Can someone tell me why women cramp in early stages of pregnancy before you even miss your first period? I thought cramps were the universal sign for having your period. If early stages of pregnancy are so similar to period symptoms how is a woman to really know and differentiate between the two.

I use to never cramp until I started taking birth control and now the cramps are to the point where they are just simply unbearable. I’ve tried taking all the medications out there and they work at times, but these time around they don’t seem to be working unless I basically over does on them. I was wondering if there was something more effective than just taking pamprin, midol, advil or motrin. Any ideas?

I start getting calf cramps like crazy every track season. How can i prevent them? How can i stop them when they start? Besides staying hydrated (working on that), bananas (one per meal already), or vitamins (i take calcium w/ D).

I just read that, and I have never been a big water drinker until now that I am pregnant. I know I have to drink more, because I have been waking up at night with my mouth completely dry. Can that be why I am also cramping, other than my uterus stretching? I have been cramping since 4 weeks, but I notice it more today. It feels like menstrual cramps but less painful. There is no spotting or blood at all. I am 7 weeks.

I had cramps yesterday but nothing unbearable, this morning however, they are much worse. I have always suffered from very bad menstrual cramps so I’m used to this pain. But is it normal? Should I call my doctor?

My husband has been having bad stomach cramps for several days. What might be the cause?

Has anyone ever experienced period like cramps in their first trimester? & how common is shortness of breath during pregnancy? & how soon does it occur?

I get very painful thigh cramps and my legs twitch when I sleep. It is causing my wife to wake up. I sleep through it. What can I do or take to relieve the leg cramps and/or the RLS?

I am on my second pack of birth control and its adjusting to my hormones so I am getting heavy bleeding and cramps. I’ve tried everything; Midol, Advil, Aleve but nothing seems to help.I am in so much pain I can barley walk. Do you have any tips that help you with cramps?

For the past 2 months I have been getting woken up with the worst charlie horse cramps in my calves of my legs,is my body lacking something.