Hi all, i am 34+4 weeks pregnant I have this weird lower back pain that started about 4-5 days ago. I can’t remember how it came about. It’s on my lower back, and just on my left side. It really hurts to put any weight on my left foot, because as soon as I do, the pain flares up in my lower back. At the moment I am walking with a walking stick when I need to go to the toilet etc.
I saw my midwife yesterday. The centre where my midwife is based has one flight of stairs and it was absolute agony trying to go up and down them. She said me and she said it was sciatica and told me to try and keep mobile and do stretches etc.
After getting home I watched some YouTube videos on stretches for pregnancy sciatica and did them slowly and then I went for a short walk as my midwife suggested. Unfortunately after the extra movement yesterday, I was in agony. The pain was so bad it brought me to tears a few times.
Overnight I have been lying down and still in bed today, and I feel much better after resting it. The first 4-5 steps I took in the morning were not painful, but by the time I walked to the toilet and back, the pain started up again (although as long as I stay resting it does seem to get better).
So my question is, does this sound like sciatica to you? Or could it maybe be a sprain/strain? Have you had anything similar and if so, how did you heal from it?
TIA x