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

pain in early pregnancy

16 replies

evs34 · 05/08/2008 17:37

just found out im pregnant - only 5 weeks but have had constant period like pain for last week, no bleeding. is this normal? x

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tab1 · 05/08/2008 17:42

i had some pain and spotting when the egg embedded itself which is quite normal, if it's stabbing pain get it checked.

reban · 05/08/2008 18:19

if you are worried you can get your doc to refer you to early pregnancy unit at your hospital. Its not uncommom to get period like pain and spotting at the start as tab1 said but if you feel its excessive they can checkit out. I had this with this pregnancy and because its my fourth i knew it wasnt right and it turned out i have a cyst on one of my ovaries that has probably caused my excess pain.
take care xx

hopeful1 · 06/08/2008 09:31

Hi,

I am five weeks pregnant and have pain in right side for 3 days now. It feels like a stitch pain/ache and worse when I move. I had a scan two days ago but everything looked okay. Does anyone know what this is?????

reallyannoyednow · 06/08/2008 09:38

go to doc who will hopefully reassure you. At about 20 weeks,I had stabbing pains along the top of my knicker area (no, they weren't tight
GP gave me a letter saying if it got any worse to go straight to hospital but recommended week off work with hot water bottle on tummy.
My scientific explanation to myself was that it was my womb stretching! little dd arrived safe and sound

April2009Baby · 06/08/2008 09:40

I have had this too and would also like to know if it is normal. I'm at the same point.

cheesebaby · 06/08/2008 09:49

I had what I could best describe as quite severe 'period' pains from not long after conception (!) til about 8 weeks, and have had 'niggles' ever since (am now at 16 wks). I have various things going on including ?cysts and fibroids, but in general all the googling I did at the time suggests this type of pain is extremely common... maybe even the norm.
Still, as ever, if you're concerned go see your doctor - I did and ended up having a scan (transvaginal) and seeing a heartbeat at about 7 wks.

reban · 06/08/2008 15:13

One of the consultants i saw drew me a very good diagram of how ligaments were attached to ovaries and womb and with me she thought the weight of the cyst on my ovary was pulling the relevant ligaments and causing the pain as apposed to the cyst itself causing the pain (IFYSWIM). Asside from cysts though i know its quite common to get pains from all these areas, womb, ligaments etc stretching with the baby

hopeful1 · 06/08/2008 15:44

I have heard of round ligament pain but this normally happens in the second trimester but my symptoms seem to fit. I was wondering if you can get it early?

Pinkjenny · 06/08/2008 15:48

I had this from very early on until about 17 weeks, even went for an emergency scan as the doctor thought I may have appendicitis. All was fine, although I found it so unnerving.

There's a little person growing inside you, its all stretching to make room.

Dd is now 14mo.

xx

ToastnHoney · 06/08/2008 16:37

I've got exactly the same symptom - persistent stitch/ache in my right side like hopeful1, and am just over 5 wks pregnant too. Just been to the doc and they basically told me not to worry unless it got really severe and accompanied with pain/vomiting.

It's really disconcerting isn't it. Reassuring to know there are other people with the same thing.

hopeful1 · 07/08/2008 09:33

Spoke to my fertility consultant last night says my symptoms are abnormal but wont scan me for 2 weeks.....I am really scared so have booked an appointment with my GP this afternoon. He didnt say why it was abnormal. I read that with ectopic pregnancies 75% of girls dont have bleeding as a symptom just pain in one side so how can you tell the difference and should I wait.....please help!!!!!!

LackaDAISYcal · 07/08/2008 09:44

Congratualtions an all the pregnancie , but try not to worry too much. Stretching pains are normal early on in the first trimester, as your uterus is stretching and the hormones are softening things up. It's also common for the corpus luteum cyst (it forms on the overy that released the egg and provides all the hormones until the placenta kicks in at 12-14 weeks) to give a bit of pain, especially if it is enlarged, which is why it is often one-sided.

However, other reasons for the pain could be a UTI, which don't always present with pain on weeing like in non-pregnancy, so make sure you are drinking plenty of fluids, especially cranberry juice. Ectopic pregnancies can present with severe shoulder pain on the side of the damaged tube, but having spoken with friends who have had ectopic pregnancies, it is severe pain.

Provided there is no bleeding, and by that I mean fresh red blood rather than brown, old blood which is usually from an implantation bleed, then things are probably OK.

I called the Early pregnancy unit this pregnancy as the pain was horrible and having had two previous MCs was a bit worried. They told me to take some pain killers as if there was no pain the worry would go away . Anyhoo, it's ok to take paracetomol at this stage, so don't feel you have to suffer.

I'm sure everything is well.

Good Luck

hopeful1 · 07/08/2008 16:35

Thank you lackadaisycal for your messge very reassuring.

I had a private scan this am as so worried but they saw the sac in the uterus....too early for heartbeat. They said I ovulated from both ovaries but can only see one sac so either didnt fertilise or coexisting ectopic but she said unlikely as too early to experience pain!!!!!!!

I wish they would put this stuff in the pregnancy books!!!!! Its gonna be a long 2 months

evs34 · 08/08/2008 09:05

thanks to you all for you advice. pain has settled a bit over last 48 hours, just the odd stab now. im on my 4th pregnancy test as i still cant believe it !! xx

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happylady2 · 07/10/2014 22:43

Oh my days you ladies are life savers! Just found out im 6 weeks. Visited the epu today and all normal and ok!!! You ladies have put my mind at rest. Xx

ohthegoats · 08/10/2014 08:16

I had period pain that sometimes needed pain killers almost constantly up to about 20 weeks. When that finally went, the heartburn started.

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