OMG Back pain from H*#*! Please help

Hi everyone!

I am only 14 weeks and I am having the worst back pain ever! I woke up to DH giving me a back massage in the middle of the night, so it must of been bad.

I am even in bed with pillows propped around me, to do Uni work. :wall:

I am thinking now is the time to get a pregnancy pillow? Any suggestions?

Also, don't you think it is too early to have bad back pain like this? It lasts most of the day, except yesterday I did not have any pain at all! I have an apt with my OB next Monday but sure he will just say "suck it up, princess and welcome to pregnancy!"

Any opinions on what worked for you with back pain would be awesome. :pray:

Thanks : )

I'd go see a chiro, you might of just slipped something in your back, or pulled a muscle. Mersyndol day strength tablets are safe to take and they work really well for muscular pain.

Pain like you are experiencing is not a normal part of pregnancy. That's not to say it won't remain for some time, as many of us know pregnancy is not always a joyous painfree event. However a chiropractor or a physiotherapist should be able to offer some relief and there are various remedies (like tens) which are safe in pregnancy and could help reduce your pain.

Thanks guys. Will consider it. I am not the biggest fan of Chiropractors.... Thinking of a massage as it has been awhile and my breasts have gone from DD to F and growing.. Maybe that is the reason. I am now in no pain after laying back on pillows that last few hours. After school holidays... massage is a must!

its a shame you don't live here, I go to the BEST chiropractor - she doesn't click any bones or rip them back into place, its all just nice and gentle manipulation with her stuff and it really works.

16 weeks pregnant and no SPD - I put that down to her treatments alone :)

Arimeh,

I am truly jealous. If I got a referral like that I would go to one. Will have to sort something out.. Pain again. I knew this was going to happen, it started at 7 weeks. : ( Will try the pain pills though, when I get down to the chemist.

Hi Tams,

I've been having back pain since about 14 weeks at night so you're not alone. I've been using a regular pillow against my belly which has helped a bit. I get pain around the butt/thigh area as well and have to use a heat pack every night several times a night. I plan on speaking to the Ob when I see them on Thursday but I'm wondering about Siatica.

GL

I too was curious about Siatica, Hmmm. I also have the pain around my butt/thigh. Interesting. Thanks for that. Will mention it to Ob. Hmmm, now I am thinking. Thanks for sharing. Not happy you have it too but happy to know that I am not alone. Will try the heat packs. About to go for a swim, hoping that will help : )

I get sciatic pain, in both of my butt cheeks (near the hip area) and then it also extends down my thigh and into my calf muscle. My husband gives me a rub every night and that usually makes it go away - until the next night anyway, but at least I can sleep with no pain.

Be wary though, when my SPD first flared up - my sciatic pain was the first sign of it. So definitely get someone to work on it, whether it be physio, chiro, osteo or massage therapist.

I've had quite bad pain since around that time, Tams. I got a referral to a physio, who was useless, so I ended up booking in for a massage and that did help. I love chiros but I don't have one here in Melbourne and I'm not willing to go somewhere new when I'm pregnant (plus DH hates them and doesn't want me to go to one ever again :D).

I bought a body pillow from Lincraft for about $25 and I LOVE it. I also started doing prenatal water aerobics and I can honestly say it does help my pain issues. When my back is bad even just floating around in the pool is absolutely heavenly. I have a lot of pre-existing back injuries so I think I was always bound to have hip and back pain in pregnancy, but massage + body pillow + water aerobics has really helped me.

Good luck with it :)

I get accupunture it is AMAZING

I have a tens machine and a fit ball that i use pretty much daily, perfectly safe (as long as you dont do what i did the other night and get stuck bent backwards over the fitball! :rofl:) and you dont have to wait for an appointment.

Tams - I'm getting that pain as well, it's horrible when I have to chase after a toddler all day, but I'm pretty sure that for me it's from a pinched nerve, possibly even sciatic pain, as I had a similar thing with DS, though not this early in the pregnancy lol
I was in agony yesterday, and we've only got panadol in the house so I had to keep dosing up on that every 4 hours just to be able to move from the lounge room to the kitchen and toilet and back again when I needed something.

I hope your pain goes away soon!

Some of the worst back pain I get is from my kidneys. I went to chiros and everything before I found out what it was and once I had drunk enough water it went away. The pregnancy pillow was great for relieving the hip pain and 2 pillows is even better so you don't have to move it when you roll onto your other side.

Oh man my back is killing me too :(