots of water) and lay on your left side.

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    tbiscuit18tbiscuit18 member
    Call your doctor. I had a back ache and cramps a couple weeks ago, not as severe as what you are describing, but I called and they had me come in. I was told these were signs of labor and I need to be careful and watch if they get worse. It's always better to be safe and over-cautious. 
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    MrsT2008MrsT2008 member
    Ditto the water and laying down and I'd also call especially because it's been going on all day.
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    MinaE01MinaE01 member
    As the mom of a 32 week preemie due to pre-term labor, I urge to call your OB to let he or she know what's going on! Hopefully, they will want to check you out and ease your mind, or stop labor.

    FWIW, my first contractions with DS felt like menstrual cramps.

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    Kanders5514Kanders5514 member
    This happened to me a few weeks ago. I was told to drink 32 ounces of water immediately and lay on my left side for one hour and if it didn't go away go to the hospital. Of course call your doctor but could also be a dehydration and/or BH as well
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    whitneymarie003whitneymarie003 member
    Ditto to drinking water and laying on your left side. If it doesn't improve, you probably need to be seen. I would go ahead and call. I had the same exact pains / feelings at 28 weeks and they sent me to L&D and it turned out to be preterm contractions. Hopefully it's nothing but it's better to be on the safe side! Hope you feel better soon!
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    momthatliftsmomthatlifts member
    Like PP have said .. water water water and I would call the doc. Those are a few signs of early labor. Not trying to scare you, it could be nothing, but better safe.

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    NorthernGal248NorthernGal248 member
    Ditto.. Water and call ur doc

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    Hoping that you called your doc. Sounds like it potentially was PTL.

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    CamrynnsMommyCamrynnsMommy member
    @Supermommyhart‌, any update?

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    SupermommyhartSupermommyhart member
    Thanks ladies ... I just woke up and feeling okay right now ... Baby is very active this morning :) not cramping at the moment ... I'm cautious that it could be early labor .., if it starts back up today I will call my doctor , I've read that diabetics are more likely to go into early labor
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    spacepotatoesspacepotatoes member
    Any time you experience symptoms that are potentially PTL, calling the doctor is the way to go.
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    SupermommyhartSupermommyhart member
    Could this be a UTI ? I hate to go to the hospital and be sent home with uti
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    edited March 2014
    Supermommyhart said:
    Could this be a UTI ? I hate to go to the hospital and be sent home with uti
    Seriously. Just call your doctor.

    ETA: even if it is "just" a UTI, that needs to be treated or thing will get more serious. Call the doctor and deal with it.
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    MrsT2008MrsT2008 member
    I would much rather be an alarmist and be sent home with a UTI than to be afraid of looking clueless and have something be seriously wrong.  Just call your OB.
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    ISeeYouRN said:
    UTI's are a big deal for pregnant women. They can start preterm labour.
    Which OP is already afraid of because she's diabetic. And yet will not call her doctor. This makes zero sense.
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    AnnieA75AnnieA75 member
    I experienced what you're describing yesterday. Intense back pain at first, then it crept around my sides to the front across my stomach. It kind if came and went in waves. And lasted an hour. I laid on my side and drank a lot of water. I had an OB appt already scheduled this morning, so I waited to talk to her about it since it went away after an hour. She's having my urine tested for a UTI just in case.

    She said you should always call in if you experience 6 contractions an hour and it lasts 2 hours. Like PPs said, if it persists I would definitely call the doctor.
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    SupermommyhartSupermommyhart member
    Thank you all :) appreciate the advice ...have OB apt early in the morning
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    cnb4hfcnb4hf member
    I had the same thing happen to me last week and ended up being kidney stones :(  Good Luck!!
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    AnnieA75AnnieA75 member
    @Supermommyhart, how was your appointment this morning?
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