Back pain second trimester

[Lemoncake199111]

Hi, I’m 15+3 with my rainbow boy so anxious anyway! For the last 3 days I’ve had sciatica like back pain and cramps milder than period across my belly. I know baby is growing very fast as am I but I am just wondering if anyone had similar and if anything helped? I took paracetamol yesterday but it didn’t do much so I’ve avoided today. I work FT with SEN teenagers, my job isn’t hugely physical but is very busy and lots of stairs!

i have sciatica type pain in the end of my second trimester, it would run round my stomach and down my bum cheek and down calf’s, I used to put deep heat on and that seemed to help a bit but I found the longer I sat in the one position it was sore i found walking it out sometimes helped other times was too sore being on my feet so had to sit. Worked in a nursery too so was on the go all the time

I could have written this, also 15+3 with rainbow baby and experiencing lower back pain which sometimes goes down my leg and stomach cramps.
Paracetamol didn't do alot for me either. Heat pack and sleeping with a knee pillow the last couple of nights seems to have helped the back pain a bit.

Thanks for the responses, I actually had to call in sick today with pain and a migraine which is frustrating but a day with a heat cushion on and off has helped so I may take it to work next week. Also looking at a pregnancy yoga class !