Lower back pain leg and bum pain 4+2

[Eili93]

Hi guys, so I am in the early stages of pregnancy and due to a mc this year I am so anxious. I have lower back pain on my right side & it moves down my bum and leg it is just on one side, any idea what it could be & what I could do to help it it’s difficult to bend down & I have 2 boys 😭😢

Sounds like sciatica

Could it be that this early on?

Sounds like sciatica to me too. Could you have done something to your back that isn’t related to the pregnancy?

Yes sciatica. I have it off and on and have done since my teens.

I don’t recall doing anything to my back. Any advise on how I can manage the pain 😢

You don’t have to have done something. Sometimes it’s just sitting wrong, or spending too long bent over.

paracetamol is all you’re allowed I’m afraid.

Thank you I tried that today didn’t budge it unfortunately. But thank you for the advise x

Naproxen didn’t budge it for me so paracetamol won’t I’m afraid. It will heal itself usually.

Hopefully soon because I am struggling to do the housework and that is really getting to me!

Sciatica, you can use a tens machine which I found really effective