I've been having really bad stitch-like pains on the left side of my tummy about 10 cm left of my navel. Yesterday the pains got so bad when I was walking home from work that I couldn't walk any further and had to sit down, call DH and get him to come and collect me in the car. All evening the pain was nagging away although having a bath helped while I was in the bath, but worsened when I got out. I took a couple of paracetamol which helped a little.
Even lying in bed was painful and the only thing that really seemed to do anything was putting a hot water bottle over the pain. I've woken up this morning with just a ghost of where the pain was but have taken the day off work to rest anyway.
So what I want to know is does this sound like round ligament pain or could it be more serious? I'm seeing my midwife on Tuesday so would like to hang on until then but should I call her? (Last time I had a similar but much less severe pain she said it was RLP and I should just rest.) And is it ok putting a hot water bottle on my tummy (the baby is lying on the other side)?
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Round ligament pain - is it really this painful?
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oysterpots · 30/03/2007 11:35
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30/03/2007 11:51
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