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EmmaNick
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Really Bad Cramping in 3rd Trimester?
OMG I have had the worst cramps all night! They feel like period cramps and they are almost constant. Is this normal?
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Eleanor
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Re: Really Bad Cramping in 3rd Trimester?
start timing - it could be the beginning of labor
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| Posted 3/31/07 7:36 AM |
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EmmaNick
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Re: Really Bad Cramping in 3rd Trimester?
Posted by Eleanor
start timing - it could be the beginning of labor
But they aren't contractions, they are cramps like when I get my period. I get contractions too, Braxton Hicks mainly those haven't been painful. And I think she bruised my rib from kicking it. I'm in so much pain, I can barely walk. And to top it all off, I am moving today, ugh :(
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| Posted 3/31/07 7:55 AM |
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Re: Really Bad Cramping in 3rd Trimester?
I have been getting those AF cramps too - but I'm due any day now - you still have a month - but it could be early labor, or false labor - I would definitely bring it up to the dr. at your next appt, or be on the safe side and give them a call....
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| Posted 3/31/07 10:12 AM |
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Eleanor
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Re: Really Bad Cramping in 3rd Trimester?
for DS#1 it started exactly like that. mild cramps that slowly got worse.
I started timing them right away - since people told me that's how it starts and it started at 15 minutes apart - then 10 and eventually (the next day) they were at 5 and that's when they started getting really bad.
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| Posted 3/31/07 10:20 AM |
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TiggerBounce
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Re: Really Bad Cramping in 3rd Trimester?
I too have been having these too. Coming from my friends who have kids, it's contractions! I knew they were different than Braxton Hicks because they took my breath away and were painful (though only mildly painful).
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| Posted 3/31/07 10:25 AM |
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Karebaby
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Re: Really Bad Cramping in 3rd Trimester?
My contractions felt just like period cramps in the beginning, then got more intense as I was around 6 cm dialated.
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| Posted 3/31/07 12:00 PM |
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hbugal
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Re: Really Bad Cramping in 3rd Trimester?
My mother always tells me the story of how..when she went into labor with me she was simply having these cramps like she was having her period or she had to us the bathroom...she had a doctors appointment the next day so she didnt bother calling her doctor...by the time she got to the doctor she was about 6 cm dialated....
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| Posted 3/31/07 1:25 PM |
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Aga
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Re: Really Bad Cramping in 3rd Trimester?
are you sure you are keeping yourself hydrated enough? dehydration could be a reason for cramping!
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| Posted 3/31/07 3:45 PM |
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EmmaNick
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Re: Really Bad Cramping in 3rd Trimester?
Posted by Aga
are you sure you are keeping yourself hydrated enough? dehydration could be a reason for cramping!
I've been drinking a ton. They have subsided a bit. Not as bad as yesterday at all. I'm probably doing too much so I'm trying to relax today, but it's hard since I have to unpack. I have a dr. appt. wednesday, so I'm going to mention it to her. I wouldn't be surprised if I'm dilated when she checks me though.
With my first, I never had real contractions since I was induced and those contractions were like 10000 worse than normal (they say).
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Disneygirl
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Re: Really Bad Cramping in 3rd Trimester?
Feel your belly when you are having these cramps. It it's hard than it's a contraction.
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| Posted 4/1/07 4:37 PM |
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