petite wonder, i totally know what you mean about your hips hurting at night and having to constantly switch sides and roll over, isint it the most annoying thing, haha. i also get period like cramps just like you guys comes and goes, some days stronger then others. I really hope i go into labor at 38 39 weeks that would be great!!!
yeah I have it as well... it comes and goes... sometimes can be pretty bad for me... I find alot of the time, it is triggered by me rotating sides in the night.. i joked with my husband the other night that sometimes i think the baby has a cramp mommy button when I do something she doesnt like.. seems like everytime i roll over (but i have to because my hips start to hurt), the baby wakes up and starts moving for a bit... I have it other times but its pretty random..
i know menstrual like cramps can be a sign of preterm labor so i would mention it to your OB at your next appointment but most likely its nothing, when I was in the hospital, i had it off and on then too and the nurses usually just made note of it and i didnt progress at all over that week.... now 3 weeks later, im still showing very little cervical change and i definitely have dull menstrual like cramps off and on
I get it too, as ling as you don't notice a pattern to the cramping it's ok. Just your body getting ready and adjusting to the baby getting heavier and moving lower into the pelvis.