pain in sternum

[puggy]

Hi there,

I am nearly 36 weeks pregnant and for the last 4-5 days I have developed a pain in between my breats about where my bra sits. It's not he baby as I can feel when it's foot is stuck in my ribs and this is a different pain. It feels more muscluar or like my bone is bruised?? Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and what you did to releive the pain.

many thanks for any advice.

[Ellibam]

yep! i Had it really bad with makon not so bad yet this time!
and unfortunatly the only hting that help/stopped it was when i gave birth!
i used so many pillows to try and eleviate the pain but it never worked for me!
good luck if you find something

[Alan]

Hi Puggy
Your pain is caused by your rib cage expanding. By about 36 weeks your rib cage will have expanded by about 30%. Another contributing factor is the increase production of a hormone called relaxin. This hormone, along with a little help from progesterone causes all your joints to loosen, To help with the pain you could try panadol or panadeine, but the only way to get rid of the pain is to give birth