KIm ~ yeah i get it pretty bad and not just when i'm pregnant either all the females on my mum's side of the family have it pretty bad great gran, gran, my mum , her 3 sisters and my sister and i ( i don't think it is supposed to be hereaditary ( sp ) but in our case it is ... it is bloody horrible the only thing that relives it a little is a wheat pack heated up sit it on your hip when i get really bad i go to a chiro and the nerve is manipulated off the hip bone and i can be pain free for up to 6 months afterwards i feel for you