This week was rough. 2nd pregnancy but first time this far along, 17w5d. This week I experienced real bad abdomen pain, no blood. It felt like bad cramping, a stretching sensation and stabbing that went on for days. It would last 15-30sec and be really intense then subside for 10-15mins and repeat 😲 It was so bad 2 nights in a row I could not sleep. I woke up gripping my abdomen in pain. I finally went to the Dr. (after all the normal checks) he explained that the baby is moving and my uterus is not use to all the movement. It’s trying to stretch and accommodate the baby. It’s a good sign he said, your baby is active. He continued by saying it will subside in a few days or possibly weeks. But after that I should feel the baby’s movements 😁

Did any other women experience this? I wish someone would have told me how painful it would be, I thought there was something wrong. You read about “discomfort” but this was “pain” 😩