However, if you find you still suffer from heartburn at night, you can elevate your head and shoulders using pillows or a wedge.
You can also help prevent heartburn by avoiding certain foods that can trigger your heartburn, like those that are fried or spicy, citrus fruits, chocolate, and by eating small, but frequent meals. Leg cramps are one of the most common body aches experienced around the second trimester of pregnancy and in the third trimester as well. These muscle contractions in the calf or foot often strike at night, and their cause may be due to changes in your circulation or from mineral deficiencies, like calcium, phosphorus or magnesium.
Later in your pregnancy, your enlarged uterus may press on your pelvic blood supply, which can cause a build up of acid and result in involuntary contractions in your calf muscles. However, you can help prevent leg cramping during pregnancy by doing a few stretches before bed, and also by staying physically active and getting plenty of fluids during the day.
Comfortable shoes with support help, too. As your uterus grows during pregnancy, the ligaments that hold it in place will stretch. As they stretch, they can cause a sharp, short burst of pain that feels like a muscle spasm in your lower abdominal area. Sometimes, the pain can even linger with some residual soreness, and it can occur on either side.
It just means your baby is getting bigger. You can prevent and relieve these pains during pregnancy by moving more slowly than usual and by not rising too quickly from the bed or a chair. Try to avoid sudden movements. You may find that taking the weight off your uterus a bit can help ease the pain and discomfort, so try a warm bath or simply get into a swimming pool for a bit. You can use a maternity belt or an abdominal support garment, too. Up to one in five women can develop a type of pelvic pain during pregnancy known as pregnancy —related pelvic girdle pain PPGP.
This pain usually appears over the pubic bone, on the sides of the lower back or the area between the vagina and anus. This is caused by pregnancy hormones relaxing the ligaments that support the pelvic joints. If you notice any pain around your pelvic area contact your midwife or GP since an early diagnosis can help you keep the pain to a minimum and also help you avoid any long-term discomfort.
Oedema can cause nerve compression which results in swelling and pain. It may be sudden and usually only lasts a few seconds. In many cases, round ligament pain appears without warning. Some women notice more pain when they cough or sneeze or when they roll over or change position in bed. The pain can also occur when a pregnant woman moves from a sitting to a standing position.
Although it can be uncomfortable, round ligament pain is not dangerous or a sign that anything is wrong. Many women experience pelvic floor pain during pregnancy. Symptoms can appear early on, especially in a second pregnancy. A stretching uterus is one cause of the pain, but hormonal changes can also affect how the muscles of the pelvic floor feel and behave. The sensations of pelvic floor pain vary, and a woman might feel them near her uterus or in her bladder, vagina, back, or abdomen.
Some women with pelvic floor pain have a history of pelvic floor injuries, such as tearing or an episiotomy during childbirth. Many have weak pelvic floor muscles, which can cause additional symptoms, such as bladder leakage when jumping or sneezing. Pelvic floor pain will not hurt the developing fetus, but it can get worse as the pregnancy progresses.
Early in pregnancy, many women experience cramping that feels similar to menstrual cramps. The expanding uterus or rising progesterone levels may be responsible for this symptom. Some women worry that cramping is a sign of pregnancy loss. Severe cramping that gets steadily worse over many hours may warn of a pregnancy loss, especially if there is bleeding. For many pregnant women, however, cramping is a temporary discomfort and not a sign of a problem. Ovarian torsion happens when an ovary or fallopian tube twists around the tissues supporting it.
In some women, this happens following an ovarian cyst , but in others, there are no previous symptoms or warning signs. Although pregnancy does not cause ovarian torsion, it can occur during pregnancy. Ovarian torsion is a medical emergency because it can cut off the blood supply and destroy the ovary.
Body aches in early pregnancy may be due to hormonal changes. As pregnancy progresses, physical changes can lead to back pain, pelvic pain, round ligament pain, and sciatica. Applying heat or cold and staying physically active can help soothe and prevent pregnancy aches and pains — but sometimes they indicate a more serious issue. Is pregnancy a literal pain in your back and just about everywhere else? Growing a brand-new person is hard work — and it can take a toll on your body, starting in the first weeks of pregnancy.
Here's how to get relief from your pregnancy aches and pains, as well as advice about when it's time to ask your healthcare provider for help. Throughout your pregnancy, hormones relax your ligaments and joints to prepare your body for birth, which may result in body aches and pains. As pregnancy progresses — particularly from the second trimester on — you'll gain weight, which puts extra pressure on your joints.
In addition, your growing belly pulls your center of gravity forward and stretches and weakens your abdominal muscles, which support your spine and back.
As your body adjusts to these changes, it's very common to feel lower back pain , as well as pain in your pelvis, groin, legs, and buttocks. In addition, beginning in the second trimester you may experience what's known as round ligament pain : a brief, sharp, stabbing pain or a longer-lasting dull ache in your lower belly or groin. This generally harmless condition happens when the attachments between your growing uterus and abdominal wall The "round ligaments" are pulled or stretched.
You may also experience sciatica as pressure from the weight of your baby and uterus presses on your sciatic nerve, sending shooting pain from your buttocks down the back of your leg. You may experience early pregnancy body aches and muscle pains all over due to hormonal changes, especially toward the end of the first trimester.
Pelvic pain technically known as pelvic girdle pain and lower back pain are the most frequent complaints. These discomforts can pop up at any point in pregnancy, although they're more common beginning in week 14 the start of the second trimester.
You may also experience mild uterine cramping in early pregnancy, similar to period pains, as your uterus begins to expand in size. You could also have stomach pains due to constipation or gas , both of which are common during pregnancy.
Digestive problems are also linked to hormonal changes and start early in pregnancy. A cold pack can reduce inflammation and help to soothe muscle and back pain.
To apply heat, you can use an electric heating pad , hot water bottle, or microwaveable pad filled with flax or buckwheat. Don't apply heat to your abdomen for longer than ten minutes. You don't want to raise your internal temperature too much, as this can affect your developing baby. One of the best strategies to prevent and treat body aches in pregnancy is to stay physically active. While it may seem counterintuitive, exercise helps relieve all sorts of common pregnancy complaints, from back pain to constipation and gas.
Pregnancy-safe exercise helps to keep pregnancy weight gain in check, strengthens and stretches your muscles, improves your posture, and supports your circulation. To relieve back and pelvic pain specifically, sit in a supportive chair, sit down when getting dressed, use proper form to lift heavier objects , and try to avoid standing for long periods of time if possible. If these tips don't help, talk to your provider about whether to take a pregnancy-safe pain reliever usually acetaminophen.
Back to Common symptoms in pregnancy. Stomach abdominal pains or cramps are common in pregnancy. They're usually nothing to worry about, but they can sometimes be a sign of something more serious that needs to be checked.
It's probably nothing to worry about if the pain is mild and goes away when you change position, have a rest, do a poo or pass wind. But if you have stomach pains and are worried, call your midwife or maternity hospital. Any of these could be the symptoms of something that needs to be checked or treated urgently.
If you're well, it's really important you go to all your appointments and scans for the health of you and your baby.
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