[wishfulgal]

Or know what causes it? Just more of my body weirdness...bear with me.

Honestly, I never noticed this until I was married/sexually active/trying to conceive. Several months before getting pregnant with my son, I would notice that several days before AF was due, I would start getting cramps in my inner thighs and down my left leg...sometimes all the way down my leg to my foot.

The cycle I got pregnant with my son I'm pretty sure I didn't have this (just crapmping in my inner thighs, but not down my leg.) Since I got my post partum period and have been cycling again, I've been having this again..last month starting at 5DPO and this month starting at 3DPO.

I always take this as a sign of AF coming/not being pregnant, but honestly...how can my body even know at 3DPO that my eggo didn't get fertilized? I mean, I doubt I'm pregnant but it's just annoying to have my hopes dashed already at 3DPO. Can't my silly body let me have hope for a little while...say 10 days?
Sometimes I wonder if it's a sign of low progesterone. Ha, who knows...just wanted to throw this out there and see if anyone else ever experiences this?

[Coley]

I'm sorry hon... I've never experienced anything like that before, so I don't have any experience or anything to offer.

The fact that it has happened so early into the TWW makes me inclined to think it's NOT a pre-AF symptom. I really doubt your body would be reacting that quickly, kwim? Perhaps it's something completely unrelated that has just happened to coincide with the TWW.

It's a head scratcher... that's for sure!

[wishfulgal]

Ya know, I just googled my symptoms and they coincide with "sciatic endometriosis", which is caused by endometrial tissue pressing on the sciatic nerve, which causes pain in the hips/thighs/buttocks/legs/feet during the days after ovualtion/before AF. Interesting...I think you may be right, Nikki. It might be just something that I experience during the TWW. I did mention my symptoms to my doctor before and she didn't make a big deal out of them. Well, I got pregnant before with similar symptoms, so hopefully it won't interfere too much with my chances this time around.

[Mod-LilSunshine]

Hmmm...I've never heard about that before! I know that you mentioned you talked to your OB....but I would mention it again at your next appointment. Sometimes it takes a few times before they actually listen, ya know?

[mommy2noelle]

I usually get the bad leg cramps the day before AF comes, but usually limited to my thighs. I would def mention it to the doctor the next time you're in.

[Coley]

Right on... You certainly could mention it to your doc again if it's bothering you enough to cause serious concern, but I certainly don't think it means you're out!