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Re: 33 1/2 wks - some cramping

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 29 May 2001 13:18:15 -0500 (CDT)


At Tue, 29 May 2001, stefani wrote: >
>hi,
>i have noticed that over the last couple of weeks i have had some
>menstrual like cramping over my lower abdomen, sometimes it hurts enough
>that i take tylenol to relieve it. it always subsides and especially
>helps when i lie down. I mentioned this to my OB and she said it can be
>related to all the pressure on my lower body from the baby and
>recommended a support belt. she didn't seem concerned about pre-term
>labor. is it normal to experience this menstrual like feeling this late
>in pregnancy? I used to get it in the beginning of pregnancy and thought
>it was a result of streching.
>
>-Thanks
>Stefani

these feelings are very, very common at this point in pregnancy, and are not usually a sign of preterm labor

--
William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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