Pregnant With Tmd/tmj (i Think) Posted: 09-12-05 17:19pm
I've never had any jaw problems in my life
and I do not consider myself to be the
sort of person prone to stress. In fact,
i've gotten the complaint that i'm maybe
too laid-back about things. I am 34
weeks pregnant and for the past month or
so i've had this jaw problem that I think
is probably tmd/tmj. If I sleep for any
length of time on my right side I wake up
with very limited jaw movement. When I
move my jaw the little bit that it can it
is extremely uncomfortable and makes
clicking/popping noise. I have
discovered that if I wake up early enough
with this problem and I sleep or lay on my
left side for a while then it eases up.
I must do this or I can't eat breakfast.
Is this jaw problem related to my
pregnancy? Will it go away after I have
the baby? I want to be able to sleep
properly on my right side again! Help!
