BACK PAIN! please help, any ideas!

hancake100 · Nov 23rd, 2009, 20:09 PM

Hello girls,
Well I should be fast asleep my now, it is WAY past my bedtime

But my back is giving me so much trouble, its been getting worse through the past few days but not got to me SO much. Today it seems to be on another level and now tonight I have not got a chance of getting to sleep (so much pain) its all from the centre of my back going down towards the lower back!
I have so many pillows and I have tried eveything to get in the right position to get to sleep but still nothing!

Does anyone have any ideas what this could be or what I can do to try and get SOME kind of sleep??
Driving me mad

Thankyou

blessedbylife · Nov 23rd, 2009, 20:12 PM

the only thign that worked for me (barely) was a heating pad... hope this helps!

KaeRit21 · Nov 23rd, 2009, 20:28 PM

hey hun...i had this quite regular for a while...heat pads, tens machine and paracetamol were only things to give me any relief...

if uv got a hot water bottle place right on ur back where the pain is....used to give me instant relief....

hope ur better soon

xxxx

hancake100 · Nov 24th, 2009, 04:38 AM

Thankyou so much girls

The heat really does help with the pain although I still didnt get much sleep after

xxx

Mitsuko · Nov 24th, 2009, 05:35 AM

I don't know if that's going to help but my midwife told me it's very important not to walk or stand with an arched back. You know, the typical "pregnant woman position" with the hands on the hips and the belly popping in front of you? She told me that I should try to correct my position all the time because it was making back pain worse. Are you trying to keep a "rounded" back when you walk or stand?

angie-roo · Nov 24th, 2009, 05:59 AM

as the others said, i find a small hotwater bottle on lower back helps

I have been wearing a belly band for weeks now so i just pop the bottle in under the fabric

also when i sleep i try and have a cushion wedged behind my back with a bottle between it and my lower back

i also somtimes have a pillow wedged under my bump if it feels like its pulling.

but sometimes none of this works! i think sometimes baby just gets into a position that traps a nerve

hancake100 · Nov 24th, 2009, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mitsuko

I don't know if that's going to help but my midwife told me it's very important not to walk or stand with an arched back. You know, the typical "pregnant woman position" with the hands on the hips and the belly popping in front of you? She told me that I should try to correct my position all the time because it was making back pain worse. Are you trying to keep a "rounded" back when you walk or stand?

I have never really took much notice

But I will from now on, thankyou hun!

I was thinking of getting one of the support bands!

kathylou26 · Nov 24th, 2009, 06:26 AM

I have a bad back too, stops me from sleeping sometimes. I've noticed it gets worse if I haven't been doing my exercises as regularly - my aquanatal class keeps being cancelled and its definitely worse. If I get up and do some stretches on the the floor that usually helps - are you doing any exercises at the moment hon? There are a few stretches you can do that specifically target the lower back. I also find sitting on my birth ball and gently bouncing instead of sitting on the sofa in the evenings while watching tv or whatever helps too.

hancake100 · Nov 24th, 2009, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kathylou26

I have a bad back too, stops me from sleeping sometimes. I've noticed it gets worse if I haven't been doing my exercises as regularly - my aquanatal class keeps being cancelled and its definitely worse. If I get up and do some stretches on the the floor that usually helps - are you doing any exercises at the moment hon? There are a few stretches you can do that specifically target the lower back. I also find sitting on my birth ball and gently bouncing instead of sitting on the sofa in the evenings while watching tv or whatever helps too.

Ummm well I used to go to aquanatal everyweek but it was like your cancelled for 2weeks in a row then I just havent been for 2weeks again after that, So been along while

I also used to do my Davina Pregnancy workout DVD but again

Not been doing that.
Thankyou for the advice

I will now get off my (ever growing) bum and start working myself.
I do do lots through the day I am always out and about with my sister-in-law and baby niece but I that isnt enough I know

xx

Nov 23rd, 2009, 20:09 PM	#1
hancake100 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Rossendale, Lancashire Posts: 2,204	BACK PAIN! please help, any ideas! Hello girls, Well I should be fast asleep my now, it is WAY past my bedtime But my back is giving me so much trouble, its been getting worse through the past few days but not got to me SO much. Today it seems to be on another level and now tonight I have not got a chance of getting to sleep (so much pain) its all from the centre of my back going down towards the lower back! I have so many pillows and I have tried eveything to get in the right position to get to sleep but still nothing! Does anyone have any ideas what this could be or what I can do to try and get SOME kind of sleep?? Driving me mad Thankyou

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Nov 23rd, 2009, 20:12 PM	#2
blessedbylife Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: waukegan, IL Posts: 612	the only thign that worked for me (barely) was a heating pad... hope this helps!

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Nov 23rd, 2009, 20:28 PM	#3
KaeRit21 Mum (Mom) Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,701	hey hun...i had this quite regular for a while...heat pads, tens machine and paracetamol were only things to give me any relief... if uv got a hot water bottle place right on ur back where the pain is....used to give me instant relief.... hope ur better soon xxxx

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Nov 24th, 2009, 04:38 AM	#4
hancake100 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Rossendale, Lancashire Posts: 2,204	Thankyou so much girls The heat really does help with the pain although I still didnt get much sleep after xxx

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Nov 24th, 2009, 05:35 AM	#5
Mitsuko Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,731	I don't know if that's going to help but my midwife told me it's very important not to walk or stand with an arched back. You know, the typical "pregnant woman position" with the hands on the hips and the belly popping in front of you? She told me that I should try to correct my position all the time because it was making back pain worse. Are you trying to keep a "rounded" back when you walk or stand?

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Nov 24th, 2009, 05:59 AM	#6
angie-roo Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: South West Britain Posts: 150	as the others said, i find a small hotwater bottle on lower back helps I have been wearing a belly band for weeks now so i just pop the bottle in under the fabric also when i sleep i try and have a cushion wedged behind my back with a bottle between it and my lower back i also somtimes have a pillow wedged under my bump if it feels like its pulling. but sometimes none of this works! i think sometimes baby just gets into a position that traps a nerve

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Nov 24th, 2009, 06:26 AM	#8
kathylou26 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 176	I have a bad back too, stops me from sleeping sometimes. I've noticed it gets worse if I haven't been doing my exercises as regularly - my aquanatal class keeps being cancelled and its definitely worse. If I get up and do some stretches on the the floor that usually helps - are you doing any exercises at the moment hon? There are a few stretches you can do that specifically target the lower back. I also find sitting on my birth ball and gently bouncing instead of sitting on the sofa in the evenings while watching tv or whatever helps too.

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