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im 17 weeks today and i have the same pain in my right lower abdomen
its normal i think but tell your doctor about it anyways just to be safe
also my fingers hurt really bad when im asleep?!?

You are probably feeling your ligaments stretch. It can be quite painful. Hang in there, you'll feel all kinds of aches and pains before you are through.

I had the worse carpel tunnel when .I was pregnant. I spent many a sleepless night with sore hands. Try to get a brace that holds your wrists straight. It helps loads.

it could be round ligament pains from your ligaments being stretched out as your uterus grows.

my fingers dont hurt but they do go numb especially when i would fall asleep with them on by belly! Weird!!

Thank you for your replies by the way i'm a bit of a stress head so you've all helped put my mind at ease.

Shar

oh man but it sucks

and whats the finger pain? its like a sting in my muscles?!

ligament pains suck..
thats all i have to say about that.
everytime id get them bad id pop out soon after..

you get carpal tunnel syndrome because you retain a lot of water when you're pregnant. the water can put pressure on the nerves in the carpal tunnel in your wrist which causes numbness and pain in your fingers and hand and sometimes all the way up to your shoulder. i've had it since about 4 months and i'm kinda just used to it now. it's funny though, because when i sleep at night (what sleep i do get) i have to have a pillow under my stomach to keep me from getting a sore back, one between my knees to keep my hips from getting sore, one under my feet to keep them elevated so the swelling will go down and one for my hands so that they have something to rest on to keep my wrist straight. oh yeah, and one for my head lol.

have enough pillows? lol
yeah ive seen those body pillows and i think im going to get one of those

well i have the finger pains they are horrible
i dont know if ill ever get used to them

oh wow!!

my belly is already growing so quick. On Thursday i woke up and said to steve that i thought my belly got a bit bigger over night.

i'm only 5'1!! I'm gonna look like a big hefer!!LOL

Oh got another question....When should you stop lying on your back when going to sleep?

your not supposed to lie on your back???

im 17 weeks and 5'6 and not even showing yet! lol i have a tiny bump thats it
and grew from a B to a C in the past few weeks

after the first trimester.. or first 12 weeks.

laying on your back restricts blood flow to the baby.

oh woops!!

Guess i better start going to sleep on my side. I didnt realise it was so soon.

oh no
i do that almost everynight! can the baby get hurt from that? should i tell my doctor ive been sleeping on my back?

It puts pressure on the blood supply to the baby and could restrict it.

There's no need to freak out about what you've been doing. Just start getting used to sleeping on your left side. Putting a pillow between your knees makes the position more comfortable and might help you stay in it during the night.

i hate sleeping on my left side...im glad yall told me though
thanks

It's one of many discomforts we deal with, unfortunately.

ahh i guess i can get used to it
and not the right side right? why is it best for the left side?

maybe thats why i get a sharp tension in my back when i sleep on it?

Your liver is located on the right side of your abdomen. Lying on your right side could cause your uterus to put pressure on it.

wow ive learned so much today lol

now im going to be all [paranoid about how i sleep and travis is gunna be like... what the heck are you doing?