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Rib pain anyone?

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Anyone else experience this?  23 weeks.  I have such a nagging pain in my mid back under my right shoulder blade.  It has started over the last couple of days to wrap around to my ribs.  Feels better if I'm up and walking around but gets progressively worse across the day (maybe because of big belly and boobs and gravity??).  I'm still fairly small, 5'4" and 138 lbs.  Have gone from a B to a C cup though and hubby thinks this may be the problem.  

Definitely does not feel like gallbladder.  I had gallbladder attacks before getting pregnant, but they stopped several months before getting pregnant.  Got an ultrasound then and didn't have any gallstones, only some "sludge."  This feels NOTHING like that.  I can get relief from this pain but could never get relief from the gallbladder pain.  I literally feel like I could have a foot pushing my ribs out haha.

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  • avblissavbliss member
    LO may also be pushing against your ribs, and the cartilage between your lower ribs relaxes and can cause discomfort. I had horrible rib pain in the front between the bottom ribs for the last few months with DD1, her favorite place to rest her feet. Wish I had some tips to ease the discomfort, but I was unsuccessful in finding relief back then. Not looking forward to it starting again now.
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  • tessylynn6tessylynn6 member
    I have had this nagging for the last month or so.   Being in the physical therapy business I'm pretty sure one of my ribs is "slipping" and causing some muscle soreness and tenderness.  There may be a couple options for you if this is whats going on.  I would see if you could get into a Women's health Physical Therapist.  I find the most relief with some heat and laying on the opposite side.  Hope it lets up soon!
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  • OurJellybeanOurJellybean member
    i thought i was crazy! this week i started to get some really uncomfortable rib pain, i woke up in the middle of the night and was sooo achy. It felt like my ribs were stretching and hurt from my back all the way to the front. i told people about it and they never heard of this happening in pregnancy. so glad im not the only one lol
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