Excruciating side pain - 23 weeks pregnant

[ChocoLover7]

Hi everyone,

So I'm currently 23+5 days pregnant and over the last 3 days I've felt a lot of pain on my left side near my ribs. It almost feels like a really bad stitch. I can't sit or lie down comfortably. Since yesterday it's gotten worse. It comes and goes but I feel it for most of the day. It comes back with a bang and lasts about half an hour at a time. At one point my stomach was tightening like a knot. I feel like I also may have trapped gas? Baby's movements are the same - he's very active which is reassuring.

I'm assuming these are growing pains? But why am I only feeling it on my left side? And how long can I expect this to last? Its unbearable sometimes!

Any advice would be appreciated!

I had something similar. A really bad stitch is a good way of describing it.
I called the midwife who sent me in to get checked at the local maternity unit and after checking me and bump, decided it was the ligaments, etc stretching.
Have you called your maternity unit / midwife for advice?