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Am 28 weeks into 2nd pregnancy and am starting to suffer from a very bad lower back to the point that I can't really walk very far now without niggling pain, or sit for very long without pain in coxis. This is very much exacerbated by carrying heavy 2 year old upstairs/into car seat/into bath etc (which can't be avoided no matter how much I try to explain!)


I am not sure what the best remedy is for this or if it goes away after birth but would appreciate advice e.g. any recommendations for particular massages/physio/osteo/pilates/yoga - which is best as my spare time is limited? I'm not in need of pain medication just yet and want to try and nip it in bud.


Thanks in advance (moan over)

I saw a chiropractor weekly from about 30 weeks with my first pregnancy, as I too had lower back pain, and it was wonderful. Chiro in pregnancy is thought to reduce labour time as they do 'work' on keeping the pelvis as open as possible; don't know if that's true for everyone but my labour was only 7 hours! I'll definitely have it again with my next pregnancy, back pain or no back pain, as the the weekly massage was a real treat and gave me a boost. Good luck, back pain is rubbish.

So sorry about the back pain, not easy at any time, especially not whilst pregnant with a 2 year to look after as well!


Pregnancy massage? I know jsut a single session gave me enough relief to go on...a bit pricey but if you can afford it go for a hydrotherm massage. You lie on your back not your front on a giant hot water cushion while the therapist reaches between you and the cushion with well oiled hands and arms and is able to apply quite a lot of pressure to the lower back, unlike normal pregnancy massages where you lie on your front on a table with a hole in it for your bump. The only one I know of is offered at a salon in Balham, PM me if you're interested, can give you details.

a back belt helps support the back and i found it did lessen my back pain during pregnancy. i got mine from my physio but you could try somewhere like boots/a pharmacy. a physio can advice you where best to place it to deal with your particular back pain. i had a problem with my sacro-iliac (sp?) which meant i had to wear it as low as possible.

I developed the same pain about 6months into pregnancy and was finding it hard to walk and sit. Daniel Harvey of Dulwich Chiropratic on Crystal Palace Road helped me enormously. He has been treating women in pregnancy for 20years and I felt really safe under his care. During pregnancy the joints in the lower back begin to open up and can very easily 'slip'. The treatment was mix of gentle manpulation (which didn't hurt at all) and deep tissue massage to sooth the irritated muscles.


When my back was strained by the labour and delivery Daniel knew exactly how to treat it and helped make my first weeks with a newborn much more bearable.


Good luck and hope you find some relief for your pain.

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