Menstrual feeling Cramps?

[CSweets]

Has anyone experienced a feeling that you are about to start your period sort of like a crampy feeling?

I'm 25 weeks and i'm afraid I might be going into preterm labor

anyone help?

 

[DivaSatanica]

The only experience I have was a couple weeks ago I was feeling "crampy", like period cramps. Turns out I had a mild UTI and the doctor said that is what caused the cramps. Maybe give your health care professional a call.

 

[ginasgemz]

I've had those quite frequently with my 1st baby. I believe it must've been my uterus growing because I not only didn't go into preterm labor, we went past 40 weeks. I haven't experienced it with my 2nd and 3rd..so maybe the uterus had to stretch out the first time? I don't know..I've also heard these cramps might happen when you're dehydrated but I don't know about that (I've been dehydrated with all my pregnancies so that wouldn't make sense but it might be still worth a try to up the liquid intake a bit?)
At any rate it'd be good to ask your ob/midwife just to put your mind at ease! Hope it's nothing serious just a sign of the LO growing fast and needing greater room inside!

 

[sparkle_1979]

I had lots with my last pregnancy and everything was fine x

 

[katsina]

I tend to get some premenstrual like symptoms when I would usually have my periods, but it passes. I do regularly feels crampy and dull pains is abdomen and doc says it is the muscles stretching and preparing and responding to growth of uterus. So far, so good...

 

[lulu35]

im feeling like that right now, got what feels like PMT to go with them!!...felt like this for 2 days now but apparently its normal throughout pregnancy just dont remember them with my other 3 pregnancies...x

 

[katsina]

Lulu35...I think we got pregnant on the same day! haha!