My period feels like it is coming

[Happybunny]

Is that normal at 32 weeks? I keep getting all the funny feelings (like mild period cramps and back ache) that I get a week before AF is due. Last time I had this was when I was 4/5/6 weeks pregnant.

 

[tots hope]

No idea so rry i can't help you. Phone your midwife if you are concerned x

 

[Emma58]

I'm glad you posted this because since last night I have felt exactly the same with period pains and back ache.
I think it is normal but i'm not too sure either.

 

[Tegala-7thMarch08]

ive had it every month wen AF is due through pregnancy dont worry about it hun its quite normal but if u get blood then deff ring m/w or hospital

 

[DebbieM]

I felt like that for a long time too and kept getting worried. I think I even called the Mat Unit around 32 weeks complaining that I had it.

Take 2 paracetemol and see if it goes. If not, call your MW or day unit and let them know though.

 

[Happybunny]

Thanks for your replies. It isn't painful, the cramps are very very mild, but they are noticable. I am not too worried, it is just that I haven't read about them in any of my pregnancy books, so I wondered if it was normal.
I thought it might just be my body gearing up for the main event. But if they get worse I will talk to the MW and see what she says.

 

[fifi211]

I have had this on and off right through as Tegala said, around the time af would have been due, I even get more hormonal and emotional around this time

Lately though they have been stronger but not sure whether baby is engaging or not atm

 

[marie_77]

Is that normal at 32 weeks? I keep getting all the funny feelings (like mild period cramps and back ache) that I get a week before AF is due. Last time I had this was when I was 4/5/6 weeks pregnant.

I got that too around your stage prob bit earlier but told its normal but seek advice if not sure.

marie x

 

[Josephine_Beth]

Could be BH?

They start from 6 weeks pregnant but you won't feel them till around 20 weeks plus. Some people have described Braxton Hicks as a tightening feeling, others, like a period cramp and other women would say BH's feels like the baby is bunching up in one place.

But if you are unsure, best contact your doctor xxxx
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[DebbieM]

Could be BH?

other women would say BH's feels like the baby is bunching up in one place.

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Ah-ha! I've never heard them described in such a way and that is EXACTLY how I feel quite a lot. Always at the top of my bump where Flump's bum/legs are but that is just how it feels. So perhaps I AM having BH's after all!

 

[sunnyday]

I had this a couple of weeks ago, I was a bit suprised as suddenly I was experiencing AF pains which was odd as I'd almost forgotten what they felt like! I think its normal, seems lots of us have experienced it...

 

[loz]

It might be that you are starting to grow more as from about now, you should expand like no ones business! I have had more stretchy pains in the last few weeks and resemble a beach ball!

 

[Emma58]

Could be BH?

other women would say BH's feels like the baby is bunching up in one place.

Ah-ha! I've never heard them described in such a way and that is EXACTLY how I feel quite a lot. Always at the top of my bump where Flump's bum/legs are but that is just how it feels. So perhaps I AM having BH's after all![/quote]

That is exactly what mine feel like too. It feels sometimes like he has gone rigid in my belly.