Pregnancy aches

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Lately, I cant sleep the whole night through. I get up around 3-4 and stay awake! My tummy hurts and I turn from one side to other but get no relief. My arms are hurting for supporting my body as they get trapped between my body and the bed, so my arms/shoulders hurt. I used to ly on my stomach, now its not possible, so the best sleeping position I get is the side one, but then my arms and shoulders hurt from this position. Putting a pillow under my legs gives me temporary relief. If I ly on my back, after a while my stomach hurts. I get up few times to go to the bathroom. Next day I have to get up and be fresh for work, so my night sleep is very important for me right now.

And this is only the middle of second trimester. :frowning:

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^ hehehe…wait till u hit the 3rd babe :flower1:
But hey after its all over…four months down the rd after the ultimate end, u will finaly feel that it was worth it all insha Allah! Hang in there :wink:

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try finding the most suitable position where everything hurts less.. i m not saying they wont hurt.. but atleast it would be less uncomfortable.... :-) .. i was used to sleep on my tummy as well.. so it took me time to adjust to new positions...bit i got thru.. n trust me.. if i got thru.. so will you ! :-)

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there is no comfortable position at the momenty, its only when I'm really tired and sleep, that I dont notice the pain and the aches, but then around 4 am my body hurts and can't sleep anymore .. ah well, I'm not complaining, just waiting for the time to get over soon.

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Put a pillow between your legs when you r lying on your side.
It helps take the weight off the back.
Those body pillows help too but they are a bit expensive.

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SaadiaB love, I wish I could tell you that the aches get better! lol! They actually get worse. But you dont care so much once the little one arrives. I havent had more than 4 hours of sleep at a stretcb since i was preg with my 1st boy. Back trouble started with my 2nd boy and got progressively worse ever since. But when my (huge :)) 3 yr old says "UP mama? want love?" my pains melt away. Hang in there, your rewards are well on the way. They are just so priceless.

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my friend used Gao ka takhiya.. those round cylinderical pillows for aches. u can try those perhaps.

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what trimester ?

There are various types of pain and I will just share some treatments that can help....

Treatment
The treatment recommendations for pelvic pain in most obstetrical and gynecological textbooks are poor. Patients are instructed to avoid excessive weight gain, exercise to strengthen the back muscles, maintain correct posture, and to wear sensible shoes (not high heels).

Some activities do cause or aggravate pain. The most common are: 30 minutes of standing or walking, carrying a full bag of groceries, standing on one leg, climbing stairs, turning over in bed, intercourse, bending forward, stepping in or out of bed, and driving for 30 minutes.

Many treatment options are available including a pelvic belt (by prescription), exercise, appropriate rest, medication, massage, and standard back exercises. It is interesting to note the percentage of women who found relief using these treatments.

The pelvic belt helped approximately 50% of women during pregnancy and 66% after pregnancy.

Bed rest and exercise appeared to be the best treatments resulting in the rapid recovery of 65%.

Bed rest alone: only 40% got better

Exercise alone: only 35% improved -- 20% of the patients worsened without appropriate bed rest included

Manual Therapy: 20% of the patients indicated their pain was worse

Medication and Massage: 70% of experienced only temporary relief

Good News
The good news is that the median time for back pain to resolve was within six months. Approximately 35% of patients continued to describe intermittent back pain lasting 1-1/2 months after partum. At the first postpartum visit, only 15% of patients continued to have low back pain regardless when the symptoms started during pregnancy. Therefore, in most cases, pain does improve after the postpartum period.

Good Luck ..

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Invest in a body pillow if you can as they really help ease the aches and pains. I used to build a wall of pillows down the bed cos I was too stingy to buy a proper body pillow.

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^I agree. using a queen size bed ... all to ur self ins't a bad idea... loaded up with like 5,6 pillows. I don't know what'll work for you, but try taking a small nature walk...or luke warm baths with plain water only...it helps sooth the nerves.

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smoke weed.

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I didn't had that problem at that time..maybe, because my mind was way too busy with college and at night i would be thinking about assignment or test or doing something related to college..i used to go to sleep when i was really tired.

When i started getting uncomofortable..what i did was to add a better and thicker mattress pad..and pillows didn't help me..so i used comforter underneath my side...in whatever position i turned around. Also, what i found helpful was that i didn't go to sleep until i was extremely tired. I kept on browsing net from my laptop until 12:00 am or so..and when i started falling asleep on the laptop i would go to sleep..and this way i was able to sleep until 5:00 or 5:30 am...and that was enough sleep for me.

Hope, you feel more comfortable InshAllah :)

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I dont think she wants the baby to come out like you… or me :bummer: :hehe:

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Sorry for the late response, I was busy this weekend with guests.

well to my suprise the night aches have reduced suddenly. I think all of you gave good advice. Thanks

Mama I know that its only the beginning but its my first time so I was kind of not used to it. Of course I cant wait for the sweet award and the compensation of pain that we go through.

Hope your back pain has gone better?

LB, yeah thats what I am doing, well I'm not investing in a body pillow yet, left side I have a normal pillow to support my legs and the right side, its my husbands legs, that' where I place my leg on, well let him feel some pain also LOL*

suroor, never heard of Goa ka Takhiya, must be something desi?

Basit, end of second trimester. Thing is that I haven't gained any weight, so its not weight related, it must have been because of over working and not enough rest, but now its better for a while.

Shaz, me too, too stingy to invest in a body pillow or its also called a nursing pillow right? well I think I can use that money to buy something for the baby, already purchased my first ithems, cloths for the newborn, it was such an exciting feeling, cant wait to go shopping for the lil one again.

Qrius, well normally I hit the bed when I'm really tired, I do all my housework before I go to sleep, well sleep comes in real fast but then around 3-4 am then comes in the aches, but then its better for the last 2 days and hopefully they stay like this, its remarkable that you have a baby and we didnt even get a clue smile

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LOL