I missed my period last saturday (today is tuesday), so I tested for pregnancy 4 times and they came back positive. The two days before I missed my period I had a lot of bad cramping. I had to take 1000mg of tylenol every four hours even though it did not make much of a difference. Saturday and Sunday came, but no period and still on tylenol for the excessive consistant cramping. Yesterday and today the cramping hasn't been so often so no tylenol. I guess my question is, is it normal to have really bad cramping? I have been told that mild cramping is normal, but mine can get strong and come and go throughout the day but are generally very constant. When I cramp I feel my stomach swell up. The pain feels as though I have a severe stomach flu but my bowl movements are normal. I am not bleeding at all, and my menstual cycles have bad cramping in general, so I don't know if that has something to do with it. Anyone experience severe cramping during first trimester of pregnancy and been told its normal? Thank you.