Oh no @QuantumPanic you did the right thing!! They won't have thought you were silly to come in, really glad it was all okay.
I actually wanted to ask some advice on here - has anyone else been having uterine pains that are really painful (to where you can't move?)
I've contacted my MAU twice in the last week about them, once while the pains were ongoing around 4ish AM, early hours of Wednesday. I'd just lain down after a bathroom trip and it was a pain that came on and got stronger but wasn't a wave like a contraction. I managed to sit up and put my face on the headboard for a bit but it was so painful. I was told take paracetamol (didn't have any) and good I could feel baby moving but if it wasn't gone after 40 mins then come in - luckily it went away.
I then had less severe pains in the same place - far worse than any period cramps I've ever felt though and I used to get prescribed special painkillers for mine - on Thursday and Friday evening, baby still moving normally.
Then early hours of Sunday, again about 4am, just lay down and severe pain to the point I couldn't move. My husband had to physically put the paracetamol in my mouth because I felt like I couldn't move a mm and was just clutching my maternity pillow. The pain went away prob 20 min after it started so I didn't go in or ring the MAU (could feel baby moving normally, even kicking during the pain) but rang in the morning to explain the pattern and ask if I should be concerned.
I got told the parameter for premature labour is pain that doesn't go away with paracetamol after 40 mins and I only need to go in if the pain gets worse, if I have an uncontrollable trickle of fluids, bleeding, pain during urination or if the baby isn't moving normally.
It's mostly reassuring and she thought it was ligament pain, but I did ask if it was normal to be in so much pain I couldn't move as the midwife said pregnancy is 'uncomfortable' (don't we know it!) and she said it wasn't normal but that the 40 minute rule was the parameter.
(Edit: I should add, I previously got seen by the MAU around 18/19 weeks for similar pains in the night after laying down, they did a scan and a cervical exam at the time to check my cervix was closed and all fine. I've also been noticing I seem to be leaking a tiny bit of urine like 10p sized most days since about 16 weeks, it's not sweet smelling like amniotic fluid is meant to be either, but I did raise this again on the call. Next midwife appointment is tomorrow).
I'm just getting a bit worried the baby is going to come early, I'm only 27+4. And would like to avoid these pains as well! Has anyone had anything similar or heard any additional/other advice?