Sciatic pain already?!?!

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Ive never had sciatic pain in my life and ive been in NYC the last few days so i have been walking a lot...tonight im having the worst pain in my tailbone area shooting down my right leg! Its so miserable i cant even find a comfortable laying position...any advice? Ive been doing pidgeon pose and laying down with ankle on opposite knee stretch for a while and it helps while doing the stretches but then the pain comes right back after...im 16w today.

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I've been walking a lot too and after I do about 10-20 minutes of prenatal yoga. It helps a lot!

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I have the pain without pregnancy, it hasn't hit me hard yet and I'm at 16w so far.
Normally I need to stay active, when I stop being active it is worse. 
Do yoga that targets the areas morning and before bed. Stretch throughout the day (pidgeon, figure four, floor stretches, hamstring stretches) as frequently as possible.  Heat if your dr recommends it.
I have hubby rub my bum and lower back area just to alleviate some pain. I rarely get a good paid massage in that region as it is so specific unfortunately.
Good luck! Sciatica is so debilitating, just try to stay active and push on!

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Only thing that helps me is a heating pad and a pillow between my legs it's horrid pain 😫😫

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Yoga for sciatica helped me SO MUCH! Not just one stretch but multiple. Also, if I do it at least 3-4 times a week then I don't have any problems.

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Girl, I was in the SAME boat!! I started feeling it around 15-16 weeks as well. I bought a pregnancy pillow and sleep with it between my legs every night. Haven't felt it since! 👍

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Sleep with a pillow between your legs--keep your pelvis as even as you can. I've had bad pain since 12 weeks or so, last Friday was by far the worst I've had it. The pillow has helped a lot in my feeling during the day. Since I'm waking up to Pee so much, it's easy to keep it there! Haha

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I just gave in and bought a Snoogle pillow. It has helped a ton! Totally worth the money.

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Me too. I started seeing a chiropractor and it's helped a ton

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I've just recently started getting sciatic pain, especially at night. It sucks

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Seriously this has been bothering me all week. I had no idea it was pregnancy related. Only that helps is stretching and resting.

Sciatic pain already?!?!

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