Period like pain

I’m 36 weeks pregnant and for the past two days have had really bad stomach/back pain which feels like the period pains I used to get. Is this part of Braxton Hicks? Anyone else suffering and know of anything that helps? I’m in agony and really struggling😩😩

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Can you call triage and get checked just in case?

For me such pains were a mix of guts cramps, braxtons and pgp. But I’d learned it during the full examination at the antenatal ward.. I was asked to come in as paracetamol, warm shower, massage - nothing helped. And we needed to exclude the possibility of premature labour..

I did go and get checked this morning as had reduced movements too, they said everything fine. Just annoying as I’m in so much pain and no explanation for it😶

I was prescribed codeine on top of paracetamol after the check…. I couldn’t sleep for 3 nights in a row by that time .. so they decided to ease my pain a bit.. the hospital consultant said that pgp plus ligament pain, plus muscle pain could be excruciating 😖

Codeine causes constipation though!! So I dunno if you want to ask your gp/midwife about this.. 😬

I will ring gp tomorrow in hope they can give me something to help, I’m so uncomfortable during the night I’m lucky if I get 3/4 hours sleep🫠

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Hey what are your current symptoms?

I’m 37+5

I’m pretty mobile still but anything over a hour or 2 and I’m in discomfort

Getting up from a sitting position is hard

Some of baby’s movements now are bordering on painful especially around my crotch/pelvis

I’m exhausted very easily and nap every single day

Can basically only breathe out my mouth now and I’m snoring and dribbling 😂

Standing in one leg is very painful 😂

Some waves of pain/ tightening but I regular and mild

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