Since around 34 weeks I've started getting hip pain when I sleep at night. It's not sciatica (I've had it before and ended up having a partial discectomy to remove the bulging disc) and I get it more on my left hip because I try and lie on my left side (because it's good for the baby).

Other things I have/am trying:

1. Warm bath before bed
2. Pillow between my legs to keep my hips aligned
3. Fortnightly massage with a remedial masseuse specialising in pre-natal massage - the first night after I have a massage I get no pain - go figure! Wish I could get a massage every second day!!
4. Sleeping on an angle on my back/side, propping up my belly so that it's not hanging
5. wheat pack/hot water bottle on my hip
6. Panadol

The first few hours of sleep from around 9pm-12am seem to be OK, but once I wake for that first pee I find it very difficult to get back to sleep. It just continues to ache, no matter what position I am in. I sleep in fits and starts, waking every 30mins and I am feeling so crappy the next morning. I am still working and will be working until I hit 39 weeks.

I never got this pain at all during my pregnancy with DS. BIG difference between this pregnancy and my previous was that I was swimming/exercising until 38 weeks. This time round I haven't been doing anything.. But I do also think that because things have already been "pre-stretched" with pregnancy #1, that this also the reason I'm getting more pain.

I have asked my OB about medical pain relief and he has suggested panadol 4 hourly, or if I need something stronger, Panadeine (with codeine in it).

Is there anything that anyone has tried that you could suggest to me? I just need to get through the next few weeks..

And No, I'm not going to buy a new matress or memory foam pillow with only a few weeks to go.