Uncomfortable and in pain

Is anyone else really uncomfortable and aching? I can’t sleep because my upper back hurts, my ribs hurt, my belly aches like I’ve got period pains and my thighs are aching like I’ve been on a hike. I’m 28 weeks tomorrow and this has been a gradual build up, but tonight it feels unbearable. I can’t sleep because of it even though I’m shattered.

Any solutions on how to relax my muscles so I can get some sleep would be most appreciated!

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I'm also super restless and have had awful shoulder blade pain the last few weeks but one thing that helped tons was asking my partner to give me a back rub amf to focus on the painful area. Even just 2 mins makes such a difference. We use magnesium cream which is meant to be good during pregnancy.

Hot bath, stretching exercises, massages

Same - I have a hot shower or a warm bath and paracetamol x

I would highly recommend getting a pregnancy massage. I have had 2 so far this pregnancy and feel much less pain than last time x

I am glad it’s not just me! I woke up my husband last night to give my back a massage to release some of the tension and it helped.

I had a look last night for a pregnancy massage near me but I couldn’t really see anything, just standard full body, although tbh I wasn’t looking very hard. Did you have to lie on your side, or did the bed have a hole for the bump?

Chiropractor was a life saviour !

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