I am 28 weeks pregnant and my groin area, lower back, and abs are very sore. This is my second child and I know a lot about the aches and pains of pregnancy, but I don't remember being this sore. Sometimes can't even do things like walk through walmart or down steps. Getting in and out of bed is a pain in the *** as well. Why am I so sore and is there any remedies for it? I am getting really annoyed with it!!!
2006-11-12 11:46:07 · 7 answers · asked by andrealholladay 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
You could be having the pain because the baby is getting bigger...lower back and groin pain are normal for most women. The groin pain is a definate sign that baby is putting on a little weigt which is great! But if the pain is too much to bare, the ask your doctor if it is ok to take something, one of the best and sometimes only pain relief to take during pregnancy is Tylenol. You abs are probably also stretching around the baby causing pain, try doing a little pregnant yoga, to relive some of the aching, and getting into a warm bath may help as well.
2006-11-12 11:52:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh.....I've been there! My midwife told me that with your second (or third, fourth, whatever) child, the soreness is usually worse because all those muscles and ligaments have already been stretched once. Its just one of the perks...like feeling movement sooner, or a shorter labor.
You can take Tylenol to help, warm (not hot) baths, and a massage wouldn't hurt! They also sell "belly bands" which go under your belly and help keep some of the pressure off your back.
Good luck!
2006-11-12 11:59:00 · answer #2 · answered by soleilshewitch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
I was sore like this, and for me is was my ligaments stretching. Your body releases chemicals to soften your ligaments (like muscles but usually in the joints and attahced to the bones) to help the baby fit out your pelvis. Unfortunately the rest of your ligaments are softened too, so you get quite achey in the knees and hips especially. The solution is to see a physio and get some exercises to help tone those joint muscles up, which counteracts the ligament loosening. Pelvic floor excercises are great for the pelvis aches. For your knees and hips, it can help to do an excercise where you stand up straight, then bend you knees a little but keep you back straight and upright, and balance in this position. You can learn these excercises in a pre-natal excercise class, they have them free in the hospitals Australia, they're run by physios. I don't know what they have in other countries though...
The best thing I found to stop my knees and hips aching was actually to stop crossing my legs! I din't realise I crossed my legs so much! But of course it was helping to stretch the loose ligaments in my joints.
Good luck, I hope it gets better for you soon :-)
2006-11-12 12:02:08 · answer #3 · answered by Jess B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have this exact problem and Iam also 28 weeks pregnant what I did was talk to my doctor and she prescribed physical therapy and she gave me some tylenol three's because I was taking regular tylenol every day.
2006-11-12 11:57:57 · answer #4 · answered by raechelblueeyes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I became sore with my second child too. I think its from all your organs getting squished together to make room for the baby.
2006-11-12 11:48:31 · answer #5 · answered by chr1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe you are carrying low, let your doctor know, He might put you on bed rest for the rest of the pregnancy.
Be careful, and instead of walking try a wheelchair, I know, its uncomfortable but wherever is good for the baby.
good luck.
2006-11-12 11:50:35 · answer #6 · answered by Maria Felix 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THINK I'D CHECK WITH YOUR DR. AND SEE WHAT HE HAS TO SAY. HAVE YOU BEEN DOING ANYTHING DIFFERENT LATELY.
2006-11-12 11:48:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋