Pregnancy And Back Pain Problems

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Pregnancy And Back Pain Problems
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667
Summary:
This article is about getting through the back pain caused by pregnancy.

Pregnancy may cause

Keywords:
pain relief during pregnancy

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Pregnancy is a gift almost every family is waiting for.

For the expectant parents, it is the

Pregnancy is usually signaled by a missed menstrual period.

During this time, the woman’s bod


During the first trimester, the new mother experiences more signs that she is already pregnant
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Extreme fatigue. This is due to the increase in progesterone production in the woman’
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Food cravings. This is body’s means of dictating the mother what the baby needs.
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Increased urination. As the woman’s womb is continually increasing to accommodate the
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Breast tenderness. The breasts start to change in preparation for feeding the coming
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Abdominal cramps. This follows implantation of the embryo on the uterus.
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Nausea or ˆMorning sickness˜. This is because an increase in the hormone progesterone
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Mood swings. Most people confuse this with postpartum depression. This differs from

During the second trimester, which comes three and a half months after conceiving the baby, th
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Swelling. This is because during pregnancy, body fluids are increased.
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Varicose veins. During pregnancy, increased pressure is experienced by veins, causing
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Fetal kick. Sometime during the second trimester, the mother can feel the baby start
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Confusion and clumsiness. Due to the woman’s ever changing hormonal level, it makes c
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Backache. The added weight of the baby plus the increased body fluid increases pressu

At the third trimester, the stomach now protrudes more prominently, causing the following symp
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Increased back pain.
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Increased moodiness.

Among all the symptoms mentioned above, coping with lower back ache seem to be the most persis
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Always practice good posture. This is to ensure that muscle strain due to the increas
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Always sit and stand with care. Sit with feet slightly elevated. Choose a ergonomica
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Always sleep on your side. Sleep on one side, not your back, keeping one of both knee
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Always perform proper lifting techniques. Squat down when lifting a small object, ins
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Exercise. Regular exercise may help strengthen the back muscles.
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Medications. Certain pain relief medications may cause complications to a pregnant wo
Back pain during pregnancy may just be a passing discomfort, however it should never be taken

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