MSE Pregnancy Club X

nessquic80

i had back ache aroung 12 weeks but think it may have been siaitica?? as it was down my left side of the lower bavk and thigh, just took paracetamol and alot of swaying as i too work FT 8hrs a day!!

Krystaltips

Hope you're feeling better soon Tia, take some paracetamol and make sure you're getting plenty of fluids!

GISI, it could be that the softening of your ligaments that pregnancy causes could be agravating your previous back injury. I'd book an appointment with your Dr and see if you can get a refferal to physio (although it's touch and go depending on whether you'll get to see anyone before the end of the pregnancy...) Have you had a risk assesment done at work? Is there nothing you could do sitting down a bit more or could they not provide a chair for you to do your current job?

MrsTinks

Back ache... yeah I had that too quite early and a battle and a half to get work to realise that I wasn't making it all up... After all I was either sat by a desk or in my car... My lower back and hips were agony till quite recently (oddly around the time I stopped work and went on annual leave...) so I can symapthise...
My best advice is to contact your GP and speak to your HR department at work. If you can't stand for long hours then maybe they can find something for you to do where you can sit down.

lil_miss_06

BeenieCat wrote: »

I wish we had a nursery, we have 2 bed house so i'm really hoping it's a boy so it can share with DS when it leaves my room. Otherwise we'll have to look at renting elsewhere.

Hi Beenie,,i know how you feel im kind of in the same boat,but even if i have another girl my dd room is so small she would not be able to share so i will have to sort something out later on.

got-it-spend-it

Thank you for your thoughts. I'll give my GP a call to get an appointment. I am worried about work though as there isn't really anything I can do that would involve less standing up. I kind of knew this would be an issue later on but hadn't expected it before I even have a bump!

lil_miss_06

Morning all,well as you can see i didnt go into work today,thought i best wait for the results of the blood test and along with the fact other half moaning that if i did get chicken pox and something happen to the baby the sch would not care,,its us it would affect,,so i have called dr and waiting for her to call back to she what she advises,,should hopefully have results today,,and luckily my dep head's sis has a similar dilemma so she was quite understanding

lil_miss_06

Jha- im glad things are going good for you,,,im sure it will all be just fine
Tia-You poor thing,,make sure you take it easy today
Gisi-i feel for you hun,,,make sure you get things checked out

lil_miss_06

ooo i killed the thread lol

Fitzio

Morning,

Hugs to GISI and Tia. Sounds like everyone is in some sort of pain/discomfort today!

I have also called in sick to work due to waking up with excruciating pain in my rib cage. I am not looking for medical advice, but has anyone else suffered from this? When I googled "rib cage pain pregnancy" it seems to be something that happens nearer the end of 3rd trimester, but I am only 21 weeks. I can't decide if it's normal or if it's due to additional pressure of my massive b00bs (sorry to moan about these again!!!). It's the second time in a week that I have woken up in such pain.

Should I just accept it is normal or should I phone the doctor? Or is it the midwife I should be calling - not really sure when to call doctor and when to call midwife! I hate bothering the doctor if it's nothing to worry about.

Thanks,
x

P.S. At least I can keep up with the thread today if I am at home!

MrsTinks

If in doubt - call the doctor

ETA - I get pains in the sternum - the ligament down the middle of the ribcage -mainly when I sneeze or cough though. If that's where it is it might just be that the ligaments have loosened with the elastin floating round your system and that's what you're feeling but you really ought to get it checked just in case
Anything that is bad enough to cause you to stay home from work in my book means it's bad enough to call the doctor about