Sciatica in pregnancy?

Question

I have had a few problems with this before pregnancy but everything I seem to do doesn't help. I go walking everyday for an hour and do pregnancy safe stretches. It usually gets really bad at night and my whole left leg goes numb no matter what side I sleep on. Anyone else have these problems?

Answer

I had it with my first. It began when I was about 8 weeks pregnant up until after I gave birth. I mentioned it to my doctor and she said there was nothing I could do about it. I used thermal pads, massages, hot showers and nothing helped. It was horrible because I was a server at the time and my legs would just give out and I would almost fall. Now that I'm pregnant with my second, I randomly get the pain on both sides, but luckily it's not all the time. Good luck mama! I wish there was something to help, but you just have to deal with it.

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I had it at the end of my first pregnant and now with this one since about 14 weeks. It's misery. I wish I could tell you it gets better, but it never did for me. Sometimes my leg will just give out out of nowhere. Super awkward.

Sciatica in pregnancy?

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