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Hey ladies - is it normal to cough and have a sharp pain in your left side every now and then - I’m 6 weeks today.

I rang my midwife team on Friday morning to ask them for some advice on strong cramps on and off the last few days but no one has got back to me ...

I don’t no what’s normal and what’s not or what I can and can’t expect in early pregnancy this is my first baby so I’m totally clueless

Any advice from previous experience on symptoms would be most welcome.

All I have is sore boobs, and then I get waves of strong cramps and then this shooting pain sometimes when I cough

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Seb9

Cramps are very normal in the first few weeks, if you have severe cramps, bleeding or shoulder pain or might be getting checked out, but period type pain is quite common.

The nhs start for life website has lots of information on common symptoms and what to expect.

nhs.uk/start4life/pregnancy...

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BabyOleg in reply toSeb9

Thankyou that was a really helpful link x

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Jonesy84

Hi lovely, firstly congrats on your BFP! I did have some cramping the early stages along with brown blood which freaked me out but everything was fine.

I agree with Seb9 that the things my midwife said to look out for was a sore shoulder at the tips and a pain in my bum.

If no one has got back about the strong cramps I definitely would chase as it’s just peace of mind.

As for the pain when you cough I had this. I have endo and cysts on my ovaries so I put it down to this at first but I have had the same thing at different stages of the pregnancy and was told this is the ligaments stretching to accommodate baby. It’s painful when I sneeze, cough or turn over sometimes in bed but like I say say come and goes at different stages. Xxx

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BabyOleg in reply toJonesy84

Thankyou :) Yes I get the same, cough sneeze or turn in bed and the pain starts but it doesn’t last long it’s more of a sudden pain. It did worry me but that has made me feel a bit better about it :) x I have a private early scan in 7 days to make sure everything is ok and I’m just really excited to hear a heart beat once I hear that I will probably be less paranoid haha!

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Jonesy84 in reply toBabyOleg

Yeah it’s a very sharp pain and I have let out a couple of yelps when it’s happened as its painful but like you say doesn’t last long thankfully.Everybody gets anxious before their first scan as your mind can go into overdrive looking and comparing things. For me I was anxious for most of the scan purely because there is always a different hurdle to pass but know it’s normal to feel that way.

All the best for your scan xx

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MezzyJ

Hi BabyOleg, I'm in exactly the same boat as you, same week, same symptoms, I have also the pains and when coughing etc. I got my bfp on sunday! I have been paranoid so I have booked an early scan on 31/8. All the best x🙂

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BabyOleg in reply toMezzyJ

No way! Same as me! Mine is booked for 31st at 18.30! I’m literally so excited

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MezzyJ

Mine is at 13.15pm in Southampton, while I'm visiting the area, be good to know what's going on. Good luck with yours x 😄

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BabyOleg in reply toMezzyJ

Good luck to you too :) xx

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