| Occasional, short-lived abdominal discomfort is | | | | sharp and may actually feel more like low back |
| commonly found among the very early | | | | pain or pelvic pressure. |
| pregnancy symptoms; cramping signals hormonal | | | | Preterm labor, or contractions that dilate your |
| changes and the enlargement of the uterus. It can | | | | cervix before 37 weeks of pregnancy, can also |
| be associated with many normal causes, though it | | | | cause abnormal abdominal pain. Symptoms include |
| can also be a sign of something more serious. | | | | an increase or change in vaginal discharge, vaginal |
| Harmless abdominal pain is one of the very early | | | | spotting or bleeding, abdominal pain, cramping, or |
| pregnancy symptoms. Cramping can be caused | | | | more than four contractions in one hour, an |
| by gas and bloating, constipation, and | | | | increase in pelvic pressure, low back pain. |
| Braxton-Hicks contractions. If the pain doesnt | | | | A serious condition which can cause cramping is |
| subside, and/or it is accompanied by spotting, | | | | placental abruption, when the placenta separates |
| bleeding, fever, chills, vaginal discharge, faintness, | | | | from the uterus, partially or completely, before a |
| discomfort while urinating, or nausea and vomiting, | | | | baby is born. Symptoms of this condition include |
| it may indicate a problem. | | | | sudden bleeding (though bleeding may be absent |
| Abnormal abdominal pain could be a sign of an | | | | or light), uterine tenderness, back pain, prolonged |
| ectopic pregnancy, which occurs when a fertilized | | | | uterine contraction, and decrease in activity of the |
| egg implants anywhere outside the uterus. A | | | | baby. |
| woman will usually feel the symptoms of this | | | | Preeclampsia is another disorder which can lead to |
| condition around six or seven weeks after the | | | | abdominal pain; in this condition, blood vessel |
| fertilization, though they could present earlier, | | | | changes occur and this can affect many organs |
| along with other very early pregnancy symptoms. | | | | such as the liver, kidneys, brain, and the placenta. |
| Cramping or pelvic pain or tenderness, vaginal | | | | Though one of the important signs of the |
| spotting or bleeding, pain that gets worse during | | | | condition manifests itself among the very early |
| physical activity or while moving the bowels or | | | | pregnancy symptoms cramping - high blood |
| coughing, or pain in the tip of the shoulder are all | | | | pressure and protein in the urine after 20 weeks |
| symptoms of ectopic pregnancies. If left | | | | of pregnancy are the definitive diagnostic |
| untreated, ectopic pregnancies could be fatal. | | | | symptoms of the disorder. A women suffering |
| Abdominal pain can also be caused by a | | | | from preeclampsia may show swelling in the face |
| miscarriage, or the loss of pregnancy within the | | | | or puffiness around the eyes, swelling in the |
| first 20 weeks. Usually vaginal spotting or bleeding | | | | hands, and excessive and sudden swelling of the |
| appears first, which can be light or heavy, and | | | | feet and ankles. When the condition is severe, |
| may be confused initially with one of the more | | | | intense pain or tenderness in the upper abdomen, |
| common very early pregnancy symptoms; | | | | a severe headache, visual disturbances, and |
| cramping then follows, which could be sporadic or | | | | nausea and vomiting could be felt. |
| persistent; furthermore, the pain could be mild or | | | | |