Sunday, August 21, 2011

[cramping & 6 weeks pregnant]

[us bottling matt's first batch of home-brew... today...homegrown suds anyone?!]

So it's kind of funny...in my time working in an emergency room there have been tons of women/girls who have come in for cramping/abdominal pain while pregnant. I always would laugh to myself and think...what do they expect?! They're growing a human in their belly.... no kidding they have abdominal pain.

Now I have the cramping....and I'm freaking out. I want it checked out! It's not that I am unable to cope with the pain, want a solution, or want pain medication...it's fear. It's fear that there might be something wrong. Usually your body gives you little clues that things aren't super great, and you should listen to it. So with the cramping I am concerned that perhaps there is no baby growing...and that would be a bummer. I have to continually tell myself to let nature take its course...don't stress, it will all work itself out one way or another. So that's what I am doing....sans wine or motrin... my usual go-to-cramp-solver.

But yay! I'm 6 weeks pregnant!! That's something worth celebrating....with a nice cold glass of...water. Oh yeah, and helping matt bottle his beer!

5 comments:

  1. Sending anti-cramping vibes.
    I understand about being on the other side of the medical coin. It is an odd place to be in.

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  2. yes it is scary, I went through that for a while then I had an attempted miscarriage. One of the scarriest days of my life. I think we all fear what we can't control.

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  3. I had cramping too, from around 6 to 12 weeks, which was scary because I never normally had cramps with my period. I was also freaked out by it, but everything was okay. I know every situation is different, but hopefully that will help put your mind at ease =)

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  4. I had cramping too, from around 6 to 12 weeks, which was scary because I never normally had cramps with my period. I was also freaked out by it, but everything was okay. I know every situation is different, but hopefully that will help put your mind at ease =)

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  5. Congratulations! Im also 6 weeks preggo! Ive got cramping, all day sickness and Im unusually tired. But as this is baby #3 (and surely our last.. lol) I know from experience it is all normal =) SO congrats, and try not to worry!

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