Stabbing pain in hip/lower back - Help!

[mrsr]

It's not sciatica? I got that pain in the later stages of my first pregnancy...it was like someone kicked you really hard just above the butt cheek on the left hip (lower back). That's what mine was diagnosed as....the massage to relieve it can be a little painful initially but it was well worth having it done to release the pain. I didn't have the massage while pregnant though.

[Cricket]

Thanks ladies! I don't know if this is sciatica or not. It does not shoot down my leg, which I thought was quite common with that. It is more like being stabbed right at the base of my spine, towards my left hip. It hurts when I put weight on that leg, and it can make me catch my breath involuntarily. However, I have tried sleeping with a pillow between my knees, and so for, so good! It hasn't happened again. Hurray! Let's hope it stays that way.