Lower stomach soreness early pregnancy

[SRK16]

I’m only in the very early stages of pregnancy - 5.5 weeks, but have noticed my lower stomach ( above groin, inch or two below bellybutton) feels really tender/sore when touched. I just sneezed and it was agony! I can’t help but compare to my previous pregnancies where I didn’t experience this at all. Is this something other people have noticed? I’m probably hyper focusing as I don’t really have the same pregnancy symptoms as before and feel a bit paranoid.

If you are concerned, speak with EPU?

Thanks, but I don’t think there’s much the EPU could do is there? It’s too early for a scan/heartbeat. I’m more wondering if this is something others have experienced.

@SRK16 you would need to call them to find out. I have previously had a scan at 5.5weeks and they would check more than just the heart beat, you would also want to rule out an ectopic pregnancy. You would normally have a follow up scan 2 weeks later where the heartbeat can be detected.

Thanks, that’s helpful. I’ll see how I am over the next day or two. It only seriously hurt when I sneezed, it just feels a bit tender to the touch at the moment. Like sore boobs but on my stomach! Not sure if it’s just to do with things stretching a bit.

@SRK16 I hope all goes well xx

I’m on a family day out in central
london and I’ve just started cramping and bleeding. I’m so gutted 😭
I was trying not to get over excited about this pregnancy but I think it’s hard not to. Pretty sure this is game over

Sorry to hear, I hope things have gotten better and you've been seen in EPUx

Updating just because often these threads come up when others search and sometimes it’s helpful to see what happened.
had a scan- for now, everything seems okay. They are not sure why I bled. He said it was a ‘threatened miscarriage’. They think the tenderness/pain is probably just stretching. I have another scan at the end of next week when I will be 8 weeks, so keeping my fingers crossed.

Hope all goes well at your next scan, what a horrid scare for you!