I am going on 17 weeks preg and this weekend I am getting sharp pains through my left butt-cheek down into my tail bone and it hurts and makes me hunch over.
I have been told it's my sciatic nerve getting pinched.
Does anyone know anything to help with this?
My cousin specializes and does prenatal massages. Will that help?
thanks!
Ann Mary G
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Yes, if your cousin knows how to do the prenatal massages then you should go for it. My last one sat on my sciatic nerve. It was horrible, I would be holding my butt everywhere I went. It went away after she was born...the pain, not my butt I'm afraid.
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Susan M
It sounds like the sciatic nerve. I've had problems with that, but also with my tailbone being out of place, pinching the nerves. I saw a chiropractor for that, and it eventually did get better. A prenatal massage may also help, but I haven't tried that. Your best bet would be to ask your cousin specifically about it. Also, if your baby won't get off of the nerve, I have heard of putting something cold there to get baby to readjust. Try a bag of frozen vegetables or a can of pop. I hope that helps!
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I am going on 17 weeks preg and this weekend I am getting sharp pains through my left butt-cheek down into my tail bone and it hurts and makes me hunch over.
I have been told it's my sciatic nerve getting pinched.
Does anyone know anything to help with this?
My cousin specializes and...
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I have experienced several severe bouts of pinched sciatica: One instance, as luck....I should say unluck, I was forced to ride my bike 1 1/2 miles to work cuz my car broke down. I did that for a week and my back pain subsided. Another time, I went to a physical therapist and did some stretching exercises. I would lay on my back, bend leg, and pull the other knee toward my chest. Switch. Each time I visited I was able to pull the legs closer to the chest and the pain went away. **I think some Pilates exercises might help** I've tried muscle relaxers but they just made me 'high' and unable to work. I do take Ibus though if I'm in discomfort and that works. I also put the heating pad on my lower back for 20 minutes at a time over 2 hours, as needed. I haven't had severe pain in about a year. That was due to mopping at my job when I hadn't been conditioned for it. I was hurting the next day. I saw the therapist due to a work related injury. Hope my info helped and wasn't something you already knew.