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I have a question from my sister in law who is currently 28 weeks pregnant.
For six weeks now she has been experiencing numbness in the top part of her right leg.
Is there anything that can be done to relive this...or has anyone else had this problem.
Any thoughts or suggestions welcomed.
Hi,
A girl at work had this and was told it was just a nerve that was probably being pressed on in her lower back I think. It did go after a while. Sorry not much help.
It's most probably her siatic(sp) nerve been pressed. I had this and the numbness didn't go until I'd lost most of my weight after having Cody. She should let her doctor know at her next appt.
hugs xoxo
:doh: Yep I had the numbness in the leg with this pregnancy. I found that when I would lay on the left leg (coz that was the one to go numb) that I would awake to find it numb. So I tried laying on the right side. Only to have my groin ache like buggery. Mine got bad that I had to lay practically sitting up as the pain in the groin would hurt so much I could hardly lift my leg to get out of bed. I had what I believe was Pelvic Pain. Tell your sis inlaw to mention it to her OB or at her next check up. Just to be safe. It could be something a lot less simple than what I have.
Thanks for your repsonses will pass them on. Cheers Jacqui
Hi jacqui,
If your sil just has numbness then it is probibly what the other girls have sugessted however if her leg is painful, cold ,and or has a blueish color to it ,it could be a bloodclot, my sister had one during her first preg and it was passed of as a pinched nerve at first and when it was finally diagnosed properly it went from her hip to her knee in lenght.
I dont want to scare anyone but it is very serious if she does have one, it maybe worth asking her doc if shr is concerned.
Thanks Roudysmum. I will definitely pass that on.
Hi Jacqui
I have this, if it is the front of the leg it isn't the sciatic (sp?) it is a nerve that runs off it. I didn't rest and kept running around, in the end I couldn't walk and had to stay on the bed for a week as it was very painfull.
Get her to rest up and check it out with the Dr, as I was warned if I didn't take it easy I would be stuck with the pain for the rest of my pregnancy ( I was only 20 weeks then!)
My leg is still numb but manageable, I am swimming again and moving around more. I have noticed that sitting in chairs that you have to sit up straight in with your leg at a 90 degree angle makes it worse, so I try and stretch my legs a bit or get up and move around.
Hi everyone. Message from my SIL.
Been to Doctors and you are all correct. Baby is sitting on a nerve.
Thanks everyone, she said to pass on her best wishes.
Jac