Backpain advice

[Shohna]

Hi..I am 13 weeks 3 days and suffering from quite bad low back pain..in the evenings its so sore and I feel so stiff...I had the same pain early on whilst working and stopped waitressing due to it..now its so sore and its a struggle to do things..does anybody know what this is or if im doing something wrong?!

[ctberalmu]

Absolutely! I personally avoid inversions, cause I'm don't feel stable enough and I worry I might fall. Also, keep your belly from putting pressure on it. For example, if you bend down, open your legs just a bit so your belly doesn't touch your thighs. I also don't like poses where my belly is on the floor (upward facing dog, sphinx, cobra...) but any prenatal yoga video just won't show these so, don't worry about them ;)

[Shohna]

Thankyou to everyone..are all these exercises safe at my stage of pregnancy? like the yoga and gym ball? moist heat pack sounds like heaven..will also talk to dr :)

[jenandrandal]

I also recommend yoga or if you can talk to your Dr about going to physical therapy, I did that my first two pregnancies due to them making back pain from an auto accident worse. I'm in my 4th pregnancy now and still do the exercises they gave me during physical therapy. Also one of those moist heat packs (not a heating pad) but the ones you microwave. They help a lot, and was more comfortable for me then a hot bath.Good luck and take care of yourself.

[Baby_boy77]

I love using a gymnastic ball to help with back pain :)

[Shohna]

Thankyou for replying..I wil definetly try that :)

[ctberalmu]

Exercise helps a lot with lower back pain. I walk a lot and also do yoga. Don't let your muscles stiffen, standing up all day doesn't help with that!

You can google prenatal yoga and will find tons of web sites with poses for pregnant women. Try them and I'm sure your back pain will be better soon