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Lalee
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Sciatic Nerve Pain?
Posted: 03-17-06 11:40am
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Seems like i'm afraid everything is
related to my pregnancy lately. Lol.
Anyway, yesterday, my right leg started
hurting (and still does today). It's in
the hip area... Almost like it's the
joint or something. I thought maybe i'd
slept weird the night before, but it still
hurts, and I can't figure out where the
heck it came from.
I've read there are certain sitting
positions that aren't the best for when
you're pregnant, so I thought maybe I was
sitting wrong, too?
I don't know, it could just be something
random, too. Does anyone have any ideas?
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hopefulmjz
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Posted: 03-17-06 12:07pm
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That sounds like your siatic (i know I
spelled it wrong, but at least that's how
it's pronounced) nerve. I had a lot of
pain with mine in my second trimester and
there isn't much you can do about it. I
tired to use a heating pad on my leg and
that helped a little bit at one point, but
even after awhile that didn't work. Mine
was in my left leg and it hurt a lot. I
asked my doctor about it and she basically
said it was only going to get worse as the
baby gets bigger. Tylenol won't work
because it's a nerve your baby is sitting
on. To my surprise shortly after I
entered third trimester my pain went away.
It will come and go too....Normally.
Mine did at first then it stayed!!! Then
went away for good. So I hope that
answered your question somewhat. Sorry if
it's confusing :p
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Lalee
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Posted: 03-17-06 12:32pm
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Actually, that makes total sense. Lol
and thanks for replying. I can deal with
that. I guess I just wanted to make sure
a) it wasn't something hurting the baby
and b) I wasn't doing something wrong
(sitting, sleeping, etc.)
i do go to the doctor again monday, so
i'll ask them as well. Thanks again! :)
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hopefulmjz
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Posted: 03-17-06 12:35pm
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Your welcome.
Hang in there you could be in for a long
ride! I've heard some people still have
that pain after the baby is born, I
couldn't imagine living with the pain! I
don't think that's common tho. It's
supposed to go away. Good luck at the
doctors!
I have to go in 2 weeks :(
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Lalee
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Posted: 03-17-06 12:39pm
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I just went 2 weeks ago, but I have to go
again cause my blood pressure was high
last time. (i have no idea what it was,
but they said it wasn't dangerously high,
just high enough for them to want to
monitor it and maybe get me on something
if it doesn't go down.) but i'm not
worried about that... At least I can
control it.
I'm hoping to turn the visit into
something really good and get them to do
an u/s so I can find out the sex. :d
and, oh my, I hope it goes away. Lol.
I'd hate to have it forever! :p
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Posted: 03-17-06 12:55pm
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I had that. In my right hip too. My
doc said sciatic was a poss also that it
could be bcos pregnancy softens muscles
and makes you more prone to stress
injuries. Hence the rules on weight
training while preggo if you haven't been
already...
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Posted: 03-17-06 13:22pm
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I had my son and im still getting it,
could be sciatic, arthritis or just the
fact that hormones are playing games with
you(hormones in the end of pregnancy start
to loosen up all ur joints, muscles ect
down below.) I cant sleep on my right
side or im in terrible hip pain now the
weather change also makes it worse if ur
really worried go see a dr!
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Posted: 03-17-06 14:21pm
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I had sciatic nerve pain from the time I
was 9 weeks pregnant until I was 41+ weeks
:( my doctor sent me to physical therapy
and I wore I pregnancy belt around my
lower back. I don't know if it helped -
but I didn't want to find out if the pain
could get any worse.
The doctor said the only 'cure' for it was
birth. Within the first week of having my
daughter, I was pain free for the first
time in what felt like forever.
I hope the same works for you! Good
luck.
How far along are you?
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Posted: 03-17-06 14:45pm
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My angel started putting pressure on my
sciatic nerve at 12 weeks and didn't let
up until about 25 weeks. So I had to deal
with that pain for a long long time. It's
actually very common in pregnancies just
because of the baby relaxing directly on
it. Knee to chest lifts are suggested
(although they hurt like hell) and moist
heat. The .Dr told me that the only way
it goes away is when the baby finally
lifts him/herself off of it. After the
baby lifts, it's all a game of when he/
she feels like sitting on it...Kinda like
your bladder.
You were right about the tylenol issue,
don't even bother, it's a nerve. I mean
the pain is immense and unbearable. I was
working in a spa when mine started giving
me trouble and it was soooo hard to not
shreek when it lifted my left foot. It's
the most horrible pain i've ever
experienced!!! My fiance was wanted to
rub it but it was unrubbable!! Lol...
Good luck yall!!
Sarah
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Lalee
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Posted: 03-17-06 15:06pm
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I'm just a little over 19 weeks.
I keep trying to convince the lil bugger
to move over. Hehe. But I don't think
it's working.
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Posted: 03-17-06 15:27pm
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What I used to do was lay with my body on
my bed, and my head on my floor...It was
as close as I could get to a hand stand.
But as soon as you stand up, it'll rest
right back on it!!
Sarah
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 03-18-06 11:49am
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Whoa, I get dizzy bending over, I don't
even want to think about a handstand.
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Posted: 03-18-06 12:31pm
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Lol, all I can say to that is "ouch"
if I tried that i'd end up with something
broken lol. I'm not the most graceful
person in the world.
Babymajic, i'm so jealous of you! I
couldn't do that before I was pregnant!
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Posted: 03-18-06 19:39pm
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Lol...When I got preggy I looked totally
unhealthy. I had gotten a stomch virus
and lost 20 lbs in 2 and a half months!!
I went from a size 9 to a size 4 in that
time!!! My fiance was kinda grossed
out..As was i!!!
I hope to never be smaller than a size 5/7
again!!! It didn't look right with my
body!!
Sarah
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Lalee
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Posted: 03-18-06 20:11pm
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Oh, dear god, to be a 5/7. Lol.
Babymajic, let me just say... I hate you.
Lol but in that "not really, just joking
cause you're tiny" kind of way. ;)
also, my leg feels much better today.
Either he/she moved, or it was something
else. *shrug*
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 03-19-06 11:34am
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Lol...I'm definately not skinny anymore!!
Lol....I'm a healthy 186 and climbing!!!
Sarah
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Lalee
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Posted: 03-19-06 22:22pm
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I feel like i'm going to be 286 by the
time it's overwith. Lol
and I go to the doc tomorrow... Might
find out if it's a girl or boy! Yay!
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Posted: 03-19-06 23:23pm
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Oh! I can't wait for you to find out what
it is! I hope they can tell you. It's so
exciting to find out what your having.
That's when the fun begins and you get to
go shopping. Well....Ok, *i* didn't get
to do much shopping because my mom hit all
the stores as soon as she found out, as
did a few other people. Which is fine
because it saved us a ton of money and
they picked out super cute clothes. Too
bad her 0-3 months won't fit long lol.
But that's ok because we've got clothes
for her up to 24 months. Adriana goes to
the doctor tomorrow. Her pediatrician
wants to check to see how her jaundice is
doing. My husband calls her his little
yellow tamale! Anywho good luck and I
hope you find out what your little one is!
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Lalee
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Posted: 03-19-06 23:27pm
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I was jaundiced when I was born. My mom
never really told me much about it other
than I was in the hospital for a while. I
did see on "a baby story" once where a
couple had a baby who had jaundice and
they had to use this weird heated blanket
thing (i know, my amazing technical
knowlege astounds you). Did you have to
do anything like that?
Bf told his mom the other day we might
"find out what it is," and she said,
"don't say that. It's not an it." he
said, "you do realize what you just said,
right? Lol
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Posted: 03-19-06 23:33pm
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While I was in the hospital they had a
channel on that was all about newborn
babies and such, and they said jaundice is
very common in newborns...It's just how
bad does she have it. Her pediatrician
said he wasn't worried about it, and said
it's common (as did the baby channel) he
also heard a heart murmur tuesday when he
checked her, on a scale of 0-6 she rated a
1. But he said that is also common in
almost all newborn, but once they are more
than 24 hours old it goes away. Hers did,
because wednesday and thursday he didn't
hear anything and said she looks very
healthy.
That's funny about your bf's mother. I
feel funny saying "it" but what else do
you say when you don't know? Lol I called
mine it until I knew.
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