Try some baby safe muscle rub (like tiger balm) and I would start some gentle core strengthening exercises, either prenatal yoga or Pilates for pregnancy. Women are usually more flexible in their sacroiliac joint at the base of the spine and with the looser joints in pregnancy and added weight of the baby it's really easy to shift it out of alignment or even dislocate it causing a ton of muscle pain or strain. If you can stand it, try lying on your back every day and placing your hands underneath your backside, then lifting your legs straight up and down, or bicycling them. This'll work your core in a gentle way and support your back. A yoga or Pilates class would be best as you'd not only do stuff like this but also stretch and re-align the vertebrae that are whacked out from your baby. <3 good luck and I hope your feel better!
Back pain
I'm 16 weeks today and wow, my back is killing me! Long car rides are especially difficult even with a heated seat. Does the back pain ever decrease?
I have to go on a field trip to a city over 2 hours away for work in 3 weeks and at this point I don't know if I could make it.
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