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miss_karina (Visitor)   back pain By miss_karina 7 Months Ago i am 5 months pregnant with my first baby and latley ive been getting really bad bad pain any advice ..my doctor says its normal but any ideas on what i can do to help with the pain ?? Please Join our community to post your questions or answers | Report to moderator   Logged   Nonny (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 475   Re:back pain By Nonny 7 Months Ago I sympathize! Pregnancy back pain is awful! I remember it well. I was often gently teased during both my pregnancies about rocking my babies before they were even here! Laying with a pillow under your knees will take pressure off your low back, where I am assuming your pain is located. Warm moist heat used 20 minutes or so at a time will help. A tummy support will also give you relief if you have to be on your feet a lot. Using your arms to help you rise from a chair, a move that places the maximum amount of stress on your low back, will help. If you are in bed roll to your side and use your arms for support sliding them to support your upper body as you lower your feet to the floor. I had a lumbar laminectomy (low back surgery) twenty-five years ago and that advice has served me well. Three months after I had my surgery, our car was hit, on my side, by a semi-truck that was backing up. I was given three choices, spinal fusion, using a body brace with doubtful results or, as I decided, to just keep putting one foot in front of the other. I have survived without further back surgery thus far by doing exactly that and by following the same advice I have recommended to you. Good luck! Last Edit: 2008/05/06 18:41 By Nonny. Please Join our community to post your questions or answers | Report to moderator   Logged   CariannDS (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1452   Re:back pain By CariannDS 7 Months Ago I had really bad lower back pain with my pregnancy as well. The only thing that helped me was constantly changing positions, but if I got stuck driving when it hit I was out of luck. excrusiating. Please Join our community to post your questions or answers | Report to moderator   Logged   Nonny (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 475   Re:back pain By Nonny 7 Months Ago Good point, CariannDS! There are many moist heat therapeutic patches and microwaveable packs that will help for on the go relief. Please Join our community to post your questions or answers | Report to moderator   Logged   CariannDS (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1452   Re:back pain By CariannDS 7 Months Ago Oh, that reminds me Nonny. The rice sock was a life saver. At my birthing class they suggested to us to fill a tube sock with rice and microwave for a few seconds to make a heating pad. But be careful it gets suprising hot very quickly. Please Join our community to post your questions or answers | Report to moderator   Logged   Nonny (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 475   Re:back pain By Nonny 7 Months Ago Another great idea, CariannDS! Please Join our community to post your questions or answers | Report to moderator   Logged