back pain

[sassy123]

my friend is about 12 weeks preg and she has really bad back pain what would you suggest to help?

[Nelle]

Ouch. If it's her lower back, perhaps part of the problem is her pelvis - has she had children before? If it's her pelvis she might do well to see a physio and perhaps wear a support belt of sorts.

I found rest the best thing really, and baths, heat packs...but really, if she's 12 weeks and in a bit of pain already, I think this person would do well to head to their doc and try and find the reason for the pain and see if they can sort it out. My sympathy though, my first bub was posterior (I don't imagine that would be the reason for pain at 12 weeks), and back pain is no fun at all.