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Is Menstruation Like Cramps During Pregnancy Normal?

Hi, I am in my third trimester 1st time pregnancy and am having severe menstrual like cramps (no bleeding) with a lot of discharge. I asked my dr. if this was normally and he said probably wasn t a very helpful answer. My stomach also gets very hard at times and I have alot of pressure, my last ultrasound showed that the baby s head is right against my cervix but I m not dilated am I just experiencing braxton hicks and is all this normal?
Thu, 14 Jan 2016
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Hallow Dear,

Any pain in the lower abdomen or related to uterus is not normal and is not a good sign. In cases of abortions, if the pain is followed by bleeding, these pregnancies cannot be salvaged. In cases of pregnancy outside the uterus (ectopic pregnancy), there is severe pain in abdomen.

So please report to your obstetrician. Let him/her decide what sort of pain is this. May be you will require ultrasonography to ascertain the integrity of the pregnancy.

I hope this helps you.

Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
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Is Menstruation Like Cramps During Pregnancy Normal?

Hallow Dear, Any pain in the lower abdomen or related to uterus is not normal and is not a good sign. In cases of abortions, if the pain is followed by bleeding, these pregnancies cannot be salvaged. In cases of pregnancy outside the uterus (ectopic pregnancy), there is severe pain in abdomen. So please report to your obstetrician. Let him/her decide what sort of pain is this. May be you will require ultrasonography to ascertain the integrity of the pregnancy. I hope this helps you. Dr. Nishikant Shrotri