Sciatic Nerve Pain

Anyone have it??? i am 13 weeks and it is so bad!!!
What do you do?

Message edited 1/3/2009 10:09:56 PM.

Re: Sciatic Nerve Pain

I have it really bad sometimes. It started for me around 16 weeks and is still contiuing to bother me. I was REALLY bad at Christmastime. My doc told me i could use heat pads -- but NOT the electric ones. Only the ones where the heat dissipates. Like the ones that you either warm in the microwave or the ones that you squeeze to cause the chemical reaction that makes them get hot. And Tylenol. I think last PG I was also recommended to sleep with a pillow between my knees. Oh, and rest. That's about it.

Hope you feel better soon.

ETA: I've also found that if I drink more water it seems to help a bit.

Message edited 1/3/2009 11:50:52 PM.

Re: Sciatic Nerve Pain

I'm 11 weeks and I've found that getting down on all fours and rocking forward and backward really helps to stretch it..don't laugh! Sciatic pain derives from the top of the butt crack so that is what you need to stretch. HTH!