Hi. I’m hoping someone can offer me some reassurance. I’m not googling but wanted to ask. Do any of you ladies get really bad cramps during your period? I’m talking what feel like the early stages on labour, you can’t sleep through it it’s that bad?
I dont get it every month and it’s not the entire period but every other month for last 6 or 7 months I keep getting these awful cramps that will happen once but last no more than about 6 hours in total. It’s all in my lower back and top of my thighs. I’ve had three kids and it feels like early stages of labour. I’m day 3 or 4 of period. Last night was so bad I had no choice but to take ibuprofen at 4am. I just couldn’t sleep. I kept tossing and turning. I couldn’t get comfortable. Blood flow is as it always is. Odd few clots but not heavier when these cramps are happening.
My anxiety is really bad at the moment, back to obsessively checking my breasts again and convincing myself something is going on there again. Could the anxiety be causing this? Is it because I’m now in my thirties? Being over weight!
Im just really puzzled by why I’m getting this and why it’s so painful!
Thank you x