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cramp relief?

HaruhiChanHaruhiChan member
in May 2015 Moms
I've been having some nasty cramps. A few have happened in inconvenient places and I've almost doubled over and had to do breathing to manage it. I was in the middle of grocery shopping!

I've been having more mild ones mostly that come and go but are constant at times. I constantly feel like I'm on my period with these cramps!

Even warm baths aren't easing them up.

Anyone got any relief options to share that helped them? Been the story of my life now for a few weeks, and they're becoming more and more obnoxious and becoming stronger at times. Some of them come with some pulsing back ache as well! Double-whammy
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  • laurexxlaurexx member
    I've been having this too. D:
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  • ktbossktboss member
    Ugh, me three! They started last Friday, and I'm due May 5. I'm not sure how I'm going to take the subway and go to work like this.
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  • cimkicimki member
    Sent here.braxton hicks they are.journey to baby birth
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  • HaruhiChanHaruhiChan member
    Anyone have any pain relief options for them though? Other than tylenol or warm baths. Looking for some relief methods particularly
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  • laurexxlaurexx member
    That's all you can do besides trying to walk them off, baths are helpful only problem is you can't stay in there all day. I was in false labour for hours yesterday those cramps kept me up all night. None today thank goodness.
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  • ChrissyluvsPuppiesChrissyluvsPuppies member
    Have you been drinking enough water?
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  • HaruhiChanHaruhiChan member
    I drink over 2 litres of fluids a day lol been driving my husband nuts as a whole jug of orange juice will be gone in a day! So definitely drinking enough.

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  • LadyBloodLadyBlood member
    HaruhiChan said:

    I drink over 2 litres of fluids a day lol been driving my husband nuts as a whole jug of orange juice will be gone in a day! So definitely drinking enough.

    Orange juice is not water, you need actual water to keep yourself properly hydrated. Maybe try drinking more water like pp suggested.
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  • HaruhiChanHaruhiChan member
    Just an example, but I also drink water. Not a heck of a lot of it as im still dealing with morning sickness and water is one of my triggers. But I still force myself to drink at least half a litre of it a day along with other fluids. Just saying that I do drink a a lot, and used the orange juice as an example, since I DO drink a lot. Orange juice, milk, gatorade, water, etc. No fake fruit juice though. Yuck.


    But no offense, I don't buy the whole "has to be water" shenanigans. before pregnancy, I did not ever drink water--i despise water to drink. Like not even a small glass a day. So in other words, if water was all that mattered for hydration, I'd have been dead long ago lol probably years ago lol
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  • supersarah77supersarah77 member
    I hate to tell you this, but it's just part of the deal at the end for a lot of us. I have an irritable uterus so I have them every day. Here's your chance to practice getting through contractions when you actually go into labor! 

    Do you have ideas of techniques you'll be using to manage contractions in labor? Hip spiraling, breathing, relaxation, visualization, birthing ball, tub, counter pressure, etc. It's ok to stop for a minute when you're out and about and have a particularly bad one(s). Just as long as you're following the 5-1-1 rule or whatever your provider advised: call when you've been having contractions every five minutes, for at least a minute each, and the pattern has been going on for at least an hour.
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  • HaruhiChanHaruhiChan member
    I know it's very common at the end, and I am sorry to post yet another obnoxious cramp thread, I'm just looking to see if there's anything people have done to make them more bearable, rather than know what they're from (they're a prelabour and early labour sign--aware of that)

    The breathing has helped slightly. Slow deep breathing but I dunno if it's a distraction from them or a relaxation thing.

    During labour I was planning on tub, birthing ball, counterpressure, different positions, and breathing. I took karate for years before my arthritis made me have to retire from it--thinking of using some of the meditation techniques I learned from it during labour.

    But not sure how weird I'd look if I just took a meditation pose in the middle of a grocery store aisle in the middle of cramps lol

    I've had these cramps constantly now for the last 2.5 weeks, every day, throughout both day and night. Some accompanied with some pretty darn intense braxton hicks, some with back pain, etc. Mostly they're annoying but the cramps are becoming a lot more stronger and are increasingly painful each day. Seems automatically I turn to breathing through them as my first reaction without thinking, but also looking for other options.

    Starting to wonder if the tub will work for me since it's not helping much for cramps lol

    Thank you for the advice :) don't hate to tell me the facts as much as they can suck lol
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  • kat0217kat0217 member
    Deep abdominal breathing, full body relaxation (letting your whole body be limp, obviously only an option when lying down, and not as easy as it sounds), exercise ball, walking, pelvic rocks, squats, etc.

    It just depends on what works for you. I really thought I'd do a lot of deep relaxation while lying on my side during contractions and cramps but so far, lying down makes them hurt worse, so I prefer being up and sometimes even moving around or at least bouncing/rolling my hips on the ball.
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  • supersarah77supersarah77 member
    HaruhiChan said:


    The breathing has helped slightly. Slow deep breathing but I dunno if it's a distraction from them or a relaxation thing.

    During labour I was planning on tub, birthing ball, counterpressure, different positions, and breathing. I took karate for years before my arthritis made me have to retire from it--thinking of using some of the meditation techniques I learned from it during labor.

    Yes! Perfect. All great ideas to practice. Who cares what you look like for a minute at the grocery store? I bet there are women in there that have given birth and know exactly what you're going through.

    I hear you that this sucks, especially when you're out. Hang in there!
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