no answers but COMPLETE sympathy for you hun - i seem to have the exact same thing - absolutely shocking pain between my shoulder blades, hurts to take a deep breath, hiccuping or burping makes me feel like i've broken a rib - and it's been ongoing for over a week now! spoke to GP on Tues this week, and because i had signs of a UTI, she thought it may be related - but i'm now almost done with a week of UTI ab's, and it's still hurting like all hell so i'm going to Ob on Tues and begging for answers. i spoke to chiro on Thurs as well - and there is nothing out in my back at all so i think i've covered everything i could do...

some things i've found help - i have to swap between sitting up and reclining very regularly - don't want baby going posterior! ummmm, heat pack on your back - the best way i've found with this is to lay on the heat pack. use panadol (panadeine, mersyndol day, panadeine forte) depending on what works for you

as hard as it is - don't pick up your other kids - get them to climb up to you for cuddles. rest as much as possible - and, like me, pray that bub decides to arrive early and healthy!!!

it was suggested by a member last night that, with Gremlin being head down bum up, it's possible she has a foot caught on my rib or something and that is why the pain is so intense and gets so much worse when i hiccup or anything. not sure what it is but damn it hurts! i've been in tears at least once a day from it for over a week now, and probably up to half a dozen times some days - it's just incredibly, overwhelmingly painful!

huge gentle hugs and heaps of sympathy babe - wish there was a solution for you (for us both really!)

BG