Hi! I am 20 weeks pregnant and last night laying on the couch, started having these crampy sharp pains in the upper abdomen...like if you divide your belly into 4 quadrents, mine is in the upper right. If I laid still , it went away, but as soon as I moved, the sharp pain came again. When I went to bed, the only way I could lay was on my back or the pain was unbearable. I tried in the middle of the night to lay on my left side....no luck, the pain woke me up. So I tried to lay on my right side, once again, the pain was too bad. Now this morning, the pain is very achy and sharp at times. Any of you ever experienced this?
2007-05-07 02:21:58 · 5 answers · asked by larann78 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
This sounds like round ligament pain, especially since you describe it as sharp. The pulling and stretching of the ligaments attached to your uterus can sometimes cause you to double over.
And while some women get these pains chronically and off/on, other women just experience episodes throughout the pregnancy.
I would get them like every week or couple of weeks and they would be really painful. The only thing to help would be a change of position.....and waiting.
2007-05-07 02:29:42 · answer #1 · answered by Veritas 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm 50, and when that happens my health advisor has me take Ibuprofen (my prescription pain killer won't even work cause it's a different kind of pain) & apply progesterone cream (in a different spot each time) from the health food store once a day until my flow stops. The ibuprofen stops the pain, the progesterone fixes the problem for the next time around, for me at least.
2016-05-17 09:03:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like normal 'belly stretching' pains. You will get these on and off during your pregnancy as your baby and belly grow bigger. Just one more of the 'joys' of being pregnant.
2007-05-07 02:41:13 · answer #3 · answered by One Race The Human Race 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I were you (I've had 5 children) I would pop off to your doctors or hospital and get them to check you out. It is probably something insignificant, but better safe than sorry, and worrying will only stress you.
2007-05-07 02:32:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i get these every once in a while very sharp where they hurt and you cant move ! but call your doctor just to make sure thats what it is , better to be safe then sorry....
2007-05-07 02:44:03 · answer #5 · answered by thewifey2086 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋