Hi all! My husband and I found out we were expecting this past week. We are extremely happy since we had only been trying for 3 months and family history suggested it would take longer! I need some advice since this is my first pregnancy.

Everything was going great except for the mild discomfort from gas pains I was feeling a few days ago on my left sign, or so I think. On Friday though I had pretty severe cramps, which lead to heavy bleeding for about an hour or two. I called the doctor immediately and they had me come in. Since I wasn't even 5 weeks, she was only able to examine my pelvis area. She sent me for immediate blood test and I'm going back today for the second part of the 48 hour blood test.

My question is... that this gas pain I've been feeling in my left side well its getting worse or maybe I'm making it worse. I've read too much over this weekend. Every symptom I'm reading says it's ectopic, but I don't want to call the doctor and cry wolf because I've been reading too much. The only relief I seem to be able to get is when I eat. It's the only time the pain on my left side goes away, which is why I think it's gas. I know I just need to be patient and wait for the test to come back tomorrow, but the pain has gone up to my ribs/chest area. A tall tale sign for ectopic is shoulder pain... I do not have this which is giving me some hope. I've tried taking gas-x, but it doesn't seem to correct all the pain I've been feeling, it merely reduces it.

Any piece of advice any of you have or just experiences would be greatly appreciated! My husband and I don't want to tell anyone until we are in the second trimester since we've already had some problems... so I'm left to either only talk to him or to myself. Unfortunately my husband is not a female and knows nothing about pregnancy, so I've turned here for some support. :)