Pain relief

Diimari15 · January 2016

Training myself to sleep on my side has been very difficult; normally I am a back or stomach sleeper. I have also been told by my doctor (previously) that my left side is the best for baby. Unfortunately I've had several problems with my left shoulder and it tends to pain me greatly to sleep on it. Recently, in all my attempts to train myself I have had multiple stiff backs and sore shoulder/necks. I'm pretty good at toughing though the pain but getting to sleep can be difficult sometimes and was wondering if there was something I could take very occasionally to help alleviate the problem. Ib I know is no good for baby and I have negative reactions to Aceto. Is there any other acceptable pain reliever out there? (Still 2 weeks until Dr. apt and I am overly curious)

bsckgb7 · January 2016

You shouldn't be worried about sleeping positions this early. Sleep whatever way makes you comfortable. But over-the-counter options are Tylenol.

Diimari15 · January 2016

Tylenol is acetaminophen which gives me bad reactions (almost allergic reactions, vomiting, chills, dizziness)
And though I'm aware it doesn't matter now I'm training myself for when it does. (Something I read that says it helps)

ZedPM3 · January 2016

Have you tried body pillows to kind of wedge yourself into position and prop you up on your side/support you? I haven't even begun to think about switching sleeping positions yet, but when I do I'll probably do that since I'm very much a stomach sleeper.

bsckgb7 · January 2016

Most of the stuff I have read about sleeping says your body will tell you if it's a bad position to sleep in (ie you will wake up with an asleep arm). I just read "Expecting Better" and she discusses the sleeping thing and says to pretty much sleep however you can get comfortable.

bsckgb7 · January 2016

https://kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_center/your_pregnancy/sleep_during_pregnancy.html#
See page 2

https://www.webmd.com/baby/features/sleep-soundly-during-pregnancy

https://www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/ask-heidi/week-27/sleep-positions.aspx

Diimari15 · January 2016

I do use pillows and such but this is all unrelated to my ultimate question, I have shoulder issues and would like to know if there is a safe otc pain reliever for both the little one and myself.

ZedPM3 · January 2016

Honesty, I would call your doctor's office and see if they can answer your question over the phone. From what I can find online acetaminophen is really the only universally safe option, but some doctors might allow other medications on a case-by-case basis.

bsckgb7 · January 2016

I answered and said Tylenol was your only OTC option. Anything else is RX (which requires a doc).

jmknox · January 2016

You don't really have too many options (if any) if you can't take Tylenol. Anything stronger like Vicodin/norco are Tylenol based (even tramadol has a similar molecular structure to Tylenol and I'm not sure if it's safe during pregnancy). That's a bummer. After birth you can do Motrin/Aleve but it's not recommended during pregnancy.

Caileybug · January 2016

Girlllll, sleep however you want for as long as possible! I am a belly sleeper too and I thought I should train myself to sleep on my side during my first pregnancy but honestly, stay as comfy as you can for as long as you can. I ended up ditching the effort and belly sleeping until around 20 weeks. Then a preggo pillow will be your best friend.

And like PP have said, Tylenol is really the only safe option I've heard of as well.

Good luck mama!

ThisisNumber3 · January 2016

Sleep however you want for right now. I'm enjoying all the sleep I can on my stomach and back. Even then left side is best but right is fine too. I usually end up rotating back and forth all night. So if you can only do right without pain I wouldn't worry about it.

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