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This post is based on a bit of selfish research really. You see I'm 20 weeks pregnant now and last night I experienced tear jerking pain in my lower back while I was resting in bed. I know as the baby gets bigger and everything starts moving around different areas are feeling pressure they don't normally. And apparently this means different nerves get squeezed. I want to know how I can remedy this, or at least understand more about why it happens.

Brian, my husband, bought me one of those full body snuggle pillows for me to use while in bed. This is something which is supposed to help alleviate slumber troubles and aches and pains.

Sciatica is a general term for pain originating from the sciatic nerve. Sciatica is a symptom of a disorder that causes mild to sharp and sometimes excruciating pain. Patients have described sciatic pain as mildly disturbing to burning, aching, deep, and similar to a sudden bolt of lightning. I believe this is different than the pain I felt in my lower back, but I did experience this nerve pain last week and eventually something must have shifted because the pain subsided after a couple of days.

Okay, so regardless of the reasons for pregnancy back pain, what are the solutions?

I admit warm baths are helpful. In fact if I could take a warm bath each day it would be a blessing. Unfortunately after i take a bath I always feel the need to take a shower later in the evening to actually get clean. Our bath tub doesn't fill up with much warm water though and I'm tempted to boil a pot and bring it up to the tub with me for refills.

You should avoid sitting for long periods of time and you should avoid standing for long periods of time. If you are standing then make sure you have supportive shoes. If you are sitting you should make sure your seat is supportive and firmer is better than softer. (This is true with your mattress as well).

Avoid lifting heavy things AND avoid reaching for thing on high shelves. Oy vey, all these things to avoid. And see with Christmas just having passed there are a lot of things I feel like I need to do and one of those is some serious cleaning. Little bits at a time though, if you can't avoid something at least pace yourself, right?

Do any of you have other helpful tips?

Labels: back pain, pregnancy

My brother worked for a shoe store for several years. He eventually became a manager. During his sales career he went to several conferences and trainings to learn more about the different shoes the store carried. This was a pricey and prestigious store mind you.

He listened to and watched lectures while also reading all the fine print about a variety of special walking shoes.

There is a study out right now which could refute everything he learned. Of course studies are mostly taken with a grain of salt because tomorrow a new one could be reported which would state the opposite.

"Although insoles can cushion the feet, they don't address the alignment issues that can lead to back pain, says Judy Baumhauer, M.D., a spokesperson for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons."

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Labels: back pain