Hi Bhargavi,

What you are feeling is probably Braxton Hicks. I'm due on 10th Oct and have been getting this terrible pain in my lower left abdomen and back. It starts like a cramp and once I relax for 5-6 mins. it goes away. When I first got it, I felt scared and just to be on a safer side, called my doc to find out. She asked me if it was like a pre-menstrual pain ...which I couldn't gather at that time. She advised me to take Meftal Spas and a capsule called Duvadilan Retard to avoid any complications. But since then I've felt this sudden pain again when I exert myself too much. But when I relax with my feet elevated, the pain goes away. One feels that it is unbearable but after a while you feel alright. And then it might come again 2-3 times. But now I noticed and realized that it is not like a pre-menstrual pain.

I've been reading about this and spoken to a lot of other girls at workplace. They all said that it happens when the baby is trying to make space for himself. Did you experience something similar. Please do write and let me know as I was equally scared with wildest of thots coming to my mind...

Regards,
Reena Manisha replied. Hi Reena & Bargavi

You should immediately take rest whenever you feel any doubt of BH contractions happening. I hope these are just the baby's movements. Bargavi, you should be extra careful as you are carrying twins.
I think worries & scares are also part of the pregnancy. Sometimes i see scary dreams in the night just because of my worries, specially when i read pregnancy books before bed.

take care
Manisha
Bargavi replied. Reena
Scary it is, I can understand.
Mine dont feel like pain or cramp.
Its like the whole tummy is stretched I cant carry myself standing or walking, I have to sit. It happens only when I exert for 1hr or so. All say its not contraction and its just discomforts of preg. Coz BH comes from back to abdomen for few min and then it comes back again within few min. Mine is not in the pattern. Nor does it feel like pain. I donno how to explain more what I feel.
If urs resember BH, take extra caution.
Pls do take rest and dont overexert. Are u working? If ur home, try to be in bed for few hrs during the day also.
Are u in India/US?
I read ur other post that ur measuring big too. Is ur uterus measuring big or is the baby Large for Gestational Age?
Take care and rest well
Bargavi