Cramps!

[prayin4baby]

Hi ladies, I've had a case of cramps twice this past week.  I would have to sit on the toilet and pace myself back and fourth and try to move my bowels.  They only last like 15min, but it feels like one muscle in my stomach just gets really tight.  It scares me a little b/c I sometimes get like that with AF.  I am 6 weeks and I have until the 21st until my first u/s.  Any advice is helpful.  Blessings to us all!!

[shandris]

I get cramps when i have a bowl movement usually when im having af  but my reason is because i have endo.. it almost feels like labor pains, sometimes i fill like going to the er.. but it slowly goes away after about 5 min. and what helps me ease the pain is to push a little like im having a bowl movement.. good luck.. happy nine months..

[Diane1003]

two nights in a row this week I woke up in the middle of the night b/c of 'cramping' -turns out I just had to go to the bathroom!!  I've had waves of light cramping - but so far things are fine.  I do know that some cramping in early pregnancy is normal - Praying Hard is right - it's your uterus expanding...

[praying hard]

I've had cramps on and off since I found out that I was pregnant.  My RE said that more than likely it's my uterus stretching to make room for the baby!  Is this your first pregnancy?  I'm having trouble with my bowels as well.