Sciatica Pain?

KateD12 · April 2012

Has anyone else experienced this? It has become crippling in the past week and a half, and I've been trying to find a remedy that's not just "bed rest" - very hard to do when I stand all day at work! I have my A/S and appointment with the doctor tomorrow so I will definitely be asking then. It's just frustrating because the people I've asked IRL have been so negative and dismissive i.e. "It's too early for that" or "You're not even showing enough to be in pain". Well, when the shooting nerve pain make me feel like my leg is going to give out, I'd say it's apparently not too early

lollypop1989 · April 2012

I've been having this too for the past two weeks. Is your leg going numb/tingling? If so I would ask your doc for what's called an "S-I LOC" brace. It's a very thin brace that goes over your hips and under your belly and helps hold everything together. It helps me. You can even sleep in it if you want, though I don't sleep in mine. There's other maternity braces you can try, but I found the one I had to be bulky and it didn't really work.

kelbel527 · April 2012

KateD12:
Has anyone else experienced this? It has become crippling in the past week and a half, and I've been trying to find a remedy that's not just "bed rest" - very hard to do when I stand all day at work! I have my A/S and appointment with the doctor tomorrow so I will definitely be asking then. It's just frustrating because the people I've asked IRL have been so negative and dismissive i.e. "It's too early for that" or "You're not even showing enough to be in pain". Well, when the shooting nerve pain make me feel like my leg is going to give out, I'd say it's apparently not too early

I've had sciatic pain for at least a month now...so I say, no it's not too early and people are stupid for dismissing a pregnant woman's pain. Everyone is different, I never even had sciatic pain the first time.

Unfortunately I'm not going to be much help though, I don't have a good answer on how to make it go away. I get it at work sitting down and walking around or changing positions usually helps. But I had it walking around yesterday, and just tried to keep walking it off. Haven't found a good remedy.

Good luck & sorry the people IRL aren't helpful!

MrsRidge2005 · April 2012

No real advice on making it go away but I've had the same as well for about two weeks so it's definitely not too early. I'm trying to not overdo it too much around the house as I have found that carrying stuff up and down the stairs tends to make the pain worse. Also, with DD I had this and then it got better as the baby got bigger for some reason. Maybe it was because the pressure was moved to a different location. When I asked my doctor about it with DD he basically said to take pain relievers or he could refer to me to physical therapy which I passed on.

Manx4 · April 2012

I've had it since very early too - it was almost crippling as well. Are you sleeping with a body pillow/pregnancy pillow? Or at the very least, a pillow between your knees? That really helped me out. I still have pain but not even close to what it was prior to sleeping with my body pillow.

KateD12 · April 2012

Thanks so much for the advice and sympathy! I'm definitely going to ask about the back brace and I REALLY hope that as things shift upwards the pain will ease, that would be amazing! I hadn't read that anywhere, so it's uplifting to hear. I have had concerns about not being able to work, or even that I might fall when it happens because of the numbness/sudden weakness in my leg.

jocymama · April 2012

I have been experiencing sciatic pain as well. Dr. said it was the baby pushing on the nerve endings and hopefully would ease up as the baby moves higher. So no, it is not too early for you to feel it and people IRL should really stop acting like doctors.

I have found that most of the time, women who had children have very "rose-colored" memories of their pregnancy so I usually take their criticisms of my feelings and/or aches and pains with a grain of salt.

KateD12 · April 2012

jocymama:
I have been experiencing sciatic pain as well. Dr. said it was the baby pushing on the nerve endings and hopefully would ease up as the baby moves higher. So no, it is not too early for you to feel it and people IRL should really stop acting like doctors.

I have found that most of the time, women who had children have very "rose-colored" memories of their pregnancy so I usually take their criticisms of my feelings and/or aches and pains with a grain of salt.

It's funny because this is the first time I've asked a question of people close to me IRL about pregnancy (aside from my mother)... I've learned my lesson with that group I'll just look like a complainer or they'll make me sit down and drink a glass of water LOL!

mommytwobee · April 2012

I have to too and it BAD. I am going to physcial therapy today for it and RLP. I am open to anything that helps its a nightmare.

asween02 · April 2012

Mine has been sporadically unbearable for the last couple months to the point where I can't put any weight on my right leg. It is TERRIBLE! Sleeping with a maternity pillow or a pillow between my knees helps a little as does a heating pad. I asked my doctor and her only other suggestion was physical therapy which I haven't looked into yet.

Shame on those other ladies for telling you what you can or can't be feeling and when, by the way!

numb3rMel · April 2012

Oh yea, I've been feeling it. My DR told me to soak in a tub. Another friend due a couple of weeks before me also has it.

elizabethwig · April 2012

count me in. I had what the docs finally called 'pseudo-sciatica' a few years ago - sciatic pain not from a disc or back problem but because in a certain small percentage of people, the nerve runs through a muscle in your ass (rather than beside) so if the muscle knots up, it pinches the nerve. It got so bad I couldn't sit at all (wrote undergrad exams laying on the floor). For me, massage helped, as did chiro. my doc was pretty unhelpful when I said thought it was coming back and basically just told me to stretch and that it would probably just get worse (have I mentioned I don't really like my doc?)

If you google sciatica stretches you should find something helpful, though the ones that help me the most are getting harder with a growing belly. look into physio or chiro - it can take a while to work so start soon!

ibekatieg · April 2012

I had it around this time with DS. I sat on a heating pad at night, changed my bag to a rolling bag for my walk/commute into the office and tried the exercises. In the end I had to wait for baby to move, but he did and I went pain free through my 3rd tri. GL.

HRP22 · April 2012

I got it around 10 weeks so I feel your pain.

I sit all day at work, and so I don't think it matters how much you stand.

Things that helped me:

Reducing how much I climb steps. Not lifting weight. Not carrying around my purse if I go shopping. AND....The number 1 thing was going to the chiropractor.

elizabethwig · April 2012

more stuff i remembered:

- ditto avoiding carrying heavy stuff. avoid heavy purses (e.g. if you need to carry a lot, use a back pack with lots of support, or a rolling bag)

- walk a lot!

- i get my partner to massage my ass. basically, if you have any knots that are sore to touch, that's where you need to work on as they may be making the sciatic pain worse by pressing more on the nerve. it's painful as all hell to do, but it really helps to knead out knots. it gets better the more you do it (over days, not over one session). my chiro would have me lay with a tennis ball under the knot - the pressure would break it up a bit. haven't gone since pregnant, so you'd want to make sure this is all safe for the current situation.

- doc said that having tightness in the legs is also bad for sciatic pain. especially calf tightness (which i *always* have). stretches aimed at reducing that can be helpful.

jjreth · April 2012

My parter experienced sciatic pain during her pregnancy. I was able to offer her some stretching and massage that made a huge difference. Getting a professional massage from an experienced fascial therapist would be the most beneficial thing you can do. If that is not an option, here are some self massage exercises you can do using a ball and a foam roller.

https://tao-fit.com/low-back-and-sciatic-pain-piriformis

I hope it helps. Let me know if you have any questions.

Jesse James Retherford

https://www.tao-fit.com

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