Lower back pain and Braxton hicks

Hi ladies! I’m 29 weeks tomorrow and I just had the strangest experience. I have had Braxton hicks on and off all day. Decided to lay down in bed and after a while I had big tightness and pain in my lower back on the right-hand side. To the point where I couldn’t really move and had my husband massage the area. Is that normal?? It was a little intense and came out of nowhere then went away after a couple of minutes. It’s been about 20 mins or so now and hasn’t returned. In the bath now trying to relax. Could this be my body’s way of prepping?

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I had braxton hicks on and off all day today too. I didnt have anything in my lower back though. Drinking water using a heating pad helped them go away for me

Hydrate! Get lots of water in and some electrolytes and see if you are any different tomorrow.

I haven’t been drinking as much water as usual so that may be why! Thank you ladies! Curious about the back pain though 🤔

Does it feel like sciatica? That can come and go…

I’m not sure, I haven’t had sciatica before :/

I get back pains as well , really bad ones it started since I hit 29wks , sometimes I can’t really move from the pain. a heating pad works and stretching

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