my dr said the baby has damaged a nerve in my back and with him growing more and more every week the pressure and pain gets worse. Im limited to what i can take only tylenol. That does not help is there any other methods i can use or do to help the pain?
i have a damaged nerve and the baby gets comfortable sitting on it. LOL. I have to wear a pregnancy back support brace and just try to deal with it until the baby is born only 3 more months.
I had the same problem. They thought maybe it was my SI joint.
See if you can find a good massage therapist.
And/or a GOOD chiropractor. I saw a nut job once... waste of time and money.
good luck. I know how hard and miserable you are. My baby was born in July. And we live in TX. I could barely do anything. But getting in a pool where you are able to move and stretch and feel weightless was a good relief.
I think going to a chiropractor will be very good for your back pain. They work with pregnant women all the time. Look up a good one in your area that has worked alot with pregnancy and I guarantee you will feel better!!
Go to a maternity store or babys-r-us and buy yourself a maternity belt! It helps a lot! I always had lower back pain from my two oldest kids (21 & 17 now). Then I got pregnant with twins (now 19 months) and I had excruciating back pain! I couldn't stand for not even 5 min. I bought a maternity belt and it relieved a lot of pain. I still had it but I could stand for a bit longer. I was eventually bed ridden for like a month. It's a thick elastic belt with adjustable velcros. The twins were so heavy and I had gotten so big! They were born at 7 months. I hope I help some. Hope you find a way to relieve it or something, good luck!
I was in a car accident when I was twelve years old and the chiropractor said that I would never be able to carry a baby. Well, I fooled him and I have three. My first pregnancy (a girl) was not bad at all. Next I had two boys and I was not so lucky. My lower back hurt all the time (even when I was lying down.) I spent a lot of time with the heating pad, at the chirpractor, and at the massage therapist.
one word - chiropractor!
I had the same problem and went to see my friend the chiropractor and that was the biggest help! (of course since you are seeing your dr for this you may want his/her blessing first)
If it's your sciatic (or any other nerve, I guess) you can try prenatal massage, chiropractic, or physical therapy. With any of them you have to be absolutely sure they are qualified to work on pregnant women. I would recommend the chiro or the physical therapist first. The chiro may or may not be covered by insurance. The physical therapy should be for sure, but you might need a referral. Don't hesitate to insist that your OB help you with this, it might keep getting worse, and it won't necessarily go away after baby comes. Mine did not, and I am seeing a chiropractor now. I really wish I'd done it then and saved myself the misery, plus I met my deductible when I was pregnant and it would have been covered. Now, I'm starting over with having to meet my deductible again.
I've also heard good things about the maternity belts. There is also an excercise you can do if it is your sciatic called pelvic tilts. I'd ask your OB to show you what those are or search for it on youtube or something.
Go see Dr. Wakeman, a chiropractor and kinesiologist in Buckhead. Or get accupuncture. I am 6 1/2 months too and he has helped me tremendously.
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Go see Dr. Wakeman, a chiropractor and kinesiologist in Buckhead. Or get accupuncture. I am 6 1/2 months too and he has helped me tremendously.
Definitely see a chiropractor and try massage. I go to Dr. Saboura at Pro Health and Rehab on Powder Springs Rd. He is experienced with pregnancy also, and they can bill insurance. www.prohealthandrehab.com They do have massage therapists as well. I have had students of my childbirth classes have extreme pain, and after a couple of visits they felt SO much better.
Tylenol can be bad for the baby's liver - too much can effect it's development, so use it sparingly... :)
I would try getting a massage at a place that does pregnancy massages, or try out acupuncture. My friend did acupuncture during her pregnancy and RAVED about it.
Needless to say, I'm a little over six months pregnant myself (with my second) and this time around I have bad lower back and hip pain. I'm going in for my first acupuncture app this Monday... Hopefully it goes well! :)
I would try a heating pad and see if that helps?
I had horrible back pain until I stopped wearing flipflops and put on some normal shoes with rubber soles and good arch support. I mean horrible! So make sure you are wearing good shoes and doing some stretches. Lay on the floor with your back to the floor and scrunch into a ball. You can look up some good stretching techniques for preggo women online.
Chiropractic! I was adjusted through both of my Pregnancies. And if you do use heat follow up with ice, or just use ice.
Edit: chiropractors do NOT go to school for only two years, and the founder of chiropractic was NOT an osteo school dropout!! Doctors of chiropractic now have to have a bachelors degree first then do four years of chiropractic school (three if you do summer semester). I feel better about them adjusting me because that is ALL they learn. Osteos are mostly treating pain, chiros treat nerves and nervous system/whole body function. Chiropractic was founded by Dr. Palmer, who cured a man whose hearing impairment was due to spinal nerve pressure.
I'm not sure I had a back pain as bad as yours, but I LOVED swimming while I was pregnant. My belly was so buoyant I couldn't sink if I wanted to and just floating on my back or standing in chest deep water took all the pressure off my back. It was wonderful!
i think swimming sounds like a great idea. you might also want to try getting down on the floor or on your bed on you hands and knees to see if gravity can help get the baby off of your back. may not help permanently, but it could give you some relief. good luck!
Actually, you could be taking percocet or codeine. I was on a huge dosage of percocet when I was pregnant with my second for my entire second trimester. I was having a muscle spasm (sounds minor but it's NOT, it's basically a charlie horse that involves all of the back muscles and lasts for weeks to months with NO relief, the muscle literally seizes up and doesn't let go) in my back. This was not surprising since I get them all the time and have had three back surgeries related to herniated discs and damaged nerves. My muscle spasms are intense. I was crawling (very slowly) around my house and was on crutches (which was excruciating since I didn't tolerate being upright very well) for when I needed to leave the house for physical therapy or dr. appts. My OBGYN prescribed percocet to combat the pain and allow me to sleep. I was in tears without it. It really helped. Of course in a situation like this you have to weigh the risks v. the benefits and my doctor thought the risks were worth it for the relief I could get from it. I needed sleep if I was going to come to delivery healthy enough to see it through. Fortunately, with physical therapy I was able to finally get the muscle spasm to let go of me at the end of that trimester, but MAN was I miserable until it did. 3 months of debilitating, immobilizing, constant pain that almost nothing will help except heavy narcotics...(and even then I still felt it, I just didn't care) not even major muscle relaxers could do more than make a dent in the problem. Not my ideal pregnancy for sure!
However, my son was born a happy, healthy and bouncing 8lbs 8oz exaclty on my due date! He's very bright (really too smart for his own good) and he's a little smart-alecky stinker to boot. I wouldn't have him any other way though. I adore spunk!
Anyways, talk to your doctor about more serious pain relief. Don't hold back. Describe your pain in detail and the effects it's having on you (i.e. not sleeping well or at all, not able to perform daily tasks etc..)
