I Am 28 Weeks Pregnant And Sciatic Is Driving Me Up A Wall How Many Others Out There Had Sciatic With Pregnany?
May 22nd, 2009 | 
Author: Leave is not an issue with me, I am temping at my job so I can leave whenever, but how long could all of you out there with sciatic work until?
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I’ve had sciatica with all 5 of my pregnancies. During my 4th I discovered the joy of chiropractic. The difference was amazing. I still have sciatica, but I can function quite well. I have just a bit of discomfort here and there, not the constant pain and discomfort I had the first 3 times. I see my chiropractor every Monday. He has a special table where the belly drops away and days that I can’t lay down, he has a tool that he can use while I’m in the sitting position. You could also try using an ice pack on the side that’s bothering you. Try 20 minutes on, 40 minutes off with the ice. That’s another thing that has helped. You should try to get a flexible ice pack so it can form to your lower back.
I hope you can find a way to feel better….I feel your pain!
I stopped work at around 28 weeks actually. I would be in so much pain when I got home I could barely walk and would just lay on the sofa and whimper all evening. It was so miserable. If you don’t need to work, stop working. You will feel so much more comfortable.
As an aside, I found that going to the local pool and floating around really nice for my back. It felt great to be weightless and get that pressure off my back.
Good luck
What do you do? I’ve actually found walking around helps but if your in a chair all day OUCH! It’s not going to change where ever you are so if you want to work then work if not your going to sit at home with it and think about it more. It gets a lot worse as you get farther along so just be prepared, it’s horrible, I know, and I feel sorry for you. Good luck with everything.
What exactly is Sciatic???????? I am 30 weeks pregnant and for the past couple of days I’ve had the worst lower back pain.. only on the right side.. when I step with my right foot, it kills me.. I can’t walk.. I’m a substitute teacher.. so i sit all day and it feels better.. The pain is on the bone right on top of the buttocks!
Is this Sciatic?????????????????
i work with my sciatic nerve being pinched until i was 8 months pregnant. i worked in an office and sat all day and it drove me nuts! i got up like every 15minutes to walk around the office!!!
A warm bath or laying on a low temp. warm heating pad was the only relief I could get.