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Intense shoulder/neck/back pain?!?!
I have the most intense shooting pain from my shoulder blade up to my neck that started once my milk came in and hurts most when I'm bf-ing or take a deep breath. I know this is not uncommon but have no clue what to do other than applying heat and taking motrin which isn't helping much.
any tips?
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Re: Intense shoulder/neck/back pain?!?!
chiropractor! mine showed me some stretches that helped.
1ht!
I try to watch my posture, especially when feeding DS (unfortunately, looking down at him for 30 minutes every 2 hours was taking it's toll, so unless his eyes are open, I keep my head up and watch tv or read a book perched on a stand), stretch a few times a day (slow head rolls feel sooooo good - I even do them while I'm feeding DS), feed often so my breasts don't get too heavy (they are quite large to begin with, so any additional weight really hurts), and I take a nightly bath to relax. Also, it's gotten a little better since I've started some light exercise (all I do is walk currently). Oh, and when it gets really bad I take the prescription strength Ibuprofen I got sent home from the hospital with - all it is 800mg, so 4 pills of the regular kind instead of 2.
I feel your pain though! I hope it gets better!