My feed
Premium
Please
or
to access all these features

Get updates on how your baby develops, your body changes, and what you can expect during each week of your pregnancy by signing up to the Mumsnet Pregnancy Newsletters.

Pregnancy

28 weeks Pregnant and Period type Cramps

29 replies

Dalrymps · 11/12/2009 22:47

For the past week or so i've been having some tummy pains.

First of all I noticed that when i'm out and about walking, if I walk slightly fast I get a pain like a stitch low down on one side of my uterus.

This has happened a few times and the last time it happened it was like a stich at the bottom on both sides. If I carry on walking really slowly it eventually goes but then comes back a few minutes later. Obviously if I stop walking all together and sit down it would probably go altogether but I can't do this when i'm walking from A to B.

The other pain I am getting is most noticable when I am just sat down relaxing. It feels like mild to moderate period cramps all over my uterus, sometimes I can feel it at the back also. I keep getting this on and off a lot of the time, especially today. I've got it now nad have had it most of the evening.

I have read a few threads on braxton hicks but they all say BH aren't painful and both these pains i'm getting are painful, not so much the crampy pain, thats quite mild but the stitch thing really hurts.

Advice appreciated, am a little worried.

OP posts:
Report
Dalrymps · 11/12/2009 22:49

Oh forgot to say, i'm not noticing any tightening with these pains. Have prodded my tummy and it just feels normal.

OP posts:
Report
Dalrymps · 11/12/2009 22:56

Anyone?

OP posts:
Report
Dalrymps · 11/12/2009 23:02
Sad
OP posts:
Report
Arsed · 11/12/2009 23:02

If your having regular pains you need to go to the hospital.

It's probably nothing but there is always a chance it is something.. Better safe than sorry.

The midwives would much rather see you than not, I promise.

Report
ThisBoyDraculaDrew · 11/12/2009 23:07

If you are worried at all call your maternity unit.

I have delivered at 26+6 and my "rules" for second pregnancy were more than 4 contractions/pains/tightenings per hour and I had to be seen.

Report
liahgenispreggerswithnumber6 · 11/12/2009 23:09

please call unit and go get checked. Might be a UTI, they can be very painful, butthey can also set off pre term labour. Better safe than sorry.

Report
ThisBoyDraculaDrew · 11/12/2009 23:09

BTW

I did go in in second pg. I had a lot of tightenings (not painful). At one point I was having tightenings every 30sec (!!!) but nothing came of it. Turns out I had an irritable uterus - and I had load and loads of BHs. They would be triggered by a full bladder, baby moving, midwife prodding, diahrroea, dehydration, farting .

However - better to be checked than ignore it.

Report
Arsed · 11/12/2009 23:10

Sorry if my message was a bit short. I'm on my bloody iPhonetyping us a huuuuge effort lol.

Seriously though, phone the delivery suite and chat to the midwives. You might have a uti or somthing.

Report
Dalrymps · 11/12/2009 23:11

I don't know, I don't want to cause a fuss over nothing... I wouldn't say i'm getting regular pains, just a constant crampy feeling.

OP posts:
Report
liahgenispreggerswithnumber6 · 11/12/2009 23:12

better a fuss over nothing dalry We are not medics.

Report
Dalrymps · 11/12/2009 23:14

I had wondered about a UTI, I have been doing little wee's quite frequently but no pain like when i've had cystitis before at all.

I have assumed it's just cause i'm in 3rd trimester though and baby might be pressing down more on my bladder.

OP posts:
Report
ThisBoyDraculaDrew · 11/12/2009 23:16

You don't necessarily have classical UTI sympoms in pg.

Better to check than not. Just call the maternity unit. A MW will have a telephone consultation with you before deciding if you need to go it. That is what they are there for.

Report
Arsed · 11/12/2009 23:16

Phone the hospita,l they won't mind at all

Report
liahgenispreggerswithnumber6 · 11/12/2009 23:17

well maybe it is but if it has bothered you enogh for you to sek some reassurance on here then a quick call to unit won't take long.

Or try warm bath and couple paracetamol.

Report
Dalrymps · 11/12/2009 23:18

Might phone the midwife unit, they are nice, I just feel a little silly.

OP posts:
Report
liahgenispreggerswithnumber6 · 11/12/2009 23:19

you'll feel better when you've spoken to them.

Hope all is well.

Report
Arsed · 11/12/2009 23:19

It does sound like a uti and if if is you really need to speak to a mw and get some antibiotics. Utis can make you go in to labour.

Report
ThisBoyDraculaDrew · 11/12/2009 23:20

I am waiting for you to report back....

Report
Arsed · 11/12/2009 23:22

Me too

Report
Dalrymps · 11/12/2009 23:46

I called MW, said to go in to get checked over. It's an hour away jeez... Mil coming over to watch 2yo ds (in bed) whilst dh takes me down.

Will report back whenever I get back

Thanks everyone.

OP posts:
Report
Arsed · 11/12/2009 23:55

Good luck sure you'll be fine

Report
liahgenispreggerswithnumber6 · 11/12/2009 23:57

good luck,

Echo arsed sure you'll be fine.

Report

Don’t want to miss threads like this?

Weekly

Sign up to our weekly round up and get all the best threads sent straight to your inbox!

Log in to update your newsletter preferences.

You've subscribed!

ThisBoyDraculaDrew · 12/12/2009 12:18

Hope it went OK....let us know how you got on.

Report
GuernseyFrench · 12/12/2009 12:40

Watching with interest as I'm experimenting the same kind of pains. I'm 30+5

Report
ThisBoyDraculaDrew · 12/12/2009 13:16

Guernsey - everyone is different. The cause of the pains in Daryl could be different to you. You need to see your own MW....all the advice on this thread relates to you (and anyone else) too.

Report
Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.