Seeking Advice on Back Pain, Please Help!!

I'm sorry I can't give you any advice to help with the back pain, but I was exactly like you last year...I had the worst back pain, and nothing would help. I even had a pregnancy massage around 7.5 months and it did nothing. But for some reason, the pain got a lot less the last few weeks of my pregnancy (maybe the baby moved into a better position?)...Hopefully it will get better--congratulations, I had my daughter last September!

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P.

B. - not sure if it would help but you can try chiropractic - my chiro in Hickory is awesome - and she may know someone in your area that can help if you'd like me to ask. I do remember having pain with my second pregnancy, and just was uncomfortable for the last few months. I hope that it goes quickly for you if you can't find relief - cause it's no fun being hot and uncomfortable! Good luck with your little one!

The only thing that I can think of is exercise. If you can, stretch as much as possible especially when you are not in pain. One of the labor exercises the dr. gave me also seemed to help with my back strain. Get on the floor on all fours (pillows under knees) and arch your back like a cat, hold it a sec., then arch your back down so your belly goes toward the floor. Strengthening your muscles might help with the tension and will also help during labor. Also I would say pay attention to how you walk, try to keep your back straight, shoulders back. When you are sitting, try to keep your back aligned, slouching or twisting will make your pain worse. Don't sit your day away, physical activity doesn't hurt you or the baby, it only helps. (Unless your dr. says otherwise) If your son gets stuck under your ribs sometimes it is possible to massage him downward. It's worth a try. My son lived under my ribs the last month, I feel your pain. One last thing: trade the pain killers for a back rub from your husband!
Good luck with everything! Let us know how it goes.

Okay girl try this. I did this with my 2nd child. Its only temporary, but it worked. I was like you,lots of pain and had tried everything. My nurse midwife gave me this advice, check with your DR's office first by all means. I would go on all 4's ,like a cat, I would bring my back up like a cats then back down and stretch the other way. When you do this a few times, it goes away,seriously. I'm like you I tried heat,pills, tears,nothing helped. Let me know if this helps. Good luck-----------------------S.

Hey B.,

Girl, I know how you feel. My little boy was born in April, but as I got just about 7 1/2 to 8 months pregnant I had that same pain. It was from where his feet has gotten up under my rib cage. I would hurt under my ribs, all the way around my sides and into my back. I sit at a computer all day at work and some days I would just sit and cry as I did my work. I would get up and walk and stretch for a few mins and it would at least keep me from crying, but as soon as I sat back down, that awful pain would come back just as strong.

I remember it lasting like that for about 4 to 6 weeks. After the baby dropped, the pain let up quite a bit. It still hurt until I delivered him, but at least it was bearable then. The place his feet were under my ribs, the skin on my stomach is still numb. Apparently he was rubbing up against some nerves and eventually just killed some. From the pain you are having, I bet that's what your little guy is doing. I work at a Neurosurgeon's practice and I can tell you, something pressing on a nerve is some of the worst pain you can experience!

Keep you head up and pray for your baby to drop. It won't last too long. Congrats on the little boy! (Little boys are the greatest...I love mine like crazy!!)

Have you tried the snoogle pillow? It worked wonders for me at night. I also picked up this wedge pillow from babies r us that I put between my belly and the bed when I was on my side. It helped very much as well. I went through the same thing when I was pregnant with my son. It was awful. I started to see I chiropractor which did help too. They also recommended massage and yoga, but I could not afford those options, however, I heard they really helped woman with the same issues.

I know how you feel. My Son was 10 lbs at birth and there was not a place in my body that did not feel pain carrying him at one point or another. Towards the end, nothing worked for me either. I found, honestly, the only thing to do, is have a baby. I went through about two and a half months (last stretch) where I just hurt on and off. Swimming pool....get in water where you are boyant...that is the best I felt...and even that was not pain free, just better than before I got in the water. To top it off, I had a two year old to keep up with. Good thing likes the water. No matter how bad I felt, I just kept telling myself that the baby would be here soon...I would let my mind wander away from the pain and onto trying to imagine what his sweet little face night look like....or try to feel his little finger wrapping around my finger....hearing him cry for the first time and holding him to comfort him and hearing the crying stop because he can feel how much I love him....

I am so sorry you are having such a tough time...and sorry to say...sometimes you just have to deal with it....that is what I learned.....but it is SO WORTH it. I did it twice :-)....

I will pray for you and the baby...know I am thinking of you and wishing you well...

it is pregnancy related try ice packs releaves a little not much trust me ive had back pain since my 19 month old son was born and all during the pregnany but my back pain never went away because of the epidural

Is the pain constant?

Hey B.!! You may want to try seeing a chiropractor. I had horrible back pain that ran through my sciatic nerve that I felt with every step while I was pregnant. I had never been to one before then, and he did say that in some cases he would not adjust a pregnant woman. However, it was a huge help to me. My daughter stayed pressed against my right hip until she turned...she was then in my ribs. I will be honest; I did have to have physical therapy after her birth for apx. 8 weeks due to the further misalignment to my hips from the delivery and I still have problems at times. With that being said, I have not been for an adjustment in several years and I know that is all I need. I hope everything works out with you & CONGRATULATIONS!!

~A.

Have you tried a pregnancy "girdle"? They make them specifically for pregnancy - to support your abdomen and back. I hope this helps. Congrats on your pregnancy. God bless you.