Painful Sleeping on Left Side After Pregnancy. Anyone Else Go Through This?

I've had similar pain in my right side just under my rib since near the beginning of my current pregnancy. I'm 33 weeks now. For me I can't sleep on my right side, the baby favors that side and if I lay on the left, gravity seems to help move him over a bit and the pain lessons, so for me I think it's muscular or skeletal, but that's right where the liver is, and kidney and gall bladder pain can show up there too, so def. don't ignore it. I've been worried the whole time, but no blood pressure issues that generally accompany pregnancy related liver diseases so doc's not worried. Since your baby is here, I would guess it's probably nothing, but if the pain is persistent, or severe like you've said, I would def. get a second opinion.

Hi, you poor baby, have your back checked out you may have a slipped disk that also can cause weird pains in all sorts of areas. Did they checked your appendix too? Good luck and best wishes.

Did they check for pancreatitis? I am no doctor, but that just sounds awful to go through.

A couple of things: Did you have a C-section? Did you go back to your regular Dr after the ER visit?
I'd get another checkup. This could be a hernia- not uncommon after pregnancy, especially Caesarians. Gallbladder problems usually present more on the right side than the left, but should be checked again.
Don't let this go, but don't panic either. Chances are this is muscular and will resolve as your body gets back into shape- as my OB says, "It's 40 weeks of pregnancy, so give yourself 40 weeks to get back to normal". But definitely rule out anything else.
Good luck!

I had problems on my right side during and after second pregnancy. Sometimes dull pain in lower ab, right side....sometimes a sharp stab. I was afraid it was appendix, and I thought I can't have appendicitis!! I have a 2 year old and a baby! Don't have time for this!
My OB found a hernia after examination. Probably began in 3rd trimester, and I had surgery to remove the damaged ligament and was much, much better in a week.

If your conventional doctors cannot find anything, it may be something a chiropractor-kinesiologist can help you with. I don't know if a standard chiropractor would be able to, though. I think there are several CPK docs in the KC area.

see another doctor, hernias are quite common after pregnancies and it kinda sounds like that could be it