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01-17-2013 at 9:33 PM
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Severe cramping?! What is going on?!

I wouldn't really call it severe it's just... I don't know how to explain it. I'm about 16 weeks pregnant and I've been experiencing cramping as if I was on my period. And that's about the only thing that I've been experiencing for the past few weeks. I feel like I've lost all my pregnancy symptoms. Except the cramps and the lack of sex drive. Anyway... I don't know what's going on. I read somewhere online that around this time I could be experiencing Braxton Hicks Contractions? Is this true because I thought that came later on in pregnancy. I'm starting to get a little worried, should I go to the ER. I'm just worried. It's so weird, it hurts to sit and laugh and stretch. And it's kind of constant... It's not come and go. I haven't been able to get a hold of my doctor for a few days and all I've been doing is resting...
 
01-17-2013 at 9:37 PM
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is this your first baby?? I had tons of bad stretching pains that was constant for fa

here and there last time. however if you're really scared get the ked kit! better safe than sorry. are you drinking enough water also? 


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01-17-2013 at 9:38 PM
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First off ...Where the Hell is your Doctor? I freak out if I dont hear from them after 30 mins let alone a whole day! Second, if you are worried its always better to get it checked out then to worry. you could be experiencing constipation, Round ligament pain, BH are possible but to feel them and experience them as painful its way too early for them to hurt like you are describing. If you would like a professional opinion most Health insurance companies have a nurse hotline that you can call to get a medical opinion of what you should do. Good luck and happy healthy thoughts your way!
 
01-17-2013 at 9:39 PM
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stupid kindle.....that was supposed to say stretching pains that was constant here and there. if you're scared get checked out.....

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01-17-2013 at 9:39 PM
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jd101610:

is this your first baby?? I had tons of bad stretching pains that was constant for fa

here and there last time. however if you're really scared get the ked kit! better safe than sorry. are you drinking enough water also? 

 

Yes this is my first baby, is that what it could be stretching pains? What is a ked kid:? And as far as I know yes I'm drinking a lot of water, at least 3 bottles a day and some Gatorade.

Thank you =)

 
01-17-2013 at 9:51 PM
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sorry for the massive typos lol I would up hour water intake either way if possible. Dr. oz says take your weight and divide it in half. then take that number and multiply it by 8. that's how many oz per day we should have. 

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01-17-2013 at 9:55 PM
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A PP was asking about water. My dr. recommends 1 GALLON / day whenever i start cramping- dont try to drink it all at once but when they say to drink a lot they arent kidding. Look up round ligament pain thats the stretching and growing pains that PP is referencing. GL
 
01-17-2013 at 10:27 PM
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they could be stretching pains. I had them for weeks, off and on though, they were not constant. Sometimes the pains even felt like burning. My stretching pains were really low like period cramps. I too had cramps from dehydration. They were a little higher and I had to up the drinking of water. If you still cannot get a hold of you doctor,(because you should have been able to reach them by now) I would go check to make sure there is nothing else going on.

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01-17-2013 at 10:34 PM
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I am also experiencing this constant almost preperiod pain. Not really painful but enough to make me stop and think about it. I dd some research and it really seems like RLP which increases a ton in 2nd tri. But am definitely upping the water intake.


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I hope I'm wayyy off here, but my last miscarriage felt exactly like I was getting my period. Lots of cramping and pregnancy symptoms disappeared. I was only a few weeks along at the time though, so I really hope it's not the same for you. I would make an emergency appointment to see your dr. you might be overreacting but it's better to know. If you can't get a hold of him by tomorrow (I second pp, where the hell is he!!!) I would go to the ER.  Good luck! 

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01-18-2013 at 12:56 AM
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jd101610:
sorry for the massive typos lol I would up hour water intake either way if possible. Dr. oz says take your weight and divide it in half. then take that number and multiply it by 8. that's how many oz per day we should have. 

Dr Oz is full of generalized crap, and I wish people would stop blindly listening to him.

Let's take Dr Oz's math. I'm currently 228 lbs, divide that by two to get 114, multiply that by 8 to get 912. Do I really have to explain how toxic 912 ounces of water is for a human body? Seven gallons! That's a lethal amount of water.

OP, there are many things that could be causing the cramping, and you should certainly be getting checked out if it isn't going away. At 15 weeks I started having mild but persistent cramping. When I called my OBs office, they sent me to the ER because the OB was in surgery. The ER did a full work up and found a 'silent' UTI that had progressed up to the bladder and was causing bladder cramping which mimicked uterine cramping. It could certainly be all sorts of harmless things like growing pains or RLP, but you should still let a doctor make that determination.


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01-18-2013 at 7:00 AM
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Angellove32086:
A PP was asking about water. My dr. recommends 1 GALLON / day whenever i start cramping- dont try to drink it all at once but when they say to drink a lot they arent kidding. Look up round ligament pain thats the stretching and growing pains that PP is referencing. GL

 To support this comment, this is my second pregnancy and I was feeling BH contractions around 15-16 weeks which I thought were very early. A pregnant coworker showed me how much water she drinks during the work day (3 16oz cups of ice water) and compared to my intake, that was a lot. I have upped my intake for the last week or so and the BH have almost completely gone away. I strongly support the drink more water statement for all pregnant women. 

 
01-18-2013 at 11:28 AM
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I start cramping/feeling lousy when I don't drink enough water.

I try to drink 3 16oz water bottles a day, my OB said 3-4 of the 16oz water bottles should be sufficient.

Water, water, water! You should always drink plenty of water. :)


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01-18-2013 at 11:42 AM
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Is it possible you have a UTI?

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