Some abdominal pain during w26 pregnancy - is this normal?

Dear mamas, I am having some abdominal pain that comes and goes, much like a light version of a period pain. I feel my baby move but there is still no specific pattern, as my midwife told me it may take couple more weeks to get there. My question is, do you / did you experience similar pain towards end of second trimester like this? I am a bit anxious tbh… any experiences / advice highly appreciated

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I’ve had period pains on and off throughout my pregnancy. I’m 29 weeks tomorrow and had them for 3 days last week. Also the same in my first pregnancy. I found drinking more water helps but it also seems to correlate with when my bump is getting bigger so don’t know if it’s stretching and growing pains

I remember having similar - and all turned out ok thankfully - but most importantly I’d say if you have any concerns at all, don’t sit worrying about it call up and ask to go in and get checked!! That’ll probably be the only way to put your mind at ease xx

Thank you both so much! Eventually had pain for that night but all was gone the next day; baby movements are same as before.. I guess the pain is part of the journey 🤷🏻‍♀️

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