rib pain...

nowayamyrae

Last night I bent funny (ironically, while making jello shots for my office party this week -- how appropriate) and felt an awful stabbing pain in my rib cage, just under my right breast... a few hours later I was laying on the couch and felt the stabbing again (but not as bad). This morning while laying on my right side, again I felt it. 

I did some googling, and it seems rib pain is common in the third trimester, from the baby kicking or the uterus pressing on the ribs, but obviously I'm way off from that.

I'm on the fence of whether its just a nothing muscle-thing that I shouldn't worry about, or if it's something... If I weren't pregnant I wouldn't even think twice about it!  

Becky262

Could be gas or maybe a pulled muscle.  I'd have a stabbing pain right below my sternum with DS that turned out to be severe heartburn (but that was in 3rd tri)

Can't hurt to give your doctor a call   

LIa0909

I had shooting pains in my ribs last night as well. I kinda ignored them because its been a problem I've had for years. When my upper back muscles get really tight, I start to feel it in my sternum, sometimes off to the side a bit. I had a doc diagnose this in college, that my back muscles were indeed so tight, they were putting pressure on my sternum. Its painful and the only thing (pregnancy approved) that will help is a hot shower and a back rub...

rainstar752

If it's underneath the lowest right rib, it could be your gallbladder- might want to ask your doc about it.