Am I just paranoid?!

Question

So I just found out I am pregnant. About 4 weeks. I’ve been having pretty bad lower abdomen cramping for about a week now. I know cramping is normal for some but I’m worried! I called my dr and they said they don’t see pts until 8-10 weeks. Is this normal?! I want to make sure everything is okay right now. :(

Answer

It’s normal not to be seen that early. And some cramping is normal as long as it’s not severe and you have bleeding as well. I know for the first few weeks I cramped REALLY BAD. Like sometimes doubled over in pain. But I’m going on 16 weeks now and baby is completely healthy and everything looks normal. I would try not to worry too much unless it really gets unbearable and then I would maybe consider going to the ER just to be safe.

Answer

If you feel too bad, go to a women’s health clinic and they should be able to do an ultrasound for you and give you more info... or simply go to the ER and let them know you have cramping m, you just have to make it seem a bit severe so they can do an ultrasound and possibly other test. I know I was seen before the 8-12wks, but that’s only because I was in the ER when I was only 1mo for profusely vomiting every 30mins for 3days straight and they wanted to make sure everything was ok a week after my episode.

Am I just paranoid?!

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