Holy shit that hurt

kelbel2440

I've had rib pain since 18 weeks, on the right, worse when sitting. It's creeping up more and more towards my sternum. Doc said its inflammation of the rib cartilage. And not much I can do beyond comfort measures. Tonight I was getting up from lying on my side and there was a massive shooting pain that felt like my rib was stabbing my ab muscle and shredding it to pieces. Owww!!!! It sucks knowing there's not much I can do and it just keeps getting worse. I'm scared how much worse it can get, and how bad it will hurt when I have to use those abs to push baby out, and mostly that there's actually damage being done that will be there after delivery. Anyone else dealing with this??

kelbel2440

Luckily mine goes away with laying down. But then I have to get up lol. I still would not take my first 4 months of nausea over the pain. But damn! I didn't know what to expect with pregnancy, but this wasn't it! Funny part is I just put ice on and LO either loves it or is pissed cuz he is kicking like crazy!

Sisimama10

I feel your pain. I've been having pleurisy/rib and chest inflammation and pain too. Every time I take a breath in I have sharp pain. It feels horrible. I have an auto immune disease that flares up occasionally especially while pregnant that can cause pleurisy. I've had flare ups before, but never so frequent and long-lasting as while pregnant.