Period-like cramps, 13+6. Anyone else?

[virginpinkmartini]

I've been suffering with cramping throughout the pregnancy... Was worried at first because with DC1 I had virtually no aches or pains, I'm sort of used to it now in this pregnancy. Only today its really sore.. No blood or anything like that, but I felt like a stiff zombie shuffling through work today. I'm currently soaking in the bath.... Bliss. Anyone in the same boat?

I'm 16+6 and had awful ones on Thursday all day to the point where I called the midwife and was just told it was round ligament pain! They said unless it gets so bad that paracetamol wouldn't take the edge off or bleed or if it carries on for days then to go in. Hope this puts your mind at ease as I was so worried too!

In the same boat and soooo anxious! I hate cramps so much and only associate them with periods but I have read sooooooo many stories on here saying it is sooo normal! Fingers crossed x

How are your bowels? Sounds silly but I found in both pregnancies that if I hadn't 'been' for a while I had horrid cramps that felt more like period pain than poo cramps!

@concernedforthefuture funny you write that, midwife I spoke to today asked me the same thing and said they can cause cramps because of trapped wind x

This is so interesting as the last 2 nights I've been awake with cramping and pain but then I'm fine all day. I thought it may be ligament pain and constipation combined. How long does this last? I'm just over 13 weeks.