what can I do / use to reliev the pain? Is paracetamol truly safe?! I haven’t taken it the entire pregnancy because I’m a bit scared to use it but maybe I should. Could I put my microwaveable beanie on my back? Or get someone to hold it there? Or ice?
I’m 20 + 4 and the back pain has come on pretty rapidly. It started off as twinges when I walk but the last two days I’ve had pain in my left (middle / upper back - maybe even my lat?) I can’t even try and massage it it with my right arm because any sort of stretch really hurts. It takes my breath away because it hurts. It’s not a full ache it’s just certain movements hurt
i recently bought a pregnancy pillow - I slept withouhjt it last night in case that was the cause but I don’t think so. I’ve been walking around in regular intervals from my desk. I suppose I’ve been lifting shopping back to my car but nothing crazy and I distribute the weight evenly with both hands although going forward I’m going to use a trolley to carry it back to the car.