How to overcome pregnancy backache without a massage?

[Tattooed Mama]

I am having horrible lower back pain but am not going to be able to go to a massage therapist (they are too expensive) and I dont think its a good idea to get a backrub by someone who doesnt know how to do pregnant massages. Besides taking tylenol what else can I do to help relieve the pain? I know I'm not supposed to lay on my back even though that seems the only way of sitting/laying down that helps.

 

[cookie8474]

I laid on my back all the time! It helps the allignment.

I didn't have much money either. But I have a chiropractor who only charges me 30 bucks a visit as a discount. He normally charges 157. Call around to your local chiropractors and see if they give pregnancy discounts or have private insurance. Its totally worth it and can help your alignment for birth, which eases the pain.

Other than that, I did heat and cold, alternating for no more than 20 minutes at a time because you can irritate muscles if you put ice or heat on for too long.

Taking a deep bath or going in a pool can really help because it lifts some of the weight.

good luck!

 

[Summer Sparrow]

you get those heat pads, that you strap/stick on to your lower back, and i hear they work miracles, sold in most pharmacies and supermarkets