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Hello i am 18 weeks pregnant and ever since i found out i am pregnant i have been having menustral cramps. sometimes they are sharp sometimes mild.
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"Stretching pains": Congratulations! You are experiencing the normal uterine cramping of growth also known as "stretching pains". Hopefully, by now, you have started prenatal care with a OB MD.
Answered 11/10/2015
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