battlemaiden Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Please don't laugh. I have been pregnant or nursing for 13 years now. I just don't remember how it works. I haven't had my cycle since giving birth (my baby is 11mo). For the past 48 hours I have had horrible cramping. I feel like I'm in labor. My uterus hurts. :001_huh: My question is, how long do you cramp before you see spotting? I have had nothing to show for all this cramping. I keep thinking I'm getting my period, but nada. Do you usually cramp for a while before...you know? Sorry to be personal. Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabeline Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Yup, for me it is normal to cramp two days before my period. Also, I went almost 5 years without having a regular monthly period, between pregnancy and nursing. Those first 3 or 4 months when I finally got it were very bad. I had never had cramps like that. Then when I was just about to go to a doctor, the cramping lessened and went back to normal. Now my periods are normal with normal cramping. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leanna Tomlinson Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 I have always cramped off and on for days before starting my first cycle after a baby. I always felt like my body was a war with itself! However, if the pain is unbearable, I would wonder about a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy. If you get a fever, the pain is unbearable, or you start bleeding and it is severe, call your Dr. HTH, Leanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radish4ever Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Agreeing with the other posters - but also adding that it could potentially be ovulation cramping? I had it pretty bad the first time I ovulated after having my DD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in the UP of MI Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 It's normal to cramp for a few days before af shows up. The first period after I have a dc is usually quite crampy. But I also cramp with ovulation and implantation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 I've never had any notable menstrual cramping, but I have experienced mittelschmerz. That has caused me to roll up in a fetal position, sweating. Not cool. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 After one of my pregnancies, I had cramping and never anything to show for it, then a period a month or two later. I used to never have cramping when I was younger (also before food allergies.) Now, depending on what I have been eating and how much I've been exercising, I have cramping some months, usually a day or two before and then the first day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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