Marnik - yes I think it is normal for the cramps to last a while. I hate it - i just wish they wouldn't feel quite so much like AF cramps and then perhaps they might be comforting!! I haven't had as many today and now I am panicking that there is something wrong in that, however much I tell myself to chill out - that with the fact that my BBs aren't nearly as sore as they were at the beginning of the week !!
I went and bought two pregnancy books yesterday - couldn't help myself
I got 'Your pregnancy week by week' and 'Girlfriend's guide to pregnancy' - I've practically read them both cover to cover already! The Girlfriend's guide is ace, she talks about the cramps in the first few weeks, says how they are completely normal and how it's also completely normal for you to rush to the bathroom every half hour to check that you haven't just got your period!!!