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Cramping in Very Early Pregnancy?

QUESTION

Dear Midwife,
My period was due on Feb 18th. On Feb 18th, I started getting cramps, that made me believe my period was coming. Days went by with the cramping, but no period. I took a HPT today, and it came back positive, but I'm still having the cramping. It feels like my period is about to start any minute. Is this normal? Could it have been a false positive on my HPT, and my period really is on it's way?

ANSWER

Nope, you conceived and it sounds like you are having normal "growing pains." If you see bright red blood, then it is possible that you have miscarried. I'd suggest prenatal care asap, and if you are not already taking prenatal vitamins, stopping caffeine, alcohol, drugs, and tobacco, eating healthy and getting plenty of exercise, now would be the time :-).

-- Cynthia, CNM. PhD.

Comments

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Submitted by pregnantchick on Wed, 05/12/2010 - 03:33.

I was feeling exactly like you described and still am but less. I'm 6 weeks now and morning sickness came in too.

Thanks for the post! I was

Submitted by QueenCara on Sun, 04/26/2009 - 08:25.

Thanks for the post! I was feeling this way too. I don't remember it with my first pregnancy so I am glad to be reassured!

Thank you for your comments

Submitted by abottom on Thu, 04/02/2009 - 20:49.

Thank you for your comments this makes me feel much better. I am early in my pregnancy about 4 weeks and still feel some cramping.

I worry since I had a previous miscarriage but I haven't had any spotting and my HCG levels continue to increase.

Its just nice to hear from someone else this its normal to feel like this.

The cramping really isn't a

Submitted by KayTeeElle (not verified) on Thu, 03/05/2009 - 21:58.

The cramping really isn't a problem. I had some with my first one. Cramping with bleeding is a problem though. That was with the second one which miscarried.

the cramping happened with me

Submitted by KayteeFrost on Wed, 03/04/2009 - 01:22.

The cramping happened with me too, with both of my pregnancies. From talking to my friends, I gather the crampy feeling and feeling like you're going to get your period at any second is pretty normal

Cynthia Flynn

Cynthia Flynn, CNM. PhD, is the General Director of the Family Health and Birth Center which provides prenatal, birth, postnatal, gynecological and primary health care to underserved women and their families in Washington, D.C. Recently Cynthia served as Associate Professor of Nursing at Seattle University. There she not only taught, but remained in full scope clinical midwifery practice at Valley Medical Center where she cared for pregnant and birthing women, and practices well-woman gynecology, family planning, and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.

Cynthia founded Columbia Women's Clinic and Birth Center, where she took care of pregnant women and infants up to two weeks of age and attended both birth center and hospital births. Before Cynthia earned her CNM, she worked as a registered nurse in labor and delivery and postpartum and is a certified Doula and Doula trainer.