cramps & back pain

[PrayerfulHope]

About 2 or 2 1/2 hours ago, I had gotten up from my desk and experienced about 15 minutes of extreme cramps and lower back pain, about like the worst period pains I had experienced before.. and I have pretty bad ones. It hurt under my belly button all the way down my pelvic region, and even my legs felt weak and almost like the muscles were sore.. I went to the restroom and wasn't bleeding or anything, which I know is a good sign.
The pain hasn't left but isn't quite as extreme at this point... but when I stand up the back pain is still pretty intense.
Since the cramping hasn't gotten worse and has actually gotten a little better, I haven't gone in.. my MW says to come in if the cramping gets worse and stays for 2 or more hours, or I start having waves of cramps less than 10 minutes apart for more than an hour, or if I start to bleed..

Has anyone else experienced cramping like this after the first trimester? I'm 14 weeks along, I haven't had cramping since probably 7 weeks.

 

[Lilybelle]

I got them about 3 times this week. I think it's the baby/uterus growing. I got it in my previous pregnancy and also turned out to be the baby growing.

 

[buena]

back has been killing too....i read that the hormones your uterus puts out also causes back aches