back pain and sore tummy

Hi,

Let me introduce myself, I am Alison Brown one of the gurgle experts, I am a midwife and answer some of the questions that come up on the site.

I have just notice your thread and thought I would offer some advice.

Any pain in pregnancy should be checked out. So I would advise you contact your midwife.

Braxton Hicks tend not to be painful and come and go irregularly.

You could have an irritable uterus; this is very common if you have had a baby before it's your body's way of perhaps telling you to slow down and take a rest.

You could have the start of a urine infection again very common in pregnancy and needs treatment, so I would contact you GP/midwife and get her to assess you.

Hope that helps

Alison

Hi Im 29 wks & also got such an aching back its sooo painful I didnt know if its cause baby is breach?? Im trying hot water bottle too - theres not much else is there??!! hope your feeling ok xx

I get far too hot with a hot water bottle. But I'm gonna try it again tonight I think. Just feel so uncomfortable all the time now =[ xx

hi, i have the same thing, im 28 weeks and the left side of my tummy is sore and tender and my lower back hurts, keep getting braxton hicks too!!!! have you tried a hot water bottle on ur back, makes things feel so much better!! x

Hi I'm 34+5 weeks pregnant and over the past few days have been getting really bad back pain (kind of like a constant ache) and down one side of my tummy feels really tender. Is this normal? Baby's still moving VERY well, so did think it might just be that I'm slowly getting bruised inside? I'm not overly concerned, just wanted a wee bit reassurance. =] xx