Endometriosis & Pregnancy - your experiences?

[mishmash]

Hi,

I am 5 weeks today & have dx endometriosis.

Is it normal to have cramping? I seem to get a bit dull through the day - then at night at about 7pm, it gets bad, for less than an hour. (then at midnight i get massive hunger, lol)

So i was wondering what your experiences were like and if i should worry?

[mishmash]

Sent from phone - please forgive obvious spelling & grammar mistakes

[alish]

im not sure what "dx" endo is.. but i had endo & my doctor told me that pregnancy cures endo..

cramping is normal for some women in pregnancy, you know, your body adjusting and all that..

i wouldnt worry unless i had bleeding but for your peace of mind maybe ask your doc

hope that helps.. & congrats & good luck!! xx

[mishmash]

Hi Alish,

Thanks for your reply!

'dx' means diagnosed. Yeah i don't have any bleeding,but I still worry, lol

im a panic-er when it comes to anything like this!!

[alish]

haha youre not alone, so am i!
i still worry and im 21 weeks..!!!

i made my obgyn give me an internal u/s around 7 weeks.. maybe you can ask yout doc to do the same, just to make sure its all in the right place & growing nicely etc! put my mind at ease!

x

[*LittleMissSummer*]

I dont have endo but i have pcos. I had cramping right through my pregnancy, it was just the stretching pains and then ligament pain towards the end.

To put your mind at ease you can request to have a dating scan just so you can see your baby and see the heartbeat. But cramping is normal but if start to bleed thats when you should see a doctor.

[mishmash]

Im hoping to have the same!! :fingerscrossed:

I have almost every other symptom, so im hoping its a sticky.

[Lenny]

I don't think the endometriosis would cause cramping while you are pg. Your muscles and ligaments have a lot of work to do strecthing and moving - it's more likey that.
You should enjoy a nice break from endo symptoms for a while and if you choose to breastfeed, you should find that your AF stays away and endo along with it while you bf.

[LaDolceVita]

Another Endo case here and yep cramping through my pregnancies, early and late but even non endo pregnancies have cramping, it's extremely common right through pregnancy. I'd get a dating scan just to put your mind at ease, although no matter what you'll probably always be questioning things throughout your pregnancy, it's what Mummy's do Welcome!

[JennaJayen]

My mum had endo really bad and wasn't supposed to be able to have kids - she still ended up with 2 unplanned lol me and my brother - and she had cramping suring the early stages.

I don't have endo that I know of, though the question did come up while we were TTC our DD but I never got the chance to see the gyno before I got pregnant (he ended up bein my OB though lol, I sould have asked him about it the last time I saw him d'oh) and I get a LOT of cramping in early pregnancy (and for the rest of my pregnancy too) with every pregnancy that I've had, though for me it is related to an irritable uterus.

Cramping in early pregnancy is usally normal, but if you are worried get it checked out by your doctor just to set your mind at ease

And I don't think you ever stop worrying lol I worried throughout both of my successful pregnancies, and I still worry about them both now lol