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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jindc]Starting on Tuesday I had some bad cramping - not the normal period type cramps I got early on, more like a runner cramp on my left side, under my rib cage, maybe 6" from my belly button (I'm chubby so it's in that general area!). 
I called the nurse at GW and she said unless I wanted to come in to see if I had a UTI, there's nothing they could do since I didn't have any other issues (no bleeding, no fever, no vomit).  
Anyone have this ever?  It's not constant, so yesterday I took the day off (as much as I bitch about my job, I have an amazing boss who has had two miscarriages herself and truly worries about me, it's a huge blessing - today she was like "I JUST WANT YOU TO BE THROUGH THIS TRIMESTER!").  I basically laid around all day save for a couple of dog walks.  When I sit at my desk, I don't feel anything.  I am trying to move slowly and deliberately which seems to help.  
If I were to scale it from 1-10, I'd give it a 5/6.  It's like a stab/cramp but it doesn't make me want to curl up and I haven't taken tylonol (because I want to feel what's going on).

anyone?

I'm incredibly worried.....NT scan isn't until this coming Wednesday.  SUCH a long wait.  I hate this.[/quote]

Hi there. Pumpkin here. I got this [b]constantly[/b] through my first pregnancy and have it again, in fact it is happening right now. With me, it's usually on my right side. I know how freaky it is - trust me! I thought for sure it was a gall bladder attack. I never really figured out "for sure" what it is, but in my case, I think it is indigestion. I have had acid reflux on and off my entire life and what sometimes happens with acid reflux is that the acidic content from your stomach washes up your esophagus and in some cases can actually spill out into your chest and abdominal cavity. (Please don't ask me for a more technical explanation than this! I'm just trying to explain what I was told by a doctor). In my case, I rarely have typical "heartburn" or pain that would seem like indigestion / reflux, but I still get those hard stabby pains in my side, in the rib cage area, and have been told that it really is classic reflux symptom even if you don't have other signs of reflux. Do you notice it happening more after you eat? (Not that this would have to be the case - my WORST trigger? drinking water!).

But, it could also be round ligament pain. Have you googled that? It could also be actually a cramp, exactly like you get while running, which means oxygen or hydration or whatever is not getting to the area.

Pregnancy causes SO many weird aches and pains - this won't be the last freakout you have but I am really confident that this is totally normal (well, as confident as I can be as a non-doctor diagnosing someone over the internet based on a description of a cramp). You have to keep this in mind: your uterus is growing and it pushing EVERYTHING out of its way. Your stomach, bladder, rectum, kidneys, all of your internal organs are being shoved around against one another and against your rib cage (ow!) and so on. It is super scary, all the aches and pains are, but the vast, vast majority of them are going to be totally normal.

And if that hasn't helped you feel better, look at all of these women talking about the same thing:

http://community.babycenter.com/post/a24914571/it_feels_like_a_runners_cramp...anyone_else

I know you know better than to take my reassurance as gospel, but I've been through that before and I can just tell you it's common. If your gut tells you something is "wrong" though, you're right to keep an eye on it, but my advice for right now is actually do some things to keep your mind off of it. [/quote]

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