sciatic nerve pain!

been having it for about 2 weeks and it just seems like its getting worst... i had it with my first and it went away after i delivered her but i was just curious WHAT exactly is this......the doctor never explained to me what it is.. also is there ANYTHING i can possibly do to relieve the pain . its not as bad once i wakeup but through out the day it gets worst and last night it was so bad i was almost in tears.. i tried stretching it out and an ice back didnt help at all. is there any certain type of stretch i can do or anything i can do to make it feel better?

Baby is putting pressure on your nerve.

You can get on all fours and push your belly down and then suck it back in. Hopefully, baby will shift and you should get some relief.

The only thing that helped me was hot baths, a tylenol, and laying down. I had it horribly bad.

Quoting Tiger Lily ♥:" Baby is putting pressure on your nerve. You can get on all fours and push your belly down and then suck ... [snip!] ... you should get some relief. The only thing that helped me was hot baths, a tylenol, and laying down. I had it horribly bad."

thanks ima try tylenol tonight if its bad and i tried that stretch didnt help :/

i have actually had something similar with my pregnancy. it turns out with our bodies being hyper flexible to make room and adjust for the baby it allows thinks to get out of place. I requested physical Therapy and turns out my L1 vert started rotating to the left along with my tail bone which caused enormous amounts of pain to where i couldnt even do something as simple as lifting my leg to put my pants on.. Talk to your doc about possible doing PT you might find some relief .

Quoting aubrees-mommy:" thanks ima try tylenol tonight if its bad and i tried that stretch didnt help :/"

I also forgot to add....I used a pregnancy ball and bounced on it..Sometimes even used it as a chair and it made the pain lessen when I was sitting. But you basically have to deal with it. Some say chiropractors helped them, but...The sciatic pain I had made my back feel like it was locking up and even went into my right butt cheek! Compared to the pressure I felt in my lady parts and the soreness at the end of my pregnancy, the sciatic pain was nothing.

It's basically one of those "live with it" pains.

Quoting Tiger Lily ♥:" I also forgot to add....I used a pregnancy ball and bounced on it..Sometimes even used it as a chair ... [snip!] ... and the soreness at the end of my pregnancy, the sciatic pain was nothing. It's basically one of those "live with it" pains."

yeah i figured that :/ with my first towards the end i would whine everytime i walked from the pressure in my downstairs i coudlnt lift my leg up to get in the tub or to put pants on without wanting to just die. it was horrrrrrible so i know what u mean im only 26 weeks right now so not feling that pressure yet but its coming lol deff didnt miss all this pain