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I am 23 weeks Pregnate and I am in severe pain right now my back is hurting so bad that it's depriving me from sleep i don't know what to do it just gets worse. My boyfriend has tried to massage and now he can't even touch me because my back is so sensitive. I need to sleep what can I do to stop the pain long enough to catch up on sleep?

[S. Kaul, MD]

Hi there!

Back pain usually occurs in pregnancy due to the pressure on the spine from the growing uterus and the laxity of the ligaments under hormonal effect. You could try exercises such as swimming and pre-natal yoga to help with the pain. The backache is likely to relieve itself after one crosses 35-36 weeks.
Hope this is helpful.

Take care!