Back/ hip pain

Re: Back/ hip pain

• HFrizzle member

  September 2013

  Is it hurting from you left lower back, down your butt cheek into your leg? Could very well be sciatic nerve pain.

  
  

  DD#1~Emma Dawn 12/19/00 7lb 10 oz 21"

  DD#2~Daphney Mae 04/17/03 7lb 13oz 21"

  DD#3~Grace Deonea 05/20/10 8lb 2oz 21"

      DS#1~Brody Maxwell born 10/16/13 8lb 10oz 21"

  
  

  Report0 Reply
• Loading the player...
• SnoopyLuv member

  September 2013

  Get a support belt at Motherhood or online. This is normal.
  

  
    Francesca Pearl is here!             Josephine Hope is almost 3!
  

  Report0 Reply
• m88bloom member

  September 2013

  dhaueisen said:

  Unfortunately this is normal and will probably only get worse until delivery as baby gains more weight. You could try a support belt as pp mentioned, something else you can try is rock tape...someone on my board recommended this, you can buy it online and look online for instructions and videos on how to apply it. It worked really well but unfortunately my skin was allergic to the adhesive and I had to stop using it other things to help with pain control are warms baths (the heat really relaxes the muscles and the water helps your belly float and takes the pressure off), heat packs, and stretches (they work best after a bath or heat packs when the muscles are relaxed). Also, a prenatal massage and/or chiropractor can probably help you out as well.

  I don't understand how the rock tape does anything but push your skin together. Sounds like a placebo thing to me but hey if it works to take your mind of it I'd say try anything. I myself am a baby when it comes to pain.  

  Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml

  Report0 Reply
• roo1oo member

  September 2013

  Things that help with my back and hip pain in no particular order:

  
  

  Short walks (long walks make it worse, 2-3 20 min walks a day helps a lot)

  Stretching, particularly child's pose and pelvic tilts/cat cow pose

  Prenatal massage

  Body pillow when sleeping

  Tylenol

  Drinking lots of water

      

  Report0 Reply
• Carriean member

  September 2013

  Something that has helped my back/hip pain immensely is swimming. It allows you to be weightless for a little while plus helps you strengthen those back muscles needed to support the belly. Also, cat-cow stretches and pelvic rocking can help relieve some of the discomfort.
  
  Good luck!

  Report0 Reply
• agfox92 member

  September 2013

  At my last Chiropractor visit Ihad mentioned that I began having hip pain, especially while sleeping. He adjusted me and then helped relax the muscles running down the sides of my hips/legs and then suggested using a pillow between your knees/legs while sleeping. I had been using a pillow but I don't think it was thick enough. Try a pillow at night and/or visit the chiropractor!
  

  Report0 Reply
• TobieRose member

  September 2013

  I too am petite and carry my babies/baby weight all out in front, in my belly. Last pregnancy the pain got so bad I would be walking across campus and had to stop every five minutes or so because my hip pain was so, so bad. 
  
  

  This time around since it's twins I invested in a maternity belt, which really helps with the back pain (and also with my stomach muscles feeling exhausted!!), but not the hips. Sleeping with a body pillow or even just a regular pillow between your legs will help, if you don't do this already. The only other thing I can really recommend is changing positions fairly frequently during the day: sitting too long will hurt you, but so will standing too long. 
  
  A PP recommended short walks; personally I am not able to walk that far before the pain makes it impossible. But it sounds like something that might help you, so it's worth a try!

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

  Report0 Reply