Worrywart!!

Hey Guys!

So I've been having cramps the last few days which have got me a little worried, they feel like period cramps down low along between my hips IYGWIM. I'm just wondering if this is normal for where I am in pregnancy (17w4d) I guess the reason I'm more worried is because I am the only one left in the december thread (i think) that hasn't felt any movement at all yet. Sorry for being a pain as usual but any thoughts would be much appreciated!

I'm sure everything is fine, you get all sorts of weird cramps when you're pregnant, and I bet you'll start feeling bubs move in the next few weeks - I didn't feel anything first pregnancy until over 18.5 weeks.

I felt stretching pains often, I think it was baby growing & making room inside me. But if you dont feel right talk with your MW to put your mind at ease.
I started to feel my 1st movement around the 18-20wk mark

geeze - just wrote out a comment and lost it!!

Don't worry about not feeling movement yet - I didn't until I was about 17-18 weeks (I have an at the back placenta) but it can take another month if you have an at the front placenta.

The time between MS finishing and feeling movement was the hardest time for me. I swear I worried there was something with bubs most days.

If there is anything you are feeling that worries you, call your LMC. Its what they are there for!!   I;d rather feel like a worrywart PIA then regret not checking something out.
Hugs

hi there,

I wouldn't worry too much about not feeling anything yet as a first time mum you may not feel anything until your 21 weeks. How bad are the crampy pains? it may be some early BH but if its realy bad or your leeking any fluid or mucus I would just contact your midwife to be on the safe side.

Hi Bex.

There's no need to worry about not feeling movement yet. It's completely normal. The average for first babies is around 20 weeks. Some woman don't feel anything till after 20 weeks.

As for the cramps well i got all kinds of pains right through my first pregnancy and i got heaps of cramps for weeks this time and they've started again. I think this time it's a combination of stretching and all the coughing I've been doing. lol.

When is your next MW visit? I'm sure you'll feel heaps better when you hear baby's heartbeat again.

LOL my MW rang me this afternoon and was like we had an appointment booked for today. Oops hehe i thought it was next week. So she changed it to next week. I couldn't have gone anyway as I'm still getting over the flu.

Cool so you'll get to hear baby's heartbeat then, i recorded the baby's heartbeat on DP's mobile at my last MW visit. I just held it close to the doppler.

Speaking of cramps i'm getting them right now. My belly feels SO stretched today, so uncomfortable. I think the baby has had a growth spurt lately.

Bex - I had some pretty yucky cramps yesterday too. On and off all day. Just feels like a dull ache right across my uterus. Like your MW said, there is no bleeding and no other bad symtoms so I wouldn't worry. Hard as that may be

LOL yeah ok i'll blame it on baby brain. My flu is starting to go away, feeling quite a bit better now. The cough is driving me nuts though.

Yep it could just be because baby is having a growth spurt, which mine seems to be doing. My belly feels all stretched and uncomfortable. I have to be careful or it hurts and feels like I'm gonna pull a muscle.

hey bex ;) sounds like movement to me!! woohoo!! hope you have had a good day MS wise and you have been able to relax and take it easy. I was reading today that it is very common to not feel baby moving until at least 20 weeks