https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 11 May 2026 01:12:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cramping-at-13-weeks-anyone-else#post-2550834 Tue, 17 May 2016 21:18:07 +0000 MrsSRS 2550834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: same! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cramping-at-13-weeks-anyone-else#post-2550750 Tue, 17 May 2016 18:42:31 +0000 SweetiePie 2550750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had cramping through my entire pregnancy and was told the same, that its the uterus expanding and stretching.<br /> And may be TMI, but...that's what this site is for :silly: I always cramped much much worse when I had an orgasm. :shocked: That was concerning but after much googling and eventually asking my doc, its totally normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cramping-at-13-weeks-anyone-else#post-2550748 Tue, 17 May 2016 18:38:25 +0000 littlebear16 2550748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: ugh I know. sucks to have them both! Not sure I'll ever feel comfortable with this pregnancy. Maybe when I start to feel baby move! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cramping-at-13-weeks-anyone-else#post-2550736 Tue, 17 May 2016 18:16:18 +0000 jaguar 2550736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: *hugs* I should add, my spotting and BLEEDING combined with cramping still wasn't anything terrifying at the time.. even though I thought it was all over. Always better to check your concerns out. xx </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cramping-at-13-weeks-anyone-else#post-2550734 Tue, 17 May 2016 18:15:01 +0000 Goldengirl 2550734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebear16: It sucks to have the cramping AND spotting, since everything I read says "spotting isn't necessarily bad unless it comes with cramps" and vice versa. I'm like, uhh ok great! But I don't think they're necessarily related in my case, just bad timing. My doc says at this point no need to check anything since I just had a great 12-week ultrasound last week. But it's so hard to stay calm. Thanks for reassuring me about the cramps!</p> <p>@FancyGem: Thanks for the reassurance!</p> <p>@jaguar: Glad to know it can be normal! I try to imagine that all these scary things actually mean good things are happening. Fx! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cramping-at-13-weeks-anyone-else#post-2550731 Tue, 17 May 2016 18:11:51 +0000 Alba4 2550731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had cramping throughout my two pregnancies. My dr says its normal as the uterus grows. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cramping-at-13-weeks-anyone-else#post-2550729 Tue, 17 May 2016 18:09:38 +0000 littlebear16 2550729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I've had cramping at night the past couple of days. Also had unexplained spotting. I'm pretty sure the cramps are just from the uterus growing. I remember it from my last pregnancy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cramping-at-13-weeks-anyone-else#post-2550727 Tue, 17 May 2016 18:00:53 +0000 FancyGem 2550727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I cramped a bit around that time. I even pulled a muscle in my stomach while picking up my back pack. My son was/is fine, but I had to take it easy for a while. I ended up buying a rolling bag so that I didn't have to lift anything heavy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cramping-at-13-weeks-anyone-else#post-2550722 Tue, 17 May 2016 17:50:13 +0000 jaguar 2550722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had a TONNE of cramping this pregnancy - more than any of my others, live births or loss. It's very disconcerting. The best advice I got from my OB with the intense cramping this time around, was to drink a tonne - water helps the cramps, and lie down. If it becomes combined with spotting or bleeding, of course follow up - but hopefully it'll settle soon. I'm 18+4 and still having cramping on and off. x </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cramping-at-13-weeks-anyone-else#post-2550714 Tue, 17 May 2016 17:34:23 +0000 Goldengirl 2550714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been having cramps the past week or so, similar to menstrual cramps but nothing too severe. I felt the same cramps at the beginning of the pregnancy, but then they went away from weeks 8-12 or so, now back. My doctor says the uterus grows a lot at this point so it's normal to feel stuff, but since I've been having spotting I can't help but feel nervous. Just wondering if other people experienced cramping as well around this time? If you did, how long did it last? Everyone said I'd feel more at ease at this point, beginning the second tri... but all these annoying symptoms aren't making it any easier!<br /> Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-menstrual-like-cramps-and-lower-back-painearly-labor/page/2#post-2493847 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 02:32:24 +0000 Boogs 2493847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ChasingARainbow: Congrats! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-menstrual-like-cramps-and-lower-back-painearly-labor/page/2#post-2492924 Sat, 12 Mar 2016 09:46:17 +0000 birdofafeather 2492924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ChasingARainbow: congrats! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-menstrual-like-cramps-and-lower-back-painearly-labor/page/2#post-2492888 Sat, 12 Mar 2016 08:22:10 +0000 SweetiePie 2492888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-menstrual-like-cramps-and-lower-back-painearly-labor/page/2#post-2492837 Sat, 12 Mar 2016 02:47:14 +0000 Cherrybee 2492837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yay! Congratulations! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-menstrual-like-cramps-and-lower-back-painearly-labor/page/2#post-2492835 Sat, 12 Mar 2016 02:36:43 +0000 Purpledaisy 2492835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-menstrual-like-cramps-and-lower-back-painearly-labor/page/2#post-2492834 Sat, 12 Mar 2016 02:00:13 +0000 fancyfunction 2492834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats!' </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-menstrual-like-cramps-and-lower-back-painearly-labor/page/2#post-2492775 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 23:04:12 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2492775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ChasingARainbow: Congratulations! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-menstrual-like-cramps-and-lower-back-painearly-labor/page/2#post-2492624 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 20:31:18 +0000 regberadaisy 2492624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ChasingARainbow: congrats!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-menstrual-like-cramps-and-lower-back-painearly-labor#post-2492615 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 20:15:37 +0000 mrschickpea 2492615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ChasingARainbow: congrats!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-menstrual-like-cramps-and-lower-back-painearly-labor#post-2492600 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 19:57:19 +0000 schubr03 2492600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ChasingARainbow: oh my goodness! Congratulations!!! Enjoy your little nugget! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-menstrual-like-cramps-and-lower-back-painearly-labor#post-2492581 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 19:39:17 +0000 Foodnerd81 2492581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ChasingARainbow: yay! Congrats!!! I hope you are feeling well and snuggled up with your little guy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-menstrual-like-cramps-and-lower-back-painearly-labor#post-2492576 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 19:35:54 +0000 KT326 2492576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ChasingARainbow: Congratulations!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-menstrual-like-cramps-and-lower-back-painearly-labor#post-2492571 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 19:32:59 +0000 ChasingARainbow 2492571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@schubr03: Well, I guess it had been early labor! I had him on Wednesday March 9th at 1:13pm! Started having contractions around 6:00am 20 minutes apart. No joke! By 9:30am they were 5 minutes apart. Got to the hospital around 10:15 and the contractions were 2 minutes apart and I was 8 1/2 cm dilated. He was 8lbs 6oz , 21 1/inches long. I'm just over the moon in love! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-menstrual-like-cramps-and-lower-back-painearly-labor#post-2487505 Tue, 08 Mar 2016 13:07:56 +0000 regberadaisy 2487505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's how mine started with DD1! But "early labor" did last for about 2-3 days! Good luck! :goodluck: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-menstrual-like-cramps-and-lower-back-painearly-labor#post-2487457 Tue, 08 Mar 2016 12:18:28 +0000 fussygal 2487457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ChasingARainbow: Hoping all this work gets you dilated a bit more! :happy: :goodluck: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-menstrual-like-cramps-and-lower-back-painearly-labor#post-2487449 Tue, 08 Mar 2016 12:10:08 +0000 schubr03 2487449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hello! Just wanted to pop in to wish you good luck! I had early labor for a few days before I ended up being induced. I was 4 cm dilated for 3 weeks and 70% effaced. I felt timable contractions for a few days and actually thought I was in labor. But then they subsided.<br /> I wish you the best of luck! And I keep checking in on this post to see how things are going! Hoping it happens soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-menstrual-like-cramps-and-lower-back-painearly-labor#post-2487393 Tue, 08 Mar 2016 11:33:37 +0000 Boogs 2487393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like early labor to be. Some people can be in labor for days, so maybe that's what is going on with you? My water broke the first time, so I was clueless and in denial. Sent DH off to work only to realize later it had to be the real deal. Hoping you have your LO in your arms soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-menstrual-like-cramps-and-lower-back-painearly-labor#post-2487312 Tue, 08 Mar 2016 10:46:20 +0000 ChasingARainbow 2487312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fussygal: today I'm still feeling the same. Nothing else new. :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-menstrual-like-cramps-and-lower-back-painearly-labor#post-2487311 Tue, 08 Mar 2016 10:45:54 +0000 ChasingARainbow 2487311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaisyMay: thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-menstrual-like-cramps-and-lower-back-painearly-labor#post-2487309 Tue, 08 Mar 2016 10:45:27 +0000 ChasingARainbow 2487309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@junebugsmama: thank you! </p>