Hello, Ladies. Need a little help. My wife and I just got pregnant (IVF), she's 6 weeks this Wednesday. However, as of Saturday she's been feeling some pain in her pelvic area. There's no bleeding and she's able to tolerate the cramps. The only relief is when she's sitting and/or lying down. Should we be "worried", help please. We haven't been able to sleep.
I was told by my doctor that cramps are common unless the pain gets severe. In fact, they told me to expect cramping. As long as it was not accompanied with bleeding and didn't progress, it was fine. I would call the doctor's office, just to be sure.
It is probably just her ligaments stretching. There are all sorts of things going on in preperation for your growing baby. As long as it's not severe and there is no bleeding I wouldnt be too worried. To ease your minds though, perhaps call your doctor.
Married 10 years, 38yo, husband 36. Been on IVF for 10 years. Have had 9 IVF cycles with one pregnancy resulting in adorable daughter who is now 5yo. BFP April 05 - Due January 06 MF infertility. Live - Melbourne Australia
Here’s a little history on us. Wife is 28 and I’m 33, we’ve been trying to conceive for 7 ˝ years. My wife has had two surgeries for endometriosis and her left tube has been blocked. My count has been good, small problem with motility. We’ve done insemination a number of times ( lost count ). Finally, last year in November we did our first IVF and it failed (that really hurt). In April we started the second IVF and on May 7 we had two embryos transferred. May 18 was “THE DAY” we found out….we’re pregnant. The first ultrasound revealed one baby, we were ECSTATIC ! However, since this is the first time for both of us we don’t know what to expect. My wife has been feeling all these strange things she's never felt before. That’s why I asked for help from you ladies. Your replies have certainly put our minds at ease. So once again, Thank You.
Lorenzo - congratulations on you and your wife's pregnancy! You sound like a very supportive and great husband.
I am confident that your wife's cramping is just your little baby digging into the womb and making itself at home. however, you should never be scared to call your dr. Our bodies feel so different when we are pregnant, and it is nice to get the professional reassurance that everything is just fine.
Lorenzo, congrats to you and DW. Just like the other ladies has said...cramping is normal. I'm 11 weeks and still have cramping on and off. Tell your wife to make sure she drinks plenty of water. Take it easy and keep in touch.
Me and DH are 35...married 2 yrs...TTC for 2 yrs...m/c in Dec 2003...DH has mild sperm factor...started clomid 100mg for 1st IUI...BFP 4/27/05...Taylor Denise was born 12/30/05
The cramping doesn't really end...I'm 18 weeks and still get bad cramping. My OB explained it to me like this. Hold up your fist...then imagine EVERYTHING in your body concentrating on making a life in that little space. THEN imagine your ENTIRE body expanding and making room for that little fist to grow and grow and grow! It's a lot of work, and for your entire universe to be expanding at a phenomenal rate in a very small space can be quite painful.
I find that now my ribcage has expanded far more than my uterus...but I will still find that I have a horrid pulling in my abdomen and some pain right over my ovaries...but, after talking with my OB about it, I always grin and pat my belly and say "GROW BABY GROW!!" Sometimes, it hurts so badly I can't say it with a smile, but I know it's all good.
The advice my OB gave me was to lie down and drink plenty of water when the pain and pulling got to be a little more than was comfortable. Especially now that it's hot, that kind of thing can really throw a girl for a loop! It's all so new and different - and we're used to pain being BAD - so get her a nice glass of water or lemonade, prop her feet up and reassure her that everything is going to be okay...just making room for baby!
You're a WONDERFUL husband to be here asking questions for her. God bless you. I hope that you and your lovely wife have a blissful and easy pregnancy and remember - we're here to help!! We're covering lots of topics: heartburn, morning sickness, pain...we've got it all so come back whenever we can help!
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