AF/ Cramps Question
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Topic: AF/ Cramps Question
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Subject: AF/ Cramps Question
Date Posted: 19 August 2008 at 4:19pm
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Just wondering, Ive been having cramps for the past 3 or so days, it feels like I have AF at times.
My PP bleeding stopped fully round 2 weeks ago and Caden is now 8 weeks old. Did anyone else have random cramping and then got AF soon after or just have random cramping and no AF? ------------- |
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Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 19 August 2008 at 4:22pm
| yip. i have had af/random cramping a few times since toby's birth and no af yet. thought it was coming a few times but so far it has stayed away. |
Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 19 August 2008 at 4:38pm
Oh my gosh, so funny you wrote this cos I've just been having that. Really bad cramping, sore back and nauseous (even vomited a couple of times) and just feeling real 'fuzzy' and tired. I haven't had an AF since the boy was born, and am not bleeding at the mo - I used to get AF pain like this before I went on the pill when I was a teenager (I went on it cos the pain was debilitating) but didn't have it again when I went off the pill to try to conceive. Don't know if it's weird AF stuff or a tummy bug but I hope it goes away soon 
Sorry for the threadjack Sheena but just wanted to say yeah am having random cramping and no AF! I'm interested in the answers too. By the way oh my gosh I LOVE that new pic of Caden in your ticker. He is so gorgeous. ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 19 August 2008 at 4:38pm
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Oh yep, its so annoying, its quite sore cramping aswell, not like bad or anything but enough for me to take some panadol. Its in my lower back and stuff aswell. ------------- |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 19 August 2008 at 4:46pm
haha its ok liz il let you off this time hehe. aww thanks, yeah I was so happy I caught that pic of him smiling so big! Yeah the random cramping sucks, and I have felt a bit yuck aswell, no vomiting though, Its awful, I keep thinking arghh just hurry up and arrive already, but I get the stupid cramps on and off all day and last night I nearly got the hot water bottle out. ------------- |
arohanui wrote:Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 19 August 2008 at 4:48pm
woohoo!! we arent alone  i was starting to panic thst i was preg cause im also nauseous at times and have been for a couple of months lol. but we have been safe there. phew! right, so its normal?!! or are us 3 abnormal?! lol.
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 19 August 2008 at 5:18pm
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i got random cramping too..but I got AF not long after and the next AF I had cramping too but not the ones after that:) ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 19 August 2008 at 5:37pm
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lol doesnt look as though we are abnormal
yay i was getting a bit worried!! But I guess AF has to return some time soon as Im not breastfeeding. ------------- |
Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 19 August 2008 at 5:48pm
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I had random cramping before and after my one and only AF since Chloe... I asked my midwife about it and she said it takes months and months for your uterus to shrink back down to pre-pregnancy size, and that the cramping helps with that. Also AF can be a bit weird and sometimes severe for a few cycles post-partum. ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 19 August 2008 at 6:21pm
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I got a few post-baby (each time) and generally it settled into a pattern and one month on I had AF back. -------------  |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 19 August 2008 at 6:59pm
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Im worried about having a nasty AF, mine were always heavy and painful.
Ive been getting heaps of discharge aswell with the cramps   ------------- |
Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 19 August 2008 at 7:03pm
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I don't get cramps or anything, but since getting AF back when I gave up b/f Lauren at 7 months, my AF's are terrible! They are very very heavy and I have had my current one for 10 days
This is only my 3rd AF since having Lauren so I guess my body is still settling itself back down? I am used to a 2-3 day AF, what on earth is this 10 days plus all about Not impressed!!------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 19 August 2008 at 7:31pm
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urghh that sucks peachy, thats what Im worried about ------------- |
Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 19 August 2008 at 7:34pm
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Definately sucks, I hope they don't continue like this as I feel like I have AF continually at the moment
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 19 August 2008 at 9:12pm
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Argh peachy (and everyone else) - that sucks big time.
I had bad cramps with my uterus shrinking (not the afterpains) when Jack was about 8-9ish weeks old, got AF a few days later and then not another one for 102 (yes, I'm charting lol I'm not just a weird numbers person) days. My bleed from memory wasn't actually that bad, the one now is though
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Posted By: aussiegirl
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 9:52am
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*lurker in*
Emz - wow! Just looking at your ticker, not long til you guys start TTC! How exciting! sorry to threadjack! 
So not looking forward to Af returning, its been a good run being pregnat and then I only had 2 weeks of PP bleeding. ------------- Mum to Hayley **30.6.08
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 10:42am
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Oh tammy you lucky thing! I had 6 weeks of PP bleeding, ma it sucked, now I have yucky discharge and cramps, GAH lol ------------- |