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Talk about every stage of pregnancy, from early symptoms to preparing for birth.

4 weeks pregnant and worried about symptoms

13 replies

Lady929 · 01/09/2021 16:56

Hi, my first time posting on here so sorry if I’m not in the right part.

I think I’m about 4 +4 today. Wanted to wait a couple of days to phone the GP incase AF came, even though I’ve done around 5 tests in the last week that are positive. I’m finally going to ring the doctors in the morning.

I’m absolutely terrified of having a miscarriage/ectopic pregnancy and I’ve got a long time to go before I can feel a bit of reassurance. I’m getting nausea on and off and stomach cramps. However my stomach cramps felt quite intense last night and I’ve had a slight bit of shoulder blade pain today. My cramps just feel uncomfortable now and it’s almost the sensation of feeling like AF is coming. I know things could be wrong but could these also just be normal signs of early pregnancy?

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ninadust · 01/09/2021 17:05

Hello :)

Congratulations on your pregnancy. I am 5w+1 today and it's my first pregnancy as well, so I feel exactly the same as you do! I have been experiencing cramps and even light brown discharge, so it's so hard not to worry! I got my 3+ weeks on a clear blue digital today so I can only assume it's all heading in the right direction. I think cramping is very normal as just our bodies adapting. X

Lady929 · 01/09/2021 17:21

Thank you so much for replying! It’s such a scary time this early on isn’t it! It’s nice to know that we aren’t alone. I keep trying to tell myself to just stay as calm as I can and hope for the best but it’s hard not to panic sometimes!

Congratulations to you too! Let’s hope these next few weeks go as smoothly as possible for us until we can have scans and feel a bit better 😃X

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lawandgin · 01/09/2021 17:55

OP I don't wish to worry you (although I know this will) but shoulder pain can be a sign of an ectopic pregnancy. You might want to speak to your local EPU, although it may be too early to scan you. I completely understand the anxiety of early pregnancy, I am 5+2 and convinced it is all going to go wrong. I wish you the best of luck xx

Lady929 · 01/09/2021 18:06

Hi

Yeh i know it can be a sign that’s why i mentioned it 😢 it was literally for a couple of minutes earlier and because i suffer from health anxiety I was almost thinking maybe I’m just imagining things. I will mention it to the GP tomorrow i’m praying it’s not ectopic. Good luck in your pregnancy too 😃X

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lawandgin · 01/09/2021 18:22

@Lady929 oh sorry, now I see! I think if it was only for a couple of minutes it's probably okay, but I'm definitely no expert! I too am very health anxious and it's such a difficult time. I have an early scan on Friday (IVF pregnancy) and I just feel like it's all going to be over then Sad xx

Lowkeyloopy · 01/09/2021 18:29

Congrats OP! I’m 18 weeks along here, but a few months before I conceived with this pregnancy I had a MC at just under 6 weeks, so have experience of a successful start and an unsuccessful start. It’s totally normal to have the sensation that AF is coming in early (successful) pregnancy - it’s quite unnerving! But it’s a sign that your little one is burrowing in! When you’re worried about the cramping sensation (or even light bleeding if you get it), try to picture that - it’s setting up a secure home for the next 9 months!

The main thing I noticed with pregnancy cramps is that, unlike AF cramps, they will come and go, not be persistently in the same place for hours and hours on end. I’ve just checked my notes from around 4 weeks to confirm and I had cramping every day and it could be quite intense - sometimes it woke me up at night.

Do keep an eye on the shoulder pain, but I remember also worrying about the same thing - convincing myself I could feel twinging in my shoulder - and a doctor told me that if it was shoulder pain caused by an ectopic “You’d really know about it”. As in, it would be reeeally painful. Plus at 4 weeks, everything is only just implanting and is nowhere near big enough to be causing a rupture and internal bleeding (which causes the shoulder pain). Of course, I defer to others who have actual experience to confirm.

If you’re having nausea that’s good! My MW said nausea can be a good sign of a viable pregnancy. Though also don’t worry if you don’t get much of it yet - nausea doesn’t really kick in until around 6-7 weeks for most people I think.

By contrast, for my MC at 6 weeks, I didn’t really have any warning signs in the lead up. I had some twinging and cramping but nothing that I could read into. I didn’t have any nausea, but again that’s quite normal before 6 weeks.

There was no way I could have predicted it or done anything differently - it just wasn’t meant to be and so didn’t implant. I’m sure that won’t happen for you, but remember you can do nothing to prevent it and that your body knows best what a healthy pregnancy looks like. So I won’t say “relax” (I couldn’t) but just try to take each day and hour as it comes and be happy about the fact your body knows how to get pregnant Smile.

19annie86 · 01/09/2021 18:40

Hi I'm almost 20 weeks pregnant and I have been having on and off shoulder pain for a few weeks, once very early at approx 4 weeks, then again at about 6/7 weeks then again at 9 weeks, I was worried sick, however I have been for two scans and both have said baby is doing well and is in the womb where is should be, it was such a relief. I think the only way you will get peace of mind is to get a scan done. I hope everything goes well for and, and it just goes to show that shoulder pain doesn't always mean ectopic

19annie86 · 01/09/2021 18:40

Sorry I mean I am almost 10 weeks pregnant not 20

Lady929 · 01/09/2021 19:53

Thank you to all of you for replying! You’ve made a very nervous pregnant lady try and just relax a little for now and not work myself up so much!

@Lowkeyloopy you’ve made me feel a lot more reassured thank you! I’m so happy for you with your pregnancy after suffering a MC. So glad things are progressing well for you 😃 X

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Hardchoices · 01/09/2021 19:56

It seems like your looking for things to be honest. At 4+4 an ectopic wouldn’t be causing any symptoms. Try to relax a bit or the next 36 weeks will break you.

Lady929 · 02/09/2021 07:36

You are completely right! I have health anxiety so I think I’m probably worrying about everything and making myself more ill! I’m definitely going to just take one day at a time now, stay as calm as I can and hope everything goes ok 😃

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Mommy2beeheeve · 27/02/2022 22:11

Hi!

Me and my husband have been trying to conceive for about two years already we’ve had about three chemical pregnancy/miscarriages and we finally tested positive this month I’ve been testing positive for the last week I’m about 17 days post ovulation.The test for getting darker but not as dark as I would like or think they should be but I think again it’s just my nerves since I’ve already been trying for two years and I have had three unsuccessful attempts but this one is totally different like I really feel tender breasts or nipples I’m moody and recently in the last three days per May tracker I’m supposed to get my period but I lightly spotted like a blush pink yesterday but for the last few days have been having a really intense on and off cramping is anyone else have that and had a successful pregnancy or should I be worried I have a doctors appointment tomorrow and bloodwork scheduled….

Tashyb123 · 15/08/2022 22:03

Hey Lady-
how are you getting on? How do you feel now ?

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