Achy Dull Cramping during TWW... Did you get a BFP or BFN?

[Beeptime]

I've had dull, annoying cramping and very tender uterus since about 2 dpo. I know 2DPO is too early for any symptoms, but I've never had dull aches last for this long through the TWW. Has anyone experienced this? And did it result in a BFP or BFN? It's soo annoying!!! Especially when I'm laying in bed trying to sleep!

 

[StranjeGirl]

I had it last month but got a bfn but maybe it's a sign that there is a fertilized egg in there?? I feel like anything different is good sign!

 

[MetalMaiden]

i remember thinking i was getting like a pinchy ache in my gut region when i got my bfp... it might have been ovulation pains but I really have no idea why but i noticed it. good luck!!! baby dust!!

 

[superfrizbee]

I had this when I was ttc DD and had symptoms really early too. It was a bfp for me, so hope it is for you too!

 

[Laucu]

Yes I had this with my last BFP. Also with both pregnancies I had a general feeling of being a but under the weather, like I was getting a cold.

Good luck!!

 

[DreamlnOfBaby]

Im on CD16, OD4 and I have had dull, achy cramps in my lower abdomen on both sides for 4 days! It is driving me crazy! I feel like these symptoms are making the TWW even harder because I can't stop thinking about it because I am almost cramping nonstop. AF is due on Jan. 14th and if she doesn't show I'm testing! I would like to hold out until the 18th, but who are we kidding? That's not going to happen.

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[LaurenDC]

Yep!!! This is baby #2 for me and I had the same symptoms as I had when pg with my DS so I knew I was pg again. Lo and behold got my BFP around 11-13 dpo (didn't track O). And yes, cramps started around 1-2 dpo! It's not too early. Check out the wiki page on implantation - your uterus does all kinds of crazy things to prep for implantation. It knows when you conceive and it prepares.

 

[DreamlnOfBaby]

Yaaaaaay!!! Thank you Lauren! Trying not to get my hopes up, but I HOPE it sticks!

 

[Laura726]

Good luck baby

 

[Mummafrog]

For me it was sudden, strong, painful cramps that lasted longer than a usual period cramp and I got them for a week leading up to when my period was due and a week or two after as well before my body was used to the pregnancy and then it slowly became a stretching feeling Wishing you all loads of luck!

 

[Beeptime]

Ladies, thank you for all of your responses! It gives me hope... but not too much hope. :/ After 2 1/2 years of trying, I know better than to have too much hope. I kind of feel like it will just never happen. Period. I have been noticing every few days some extreme pinches. Like 4 or 5 crippling pinches in a row, then back to the dull cramps. Also today I was going for a walk and had to walk SO SLOW because my uterus was so tender and sore. I think maybe all this discomfort is only because of my HSG I had a month ago.

DreaminOfBaby, I totally understand what you mean. The cramps are just a constant reminder. SO frustrating.

StranjeGirl, I would love to believe that my body knows there is a fertilized egg.

UGH. This is my first cycle after 2 1/2 years to ever post in one of these forums and I feel like even though I really need the support, it is just going to make me way more insane!!!

 

[MamaTea10]

For me it was sudden, strong, painful cramps that lasted longer than a usual period cramp and I got them for a week leading up to when my period was due and a week or two after as well before my body was used to the pregnancy and then it slowly became a stretching feeling Wishing you all loads of luck!

this is how im feeling right now. at 8dpo i got awful cramps and had to lay down in bed for a bit and ive been cramping ever since then. AF like cramps, but i usually only get cramps for a day or two before hand and into the first day or two of af as well. i explained more on my own post with no responses.
Wishing you lost of baby dust!

 

[Beeptime]

Mamatea, Hopefully a good sign! Keep us posted

 

[Laucu]

Sending you all lots of baby dust

 

[Mummafrog]

For me it was sudden, strong, painful cramps that lasted longer than a usual period cramp and I got them for a week leading up to when my period was due and a week or two after as well before my body was used to the pregnancy and then it slowly became a stretching feeling Wishing you all loads of luck!

this is how im feeling right now. at 8dpo i got awful cramps and had to lay down in bed for a bit and ive been cramping ever since then. AF like cramps, but i usually only get cramps for a day or two before hand and into the first day or two of af as well. i explained more on my own post with no responses.
Wishing you lost of baby dust!

That's promising hun, I had never experienced af cramps like I got before my bfp, it wasn't like they were loads more painful, they were just so 'long' and intense, my uterus would just stay cramped for about 30 seconds before releasing and feeling normal again. This was through the week before my period was due soo started 7-8dpo and continued until after I took a test at 18dpo (I really wasn't expecting to be pregnant that month and the cramping just kept me waiting for my period so I didn't test!)
I don't need baby dust, I have my baby, you have all the dust for yourselves! *sprinkles dust on everyone*
I'll follow the thread and see how it goes for you all

 

[MamaTea10]

Im still cramping and feel like im going to start AF any minute now and have been for a week as of today. cramps are almost constant, with small breaks. first baby my nipples felt like somebody was holding a lighter to them, second baby i had 5bfn, gave up and after taking a nap every day for a week straight i woke up, ran to the bathroom half asleep and had a positive before i was even fully awake. so this is another new first sign, if thats what it is. today is cd28, 14dpo. i keep telling myself its to early to test. if i dont start on monday, ill test again, then call dr if nothing. she will probably think im crazy, being only 2 days late at the time, but i know my body. But i also know im in the process of opening a kids boutique right now- stress, or complete coincidence??? we will see Any new news @Beeptime ?

 

[Beeptime]

MamaTea- HOPEFULLY your cramps are good news and turn out to be just like Mummafrogs symptom. 14 DPO you're getting really close to test time! You're TWW almost over which is nice so you can either get a BFP or get on with it and start over Also congrats on the kids boutique! That sounds exciting.

As for me, no news. Only 8 DPO, dull cramping still hasn't let up. Last night I ate more than I knew my body could fit. Lasagna and 6 meatballs and 3 pieces of bread with olive oil, then went back for seconds, then a half hour later made a big salad, then ate about 2 pieces of Chocolate cake... even though I don't really like cake. And today my emotions were SO ridiculous. I was such a B**** to my DH He wanted to get coffee, but couldn't decide on where and he wanted breakfast, but only at this place I don't like, but he was SO willing to compromise but I was just being a jerk like "Just drop me off at starbucks and you go eat and I'll just walk home!" Then we agreed on walking to local coffee shop and he said "Actually I'd rather drive so I can stop at the store on the way home" and I sat down on the couch and said I'm not going! I can't handle all these changes. He patiently waited for me to get in the damn car... and as soon as we were in line in the coffee shop, I started crying. Who knows why. I'm such a stubborn brat!

I'm definitely going to go do some research on if HSGs Eff with your hormones..? It definitely feels hormonal to me. Not PG symptoms.... just that my hormones are WHACK!

 

[krisum]

I have been getting those the last few days as well! I got them before my bfp in sept which ended in an early mc. I'm prob 8-9 dpo today, af due the10th. Also have sore bewbs but I have gotten that every cycle since my mc about a week before af. Grrrr at 2ww and symptom spotting!

 

[stepmama1125]

before I found out I was pregnant with ds I was very crampy...kept feeling like my period was about to start at any second but turned out to be my uterus making room for my little bean. I think cramping is a good symptom especially if its your first baby. good luck!

 

[LaurenDC]

Yep!!!! Started around the same time you described, too. (I think you saw my other thread.) Believe it or not, it is not too early for symptoms. Check out the wiki page on implantation. From the moment you conceive, your body starts prepping for implantation. One thing your body does is actually bring in the walls of your uterus a little, to try and "catch" the egg and allow it to implant without it passing right through. I'm explaining it in laymen's terms but you can read up on it on wiki.