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Pregnancy Support Belt
Asked by C.I. from Washington DC
on August 3, 2009
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Okay... so without lots and lots of details I had a VERY difficult posterior (sunny side up) delivery with my first baby. So I've been paying a lot of attention to "f...
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- I'm there with ya, sista! Lol! I had a very very difficult with my first...After 31 hours of labor, and two and half hours of pushing, they finally used foreceps to ...
- Hi C., I also had a similar experience with my pregnancy. My daughter was breech and determined to stay that way! - up until 39 weeks. I had a wonderful pregnancy a...
- I don't know muhc about the pregnancy support belts, but I would recommend going to a chiropractor who can adjust your back and take the pressure off your nerves. It w...
Any Suggestions for Relief of Sciatic Nerve Pain in Pregnancy?
Asked by J.M. from Dallas
on July 31, 2009
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Hi! I am 21 weeks pregnant and experiencing sharp pain due to an irritated sciatic nerve. I am visiting a chiropractor, but I wondered if any of you had suggestions fo...
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- I had the same problem. When I had it, chiropractic (while very wonderful) did not help in that situation. I got great help from a physical therapist. Just another ave...
- Call and Airrosti Therapist and ask if they can do anything to help you, I see Dr Smith, in Keller. It is amazing what they can do, if they can help you will notice a...
- J., Hip stretches should help. Here's a link to a very good website: http://www.webmd.com/video/flexible-foam
Belly Support Belts
Asked by A.B. from Austin
on January 30, 2008
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I am 22 weeks along and am carring much diffenet than I did with my daughter. I am carring everything right up front; it is causing a lot of sciatic nerve pain and ot...
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- I hated mine! It squished my belly fat up so that it looked like I had a big belly flop over it. Not attractive and not comfortable. I don't remember the brand, but it...
- Check out my mamasource listing and raves, and my website, michellebrown.massagetherapy.com. I practice Maya Abdominal Massage and am located in Austin. The massage he...
- get a Belly Bra...they are way better than belts! Belts made me feel like I could not breathe but the Belly Bra gave me support without feeling like I was so constric...
Need Help with Sciatic Nerve Pain During Pregnancy - PT or Chiropractor?
Asked by B.D. from Dallas
on September 8, 2008
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I am 14 weeks pregnant with my third child and am experiencing severe pain in my right lower body from a pinched sciatic nerve. Has anyone experienced this and have r...
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- I would recommend going to a P.T. ASAP and they can give you exercises and mobilize your hips or sacrum in the correct position to get pressure off your sciatic nerve.
- I highly recommend Trinity Wellness Center in Highland Village. They helped me immensely with lower back pain throughout my pregnancy.
- Hi B., I am a personal trainer and have worked with this problem with some of my clients. Either professional should be able to show you some stretches to do that wi...
Confused About Back Problem Diagnosis
Asked by K.M. from San Antonio
on May 19, 2009
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I have suffered from daily leg and foot pain for at least 10 years. Two years ago I had an MRI of my spine and the Dr. (a back Dr.) told me that nothing was wrong tha...
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- With 2 different diagnosis go for a third. Mention you have already been told two different things and need to find out exactly what is going on. Just go in and tell ...
- MDs that specialize in the back are not trained to look for the connection between nerve impingement and the pain it causes. A MRI would not show nerve impingement ei...
- I was having horrible chronic headaches that no MRI, or med doc could find the cause for. I ended up in a chiropractor's office for something unrelated and the chirop...
Anything I Can Do for Sciatic Nerve Pain?
Asked by A.D. from San Antonio
on June 8, 2007
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I am 35 weeks pregnant with baby number 5. His head is unfortunately pressing on my sciatic nerve giving me terrible pain in my lower back and down my left leg, to th...
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- A., I have two helpful words....HEATING PAD! My daughter did the same thing and that was all that would help. Good luck and remember this is temporary. The best ...
- This is going to sound crazy but....make your hand into a fist & "dig into" the affected area. It helps...trust me. I waited tables with my first & some serious scia...
- Hi there and congrats on the new baby!!! I had this problem as well with both my pregnancies. I found that going to the chiropractor was one thing but doing yoga was...
Sciatic Nerve Problems During Pregnancy
Asked by C.G. from Sacramento
on April 1, 2008
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Hi, I am in my 7th month of pregnancy and having sciatic nerve pain on my left side that runs down my leg. Does anyone have any ideas on how to relieve the pain besid...
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- Sorry to hear it, I had that with my two pregnancies. Try laying on the opposite side to take the pressure off of the nerve. And I hate to say it, but a doughnut pil...
- You might want to see a chiropractor. My husband had this problem and MORPHINE didn't even help, so don't let it get too bad. A chiropractor can adjust the dis...
- Hi C., This is stricly a chiropractic problem. See one as soon as you possibly can. The chiropractor can put your body back in proper adjustment. It may take a f...
Severe Sciatic Pain
Asked by H.S. from Cincinnati
on April 25, 2008
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I have a 6 week old son, and throughout the last 4 months of pregnancy I had 24 hour sciatic pain. After he was born, it felt 100% better. Now, over the last 48 hours ...
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- H., Have you tried lying on the floor with your legs up at a 90 degree angle? (PLace pillows,ottomon or something you can scooch your bottom right up to so that your ...
- Maybe try a chiropractor. I had severe sciatic pain with my second pregnancy and through pure desperation decided to give one a try. It/He actually helped me, tons! I...
- H., I would first get it checked out by a doctor to make sure that its just sciatic pain. If so, stretching at least 3 time a day and icing where sciatic pain starts a...
UGH!! Sciatic Pain in 8 Month of Pregnancy
Asked by R.G. from Boston
on June 29, 2008
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OMG! Just within the last few days I have been in such excruciating pain starting in my lower back roaming all the way down to my thigh. I can barely stand and walking...
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- When I was pregnant with my first child my lower bacl was so out of whack that they were giving my darvacets to help with the Cronic pain. Sciatic nerve pain was const...
- I went to a chiropractor during my first pregnancy and it helped a lot. My chiropractor had night appointments so I was able to go after work too. Your relief should...
- R.- I highly recommend seeing a chiropractor. Make the time. If it takes your pain away, it's worth it. I was pregnant with twins, and had suffered sciatic pain for ...
Sciatic Nerve
Asked by D.S. from Myrtle Beach
on July 23, 2008
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I am 12 weeks pregnant and I have had sciatic nerve pain for a month now. Is there any relief for this pain? It used to be only bad at night when I laid down and got...
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- D.: I am a representative of a pharmaceutical company that uses natural ingredients to makes its products. We have a section in our quick reference book on sciatic n...
- You might have heard about this before... ask your husband to iron a blouse or cloth and put it in your back when you go to sleep.. as hot as you can take it... also w...
- Heat helps. I had a thing called a Wuvit--it's like a small pillow with beads in it. You microwave it for a minute and it stays hot for almost 8 hours--great for whe...
