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Re: 'twinges' at 4.5 weeks

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 16 Feb 2001 19:33:47 -0600 (CST)

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In reply to: julie: "'twinges' at 4.5 weeks"

At Fri, 16 Feb 2001, julie wrote: >
>I'm at 4.5 weeks (menstrual age) and am feeling slight ... twinges for
>lack of a better word very low in my abdomen. I wouldn't call it
>cramping, exactly. And they are not consistent at all. I've heard it
>could just be muscles and ligaments and stuff stretching from the
>growing uterus.

yes, this is common

I'm worried about miscarriage.

unless these become more than twinges, it si not suggestive of an impending miscarriage

Also, my breasts, while >still tender, aren't as tender as they have been. Does breast
>tenderness fluctuate?

yes

This is my first pregnancy. >Thanks for the info!
>
>--
>Julie
>

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