15 weeks pregnant

[nessa128]

Hi all I will try and keep this short, I am 15weeks and am getting cramps on and off aswell as my belly hurting from stretching a few nights ago i was in lots of pain it was like 4 bad cramps that went away after i went to the toilet and had a bowel movement, they were like end of labour contractions my question is could this have hurt my baby? my next docs apt is the 17th of april and next scan is 24th of april i am so worried those cramps hurt my bub, is this a normal thing for constipation? I am constipated constantly but not to a bad point, any help would be greatly appreciated thanks in advance.I have gotten my baby bump so quick and it's very noticeable i have 4 daughters one in heaven and very missed.

[nessa128]

Thankyou all for answering me I seem to be fine now, i just got home from work and my hubby was in awe at how much my belly has grown in just 2 days so yeah alot of stretching defo going on. I was more concerned about having another mc but like i said all seems fine now.

[Sarah61086]

no hunni, the cramps wont hurt your baby.
Its probably just your stomach muscles stretching to make room for your baby as they do a lot of growing at this stage.
If the pains become unbearable or you start bleeding then go see your DR.
If your concerned dont wait until your appointment, go see him soon

[nessa128]

Maybe thats the case with me too the cramps are more noticeable since this is my 6th (4 full term so far) pregnancy i do remember my braxton hicks at the end of my last being really strong i thought it was real labour a few times, oh and i remember the afterbirth pains being terrible kinda like labour all over again especially when i was breast feeding but i suffered through them knowing my bub was getting the best start to life with breast milk. Ligament tears thats sounds awful i think sometimes i feel pains like that when i sneeze or cough or even laugh too hard and too much, i hope they don't get worse. I have heard the more pregnancies you have the more cramps and twinges you feel but you girls have now put my mind at ease thanks, With my daughters i had a book to read it was great but with this bub i have the net and not so sure if it's helping or scaring me lol, half the stories on here i wouldn't even know about if i just stuck to my book and i always have in the back of my mind oh that sounds like me or i wonder if thats whats going on with me, i just need to learn to relax and settle down.
Thanks once again for helping me out,
take care stay safe and happy.

[LosingMyMindInGA]

Cramps should not hurt the baby.  I'm on my 8th pregnancy (will be my 6th full term) and in my case the cramps in early pregnancy have increased both in frequency and intensity.  I also am very prone to ligament tears which aren't exactly comfortable.  

[nessa128]

Thanks for your reply, I am just a lot worried with this pregnancy as i had a mc 27th of nov and was pregnant again in January so i worry over everything and our last daughter was born 7 years ago so i can't remember alot wierd i know you would think i'd remember everything lol. I was thinking braxton hicks but wasn't to sure if it was to early they are like very very mild period cramps and really only last 20 to 30 mins at a time they just scare me since the mc, but i can tell you i feel that big and pregnant already I just want to get to the stage wher bub is booting me, i can feel little flutters already and a wierd feeling as though bub is pushing itself against my stomach i remember this in the later stages with our daughters and seeing the little bump my dh used to have to rub my belly to get bub to go back down, but it was not this early that the girls did it. this constipation is so annoying think i will get some metamucil tomorrow thats for sure. thanks once again Ashleen.

[Ashelen]

no cramps won't have hurt your baby, even bad ones. constipation is fairly normal during pregnancy, and in a few weeks you may get diarrhea so bad that you miss the constipation, lol. Don't worry about the cramps hurting your baby, but you should ask your doctor when you see him about the cramps and try to figure out why they're occurring. after 4 pregnancies you may simply be experiencing early braxton hicks, or you may be experiencing something else...so make sure and ask him what he thinks, but no they won't have hurt the baby. :)