Pain in the right side of my uterus, worried it's another boy

[ThinkingofPink]

I had a pretty good sway and was feeling great about my chances until right around when I got my early bfp a few days ago. I've been feeling the exact same burning pinching pain on the right side of my uterus as I did when I got pregnant with my son. I know people say you can't tell what the pain means or where it's really coming from but it feels exactly like it did before. With my last (and first viable) pregnancy I assumed it was a cyst on my ovary from where I ovulated. When I got my ultrasound I asked the nurse and she looked and said that I had actually ovulated from my left ovary and the baby was actually on my lower right side (near where I felt the pain). Ramzi theory was correct for me then and I'm worried it's the same now and there is a little boy there again. I'll love him to pieces of course but I just had my hopes up for a girl.

[XXforhubby]

Huge congrats on your BFP!!

Ramzi may have been right for you the last time, but it may not be correct this time. My last pregnancy, my DS3 implanted on the left side, and he is very much a boy! This time, my DD implanted on my left side. The point I'm trying to make is that the side the baby implanted on doesn't accurately tell you the gender. You have a great chance at hearing girl! I know early pregnancy is full of worry, but try to ease your mind a bit on this one!

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[ksmom]

With DS3, I had bad pain on my left side so I thought I'd ovulated from that side but an early scan showed I had ovulated from my right and baby was on the left. Ramzi and side of ovulation are not at all accurate predictors of gender.

[ThinkingofPink]

Thank you guys! That is really helpful and reassuring!

[atomic sagebrush]

What we have seen again and again is people reporting worse pain from the ovary that doesn't ovulate than the one that does! Both ovaries develop 10-20 eggs every cycle, and most of them are not ovulated and have to be reabsorbed. Ovulation can actually release pressure in the ovulating ovary (kinda like picking a ripe zit LOL) and may make it more painful in the ovary that DOESN"T release eggs. This is especially true when you've conceived as the hormones may make it take longer for the eggs to be reabsorbed.

Additionally, what happens in early pregnancy is that a rush of hormones causes a massive amount of blood flow to the uterus. You don't have tons of pain receptors in your uterus and it is just as likely that you just happen to have a stretchy ligament by some pain receptors you happen to have in that spot.

I assure you it is NOT POSSIBLE to feel a tiny ball of cells. If it was, you could not survive pregnancy, that placenta burrowing into your body, a huge baby moving and kicking around, let alone labor. It would be too painful if you had that kind of sensitivity.

Plus, your uterus is quite small at this point and a pain anywhere can be felt anywhere else. Referred pain is super common in the human body. That's why people who have heart attacks and have pain in their arm, it's why women who have ectopic pregnancy feel pain in their shoulder. You really, really, really just can't feel implantation!

[atomic sagebrush]

Oh and after I saw about 20 people pay Dr. Ramzi $10 to guess their ultrasounds and he guessed WRONG, I must admit I have a very tough time believing he knows what he's talking about any more.

[ThinkingofPink]

Thank you thank you thank you! These are exactly the things I needed to hear! You have all really eased my mind.