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Is cramping and headaches normal in early pregnancy?

I got my BFP today! YAY! I'm feeling like crap though..horrible headache, back pain, stomach cramps, and occasionally I get a cramp in the right and left sides too...and even up above my belly button. I kind of feel like I have the flu or something..is this normal?
BFP= BIG FAT POSITIVE...
yay!!!!!

thanks everyone!

Public Comments

1. yes, my wife experienced the same thing

2. If you're having cramps, or pain over your right-lower quadrant to your belly button accompained by flu-like symptoms (fever, chills, etc.) go to the ER because you could have appendicitis.

3. Yes it is mummy-to-be, hehe! And Congratulations!!!

In my early stages of pregnancy, i didn't have no symptoms except tiredness. I'm was very lucky, i didn't get no morning sickness either.

Good Luck with your pregnancy.

4. Yes it is all normal. Dont worry and congratulations! I got the same things when I first got pregnant and was sooo scared to go to the dr. cause I thought that I was having an ectopic. I wasnt and the doctor told me that it was normal. Your not use to having a baby in there so thats why the cramping and headaches are normal throughout your whole pregnancy. I still get them and im 29 wks...

5. Yes, those are all normal signs. My midwife told me that the cramping is just your uterus getting bigger. It gets about 1000x the size it normally is by the time you have the baby!

6. the first 12 weeks of pregnancy for me were horrendous... all the symptoms going i had them! Worst for me was the constipation... ouchy.
Congrats to you and cramping is very normal - just make sure no signs of blood as that could indicate miscarriage.

7. Congratulations!! Woowhoo!! I had the same cramp above my belly button when I was 5 weeks it went away pretty quick I'm 8 weeks now :)