What is / isn't normal?!

[Olivia80]

Morning all,
I'm currently 5weeks 6days pregnant and for the past two days I've had what feels like period pains and a really achy back.
So far, I've not experienced many pregnancy symptoms but I've been worried about these period type pains. should I be?
(Sorry if this seems like a very minor issue!)

I had period pains for the first 2/3 weeks after getting a positive test and intermittently until 13 weeks. I know it feels concerning but try and think of it as your uterus stretching to make room for the growing bean :)

That’s normal - it’s your uterus stretching. What I’ve found now I’m 12 weeks and had a previous pregnancy end in mc at 9 weeks, is that symptoms can vary hugely from person to person and definitely come and go.

Generally you only need to worry about bleeding, severe one sided pain in the abdomen or shoulder tip pain. And even then things might still be ok.

Hope this helps xx

Cramps similar to menstrual ones are normal so don’t worry x

Cramps are perfectly normal as long as they're not accompanied by red blood