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Weird aches, pains and cramps

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Ettenna · 19/10/2006 17:23

I am 20 weeks and nearly always have some kind of ache or pain around my abdomen. Sometimes it feels like I've done 100 crunches without a break, sometimes I get a sharper nagging pain on one side, sometimes it feels like period pain, sometimes it's just a strange feeling. Nothing like contractions though (touch wood). When I ask friends who've had kids they never seem to remember any annoying pains. Am I normal?! I had a wee infection last week which was bloody painful but the other pains i've had for ages. Do other mumstobe get this? Should i be worried?

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lulumama · 19/10/2006 17:25

quite usual to get stretching and stabbing pains around the abdomen at this time, as the uterus and the baby grows.....some women get lots of niggles and aches..some don't...

if you are very concerned or in a lot of pain...give the midwife a call...

naomi01 · 19/10/2006 17:32

I am 26 weeks pregnant and have the worst achy legs ever, I can hardly walk. I have been told I have Synthesis Pubis Dysfunction but I can't find any info on this does anyone know anything about it as it is really hurting me!!

naomi01 · 19/10/2006 17:33

sorry I meant to say that with these bad legs I am also getting stabbing pains in my abdomen!

lulumama · 19/10/2006 17:52

naomi01-- sypmphisis pubic dysfunction ( SPD)

it is caused by a hormone called relaxin ( or is it progesterone??) being released during pregnancy, which softens and looses the ligaments and joints of the pelvis...making the pelvis a little more flexible to allow the baby to be pass through as it is being born......the side effect can be too much loosening which results in pain ..which can be severe...

there is an awful lot of help and info about it on here...! and ask your midwife...

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Ettenna · 20/10/2006 10:50

naomi01, i got a leaflet on SPD at first MW appointment. It says "Don't struggle on" if you have it. You need to take it really easy; i don't think there's anything they can really do but that doesn't mean you should be hobbling around in agony. Speak to your MW/doc asap. best wishesx

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weewilliewinkie · 20/10/2006 11:38

I've just been googlind SPD and there's heaps of info on it, on what it is, the pian it causes etc but no real answer as to getting rid of the pain. I think I have it too - I feel like I've been kicked between the legs, my lower back always hurts, it's painful to walk for too long. It's just always sore! I'm 22 weeks tomorrow and remember having this with ds1 but just assuming it was a typical pregnancy symptom and hobbling around!

So I sympathise...but don't know what to do to help. Some websites recommend sleeping with a pillow between your legs and having lower back massages. If anyone has a magic cure, let me know! I'm getting more sore every day!

mummyfaye · 22/04/2009 22:31

Hey everyone, I too have just found out I have SPD and my midwife has referred me for physio to strengthen the ligaments so my advise would be to speak to you MW about possibly going down the same route. I sympathise with all of you as it really is painful, another joy of being pregnant lol

duzida · 22/04/2009 23:23

I've got SPD too, started about 3 weeks ago, at 21/22 weeks. Sometimes it feels like I've been kicked in the groin by a mule, and there's a lot of back and rib pain and I get very tired after walking for more than about 15 minutes. I have seen hospital physio who gave advice about a lot of little exercises and posture reminders, but she did say that it might not get better, you just have to try to stop it getting worse. She recommended putting a small ice pack down the front of my pants (nice! ) in the privacy of my own home, which does take the edge off for a bit.

Also, I've just started pregnancy yoga, and it really does seem to help, the pains stop completely during the classes. You have to make sure the teacher knows you've got SPD and tells you which of the positions are good for SPD and which ones you should avoid. I've also taken a birth ball thingy into work to sit on at my desk (colleagues think this is very funny) and bought one of those long pillows to prop up legs and tummy at night - and I'm suffering slightly less already, so these could be worth trying if you can get hold of them.

FrankMustard · 22/04/2009 23:29

I got a lot of annoying and quite sharp pains at times with my pregnancies. There's a lot going on in there and lots of stretching and shifting about to make room for the growing baby.Unless it's really very painful or makes you think it's due to something else, it probably isn't anything to worry about - you can always mention it to your midwife when you next see her if you're still worried.

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