5 weeks pregnant – is mild cramping normal? 🤍

Hi everyone 🤍 I’m currently around 5 weeks pregnant and just looking for a bit of reassurance!

I’ve been having some mild cramping, quite similar to period cramps, which comes and goes. I don’t have any bleeding and it isn’t severe, but naturally I’m worrying about every little thing at the moment! 😂

I’ve submitted my maternity self-referral but I’m still waiting for it to be accepted, so I haven’t been able to speak to a midwife yet.

Did anyone else experience mild cramping around 4–6 weeks? Was everything okay with your pregnancy? 🤍

I’d love to hear your experiences! x

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Yess! It’s that little bub implanting themselves 🥹 it’s all very normal I had the exact same thing. You maybe also experience some spotting which is also normal but of course if it’s anything your concerned about just contact your doctor/midwife x

Yes totally normal but make sure if it is unbearable like keeping you awake at night to get it checked out by your doctor because i went through this

I remember having cramps that felt very similar to period cramps! I was super nervous about it so I called my OB and out of caution they gave me an ultrasound right about 6 weeks. Everything was just fine!!

My sister is about 9 weeks pregnant and right around 4-5 weeks was also cramping and even spotting. She went in for an ultrasound and everything was also fine!!

I know it’s scary and hard not to analyze every symptom but you are probably fine!!

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