I'm 20 weeks pregnant and for the last 4 or so weeks I've had awful back and hip pain.
I first thought it was the way I was sleeping so I bought a pregnancy pillow. I'm waking up throughout the night in pain, also in a lot of pain when walking, standing, bending down, turning over in bed or being sat in the same position for too long.
Most of the pain is in my lower back and hips, extending down to my thighs, knees and calves. I've had numbness from my hips down to my knees at night and shooting pains (feel like I'm being stabbed in the bum).
My GP had signed me off for 4 weeks but can't get an appointment with them to speak about this. I've tried to call the community midwives, they asked I go to triage at the maternity assessment unit. The MAU have just told me it's all normal in pregnancy. Is there anything I can do for this such as home exercises or should I push for a referral?
Many Thanks