Dear Readers,
Sorry I have been absent for a few days. I wanted to wait until I had a couple more beta draws to post an update. Monday I had beta # 2 which was 473. Today I had beta # 3 which was 1,079. Am I surprised...most definitely. I was about 95% sure that this pregnancy was nonviable. The reason...cramping.
Now when I say that I have been cramping for the past five days, I don't mean the "mild" cramps that accompany early pregnancy. I am also not believing the whole "your uterus is stretching" bullshit. I have doubled over, broken out in cold sweats, and even had a baby tantrum or two over these cramps. I have slept about 2 hours a night because these cramps come in a flurry during the night. Now I don't want anyone to get the wrong impression here.... I am not complaining about being pregnant. I am in fact so terrified that these cramps are going to thrust out the baby inside me that I literally have a panic attack every time I get them....and I get these cramps about every 30 minutes or so. I run to the bathroom about 3-4 times an hour checking to make sure there is no blood. It is terrifying.
So I have a question for you ladies out there....has anyone experienced this? These cramps are more intense than menstrual cramps, but they only last around 5-10 minutes at the most. I would love to hear if anyone has been through this and maintained a healthy pregnancy. The nurse believes the pain may be caused by my endometriosis which typically flares up at the beginning of pregnancy right before it shuts down for the remaining eight months. I am not so sure if I am buying this.
Thanks,
The paranoid, often crazy, barely pregnant nutcase
This sounds nothing like the cramps I had with my MMC. I would just be walking and then out of no where double over in pain. There was also lower back pain. The cramps would only last about 30 seconds and then stop. I think as long as you don't have lower back pain with the cramps you are fine. Your numbers sound good!!! good luck to you!!!
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