Back pain

yulilovesyou1

Ive been having back pain my lower right side and it hurts so much has this happen to anybody yet?

BabyBliss2012

Does the pain go into your hip and down your legs? If so, it could be your sciatic nerve.

vinerie

I don't know if this is the same thing, but I hurt my back a few years ago and every so often I "throw it out." I know, I sound like an old lady. But my phys. Therapist and Doctor have both emphasized the importance of a strong core in general, esp. While pregnant. Here are some things I do:

1) planks
2) Get on all fours on your knees. Extend opposite arm and leg out straight. Hold for a count or two. 20 on each side.
3) Lat pull downs. You can do these at the gym on the machine. Or you can also get an exercise band, sit on a chair, extend arms up and out and pull the band outwards, squeezing your lats together each time. 3 sets of 10.
4) upright row. Also do at the gym on the machine. Or, tie your exercise band to something, put a chair in front of it, grasp the band and pull backwards, again squeezing your back muscles together.keep your elbows tucked in and at your side.
5) Crunches

lalala2004

If it is sciatica, the pigeon pose can provide some relief, as well as a pose similar to cat/cow (instead of arching your back, you at just dropping your belly. The movement is in the hips).

@vinerie unless they are side crunches, I'd be wary of that. Because our abs are spreading, I was told increasing central abdominal muscles could cause your abs to stick out in a weird way after pregnancy. Not harmful, but I don't think anyone wants their stomachs to stick out after pregnancy even more than they already will!

yogahh

Sciatic stretch. Stand up. Cross on leg over the other and bend over at the waist. DH has sciatica a few years back and his PT recommended riding a stationary bike at a low level/intensity to loosen up that area.

Sharra13

Tell your doctor. I was having that a couple weeks ago on my left side. Turned out to be a UTI with no other symptoms. Those need to be treated before they get dangerous! I'm on antibiotics now.

Par13

I had bad sciatica with my first PG around 21 or 22 weeks and it's started coming back pretty badly within the past couple of days (about the time I hit 21 weeks).

Does your pain almost feel like it's in your butt cheek and radiate down your leg? If so, it's most likely sciatica.

I went to a chiro during my first PG and will be doing the stretches she taught me to hopefully relieve some of the pain. 

pelicanesque

I get the pain the radiates from my hip and down my leg that wakes me up in my sleep (I'm assuming from attempting to sleep on my side), but also, my mid to lower back can get really achy just from being on my feet for a few hours. Any suggestions for alleviating?
I've been trying to be consistent with my prenatal yoga, but I can't always fit in a workout.

nerdymama15

Mine always hurts when I am trying to go to sleep.  It's been doing that for a while, but just got really bad this weekend.   I have a body pillow on my right side so if I lay on my left, I can support the right side with the body pillow to my back if that makes sense.  That seems to help it out a lot.  Only problem is if I roll over and switch sides the other side will start hurting and I don't have a body pillow over there lol

jenashawn

My doctor suggested getting a maternity support belt for the low back pain I was having. I bought one yesterday, but haven't tried it yet. What did help immensely though, was going to the chiropractor. I have never went before this pregnancy, but i was in enough pain I broke down and went. The difference was night and day. SOOO much better after getting adjusted. 

Pascal86

@lalala2004 I haven't researched this, but I asked my dr. about crunches while pregnant, and she said that peoples' abs are just going to do what they're going to do, and sometimes people do crunches and blame the weird changes on that. I have no idea, but while I want to be cautious about that stuff, I think that strengthening in general is mostly a good thing. Definitely doing more side planking though.