terrible back pain

[CheyenneAndSophia]

Im 23 weeks and for the past few nights I havnt had much sleep because of my lower back muscle aching. I havnt lift any thing heavy andni try to stretch before bed. I was using a heating pad and it made it much worse. Tylenol doesnt help at all... ive tried sleeping sitting up, laying on each side... nothing is working. Im so tired please help.

[CheyenneAndSophia]

Thank you all! I finally invested in a pregnancy pillow. And the ice pack did wonders.

[Jaynie_3rd_baby]

Icy/Hot or Bengay, a warm bath, Tylenol, half a sleeping pill. These all help my back pain and help me get to sleep. Mine started about 2 weeks ago at 17 weeks. I know it will continue till about 3 weeks after baby is born. But, this is my 3rd pregnancy with terrible back and hip pain. Good luck to you.

[mjp0325]

Use an ice pack instead. Its sounding like your muscles are inflamed and heat will only make that worse. I went through back muscle pain with the muscles on my lower back on either side of my spine fir over 3 years. The only way I could gwt comfy was proping myself up in a corner so I could rest my head.

[TrinitysMommy559]

check if you have sciatica. tht could be y you cant seem to get comfortable. or lay on your left side with a pillow between your legs maby 2 pillows so you make sure your legs r evenly seperated not your feet touching or your knees..ihope you feel better.