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ejoseph16ejoseph16 member
in January 2023 Moms
First time moms, what questions do you have? Feel free to ask them here! 
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  • mrsmeganpadleymrsmeganpadley member
    I am 4w5d and I am having intense cramps. Nurses have said it should be fine based on my answers to their questions, but the internet says these cramps are usually mild. My questions are: do some get worse cramps, how long do they last, and is there anything safe I can do about them?
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  • mrsngomessingaroundmrsngomessingaround member
    Cramping without bleeding and bleeding without cramping is usually fine. I remember having terrible cramps around implantation with my first.
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  • cdobbins24cdobbins24 member
    Hi! FTM … I am 5wk1d and for the last four days I’ve had lower back pain on my right side that radiates into my front hip and down my thigh. It feels musculature to me but I’m nervous since it’s all on the right. 
     It’s not severe but aching and constant and worse when sitting or laying down… I’m hoping it’s just tightness and my uterus expanding … Anyone else experience tight hips / legs so early on? 
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  • cdobbins24cdobbins24 member
    Shoot my name still didn’t change ^^ 🙄
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  • mrsngomessingaroundmrsngomessingaround member
    @cdobbins24 I would ask your doctor to do a urine culture. UTIs are sneaky little devils in pregnancy. I've got one right now.
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  • gila_g613gila_g613 member
    Yes totally normal.
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  • jesofthenorthjesofthenorth member
    I have a question (possible TW?): Did any of you mamas go full-term with your first pregnancy, or did you miscarry before one “stuck”? I know it’s really common for the first one to not stick, and I’m driving myself sick with worry. I’m 34, this is my first, and I have no symptoms other than occasional bloating and fatigue (which is sort of normal anyway).
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  • ReadyForaBReadyForaB member
    @jesele I have never heard that.  I think there is the same risk with each pregnancy. My first pregnancy "stuck".  My DS is 5.  I had a MMC last year with my second pregnancy.  
    TTC History:
    Started dating DH 2006 . Married 2015

    TTC July 2015-November 2015
    BFP November 2015
    Baby boy born August 2016

    Oops BFP February 2021
    MMC March 2021

    Back on BC for a year to decide what we want to do.

    TTC Since March 2022
    MMC June 2022

    BFP September 2022 - Due June 2023!

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  • sparklingdiamondsparklingdiamond member
    @jesele I have never heard that either.  My first pregnancy was fine without any complications.  This was followed by three losses, then the birth of my rainbow.  I think what ReadyForaB said is correct that it's the same risk with each pregnancy.  I know it's hard to not worry sometimes. :heart:
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  • L1C4galL1C4gal member
    I second what @ReadyForaB said--I've never heard that, and I think the risk is the same each time. And I second almost everything else she said (because we're apparently twins :D)--my first pregnancy stuck, DD is 5, and I had a MMC last year (plus a CP last month). Out of all of these pregnancies, including my current one (even after back-to-back losses), I was by FAR the most anxious during the first one. I was basically out of my mind with worry. So know that it's normal, and I'm sending virtual hugs/good vibes your way! <3
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  • jesofthenorthjesofthenorth member
    Thank you all so much!! It was just something I’d been told by a physician assistant once and it’s been bugging me. He was clearly exaggerating. 🤪
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  • gila_g613gila_g613 member
    My first pregnancy was healthy thank g-d, and I had a miscarriage between my first and second. Birth order doesn’t have anything to do with it.
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