I went to the ER last week and was admitted to L&D for a day, apparently my uterus is putting so much pressure on my kidneys that it's causing a bit of a blockage but mainly on my right side. The pain is pretty bad in that specific spot, but otherwise NOTHING hurts. My doctor told me to lay on my left side as much as possible to alleviate pressure off the right, but....it does nothing.

They prescribed me muscle relaxers to hopefully lessen the swelling on the right kidney....and nothing. So, I either just deal with it til I have my son, or if it gets too bad they'll put a tube in that will drain to an external bag...and I'd rather not have surgery or a pee bag.

Have any other mommas had kidney issues and/or lower hip issues on one side? Any ways to help? I have a belly support band now. Keep in mind, I also work in childcare with 1yr olds all day. Six of them. I'm constantly picking them up to put them on a changing table, and constantly bending over and crawling around to care for them at work. My next appointment is in two days and I'm going to ask my doctor if that could be contributing.