Ectopic or just growing pain? Help!!

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I am currently 7 weeks pregnant with my 2nd. So far this pregnancy has been different from the beginning. The last two day I have had a dull pain on my low left side that is pretty constant but definitely more noticeable when I’m laying down. 
I have an ultrasound scheduled for this week, and will call my doctor in the am, but I am very worried that it may be ectopic from what I’ve read. 
Has anyone had pain like this and it wasn’t ectopic??

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I’ve read the pain from an ectopic pregnancy can be excruciating. I hope your scan goes well. I had a sharp pain on my right side for a few days at 8 weeks and it has now gone.

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Ectopic pain is excruciating, like face down on the floor screaming kind of pain. You're probably feeling round ligament pain especially if it gets more uncomfortable laying on your side.

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I had the same thing in my right side. When I went in for my first ultrasound my dr explained that when you first become pregnant there will be a cyst on whichever ovary you ovulated from.  The cyst produces necessary hormones for the pregnancy while the placenta develops.  Some moms don’t feel pain at all from the cyst and some do. It is normal. I never did with my first but I have this time around.

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I too have read that ectopic pain is extremely bad. I have had pains as well and sometimes it is more noticable when laying down, but that could also just be your muscles stretching and re-adjusting itself.

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I had some mild “cramping” that was pretty dull on my left side. But occasionally it would be on my right as well. It eventually stopped though. I had an ultrasound at 7 weeks and my baby was in the correct place. My understanding is if it was ectopic the pain would be way more severe.

Ectopic or just growing pain? Help!!

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