Umm I'm having alot of pain in my left side.. under my ribs feels almost like i've pulled something or bruised something. And breathing in seems to hurt a little too, if any one has any ideas on what could be causing it the info would be great, its my firest baby and i am worried about everything and i dont wanna bug the people that the hospital any more then i have to.
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Jessica, My daughter is 20 wks pregnant and she is also suffering from rib pain on the right side and even on the right side of her back in the same spot. We have been told that physical therapy and massage may help. It is reportedly beause the prolactin and moving organs have caused a rib cage to be out of place and it needs to be moved back. Massage and water therapy is reportedly beneficial. Hope this helps. ↑
I am 20 wks pregnant as well and have the same pain in my rib and my back on my right side. I have been wearing a Thermacare pad for 8 hours a day. My doctor told me to take a Tylenol as well but I haven't done that. I went for a massage today for my back but it didn't seem to help that much. Hope this is useful to you. :) ↑
I am having the same problem! It's only on my right side and it's way past the point of discomfort. It literally will take my breath away and I have to sit down. It's a stabbing pain that lasts all day and all night. I get no relief! My fiance is a physical therapist and he has some stuff called Biofreeze that might help. Has anyone used this? ↑
I am 38 weeks pregnant with 5th child and my rib pain is almost unbearable now. At 34 week I went to a chiropractor in my area and it helpd a great deal for about 3 weeks. I will go back again this next week. Just make sure your chiropractor is used to dealing with pregnant women. ↑
I am so glad im not alone! My right rib and the same place in my back is so unbearable, my doctor thinks its the baby but i know its not! Im 24 weeks pregnant with my first. I wish it would go away but i have a feeling it wont until the baby is born. Does anyone know how to relieve the pain, tylenol does not help. thanks ↑
I had similar pain, just after a cold. Coughing caused me to break my rib because my diaphram (muscle under my ribs) was pushed up higher because of my growing uterus. Pain lasted 4 weeks. ↑
I ALSO HAVE THIS HORRIBLE PAIN AND IT IS THE BIGGEST DISCOMFORT BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT THE PAIN NEVER STOPS TYLENOL DOES NOT HELP ME EITHER. I AM SO MISERABLE I HAVE A DESK JOB AND SITTING IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST POSITION FOR ME AND ON THE WEEKENDS I HAVE TO WORK 12 HOUR DAYS AND IT IS UNBEARABLE TO ME. I EVEN HAVE A HARD TIME SLEEPING AT NIGHT BECAUSE I HAVE TO SLEEP ON MY SIDE AND IT TENDS TO BE VERY PAINFUL TO. NOW MY STOMACH RIGHT UNDER MY RIBS FEEL AS IF IT AS BEEN BEAT IT HURTS TO BARELY CARESS THE SKIN. ITS SO BAD I NEARLY CRY. ↑
I have terrible rib ache on the front and back under my ribs on the right hand side. I saw a chiropractor 5 days ago and now the pain is more unbearable. He thought a rib had "popped" out of place. Tomorrow I'm going to a conventional doctor to see if I can get a referral to a practitioner who might be able to give some relief.Gosh, it hurts! The only relief I get is from a hot water bottle pressed to my ribcage. ↑
I can't believe this many people have this rib pain on their RIGHT SIDE. Mine is only on my back, 1" under my bra strap, 1" beside my spine, and about 3-4" long. This is my 3rd pregnancy and the pain has gotten worse w/ every one. I'm 21 wks and i've been hurting for about 3 wks. I was also told by a chiropractor that my rib "pops" out of place. To me it feels more like a muscle, although it does hurt when i take a deep breath. I guess that the muscles try to work harder to keep it in place..? I'm assuming that the hormones that get your hips ready to spread and getting EVERY thing else to spread!! There has to be something that helps.
During my last pregnancy I had the same rib pain. Oddly enough -- once I bought a bigger more comfortable bra -- the pain went away and never came back again. I am currently pregnant (22 weeks) -- and wear comfortable bras that fit -- and I haven't had any rib pain to date. Not sure if this is why -- but switching to a bra that fit properly helped me. ↑
so glad to hear this is quite common i am on fourth pregnancy and this is first time i have felt this pain so was relieved it was not that rare still would rather not have it though ↑
Ahh I'm not alone! I'm 32 weeks and have had rib pain since about 24 weeks. I'm still working and have an office job so sitting at a desk is really painful. It's 24 hour pain at the moment and nothing I do gets rid of it. Roll on July! ↑
I am so glad to hear im not the only one. my pain only started last night. I am 25 weeks pregnant.. its aweful. its hard to breath in and hurts to touch it, like ive been punched. its only on my left side. ↑
Update - I posted on here at 28 weeks about my TERRIBLE rib pain that never seemed to stop!! I'm now 33 weeks and it just seemed to go away on its own. I tried everything from Tylenol, to heating pad, to bengay...you name it. The only thing that seemed to help (or maybe distracted me enough) was those sticky heating pads you can buy...thermacare I think. It seemed to help a little but beware - it can get costly! My fiancé (the physical therapist) told me that b/c the baby is pushing everything up, it's irritating our ribs, sometimes even pushing one or two out of place. Who knows...it will remain a mystery but to all you ladies who are experiencing this, hang in there. Hopefully it will go away soon enough... ↑
I got the same with you Jessica,It's my leftside that bothering me too. I tried doing this Lavender bath salts everynight and boy, it worked. It relaxes our muscles and makes me sleep better. ↑
Thank God!!! I posted last week about this, that night i found an old back brace at my parents house. I put it on the next morning and my rid pain was GONE!!! I wore it for 4 days and it never bothered me. I didn't wear it for 2 days and the pain didn't start back until today (the 3rd day w/o wearing it). The brace is not a maternity brace so i'm hoping that i'll be able to wear it for a while longer until the pain goes away (as it did w/ my 1st two pregnancies). Good luck.
I have had awful rib pain (left side) since 16 weeks (24 weeks now), my first two babies were very long, but never got this rib pain so early. As with others it doesn't seem to go away. Laughing kills, it feels like a pulled muscle. I am trying the acupuncturist my husband swears by tomorrow. I actually watched the pain area go into some sort of spasm yesterday. Conventional doctors don't seem to help, my Obstetrician laughed about my rib pain (well, giggled when she heard how long my other two were, like 'oh well'). If the acupuncture helps, I will let you know. ↑
Like everyone else, I'm glad to hear I'm not alone. I was worried it was something more serious but apparently not. I'm 34 weeks pregnant and have been experiencing this pain now for about 2 weeks. Unfortunately, I've yet to find a remedy that;s helped. Books suggest that it is the baby kicking your ribs and that changing position and breathing help, but for me, that seems sometimes to make it worse. I can't imagine that it's just the baby. At this point, I have to assume it's that displaced rib problem. ↑
I also am having pain in my right side under my ribs, and it goes straight through to my back. I'm almost 10 weeks, it's been going on for a month and seems to be getting worse. The only relief I can find is laying flat on my back. My doc said it might be my gall bladders and I needed to eat healthier, but I already eat very healthy, mostly organic food - fruits, veggies, etc. The pain is getting unbearable at work, sitting at a desk. Any other tips? ↑
The acupuncturist thinks it is inflammed cartilage between my false and true ribs. When I looked up the symptoms and causes it sounded right. Normal treatment is bedrest (not likely) and anti inflammatories (can't have). So I have been laying down as much as I can, heat packs and also Arnica cream, it helps very well in the short term, it is a herbal anti-inflammatory, that we can use. Pain is getting worse as bubba gets bigger. There is no long term rest time for the cartilage to heal, normal healing time is 4 weeks, but the pressure is constantly there. If you have tried everything else, try the Arnica cream. p.s. Acupuncture itself didn't really help. ↑
I experienced this at about the same time. it was a really stabbing pain in the ribs that happened mainly at night. in fact it turned out to be reflux disease and I took some Gaviscon (antiacid) before going to bed. ↑
I thought I had broken a rib with all my coughing from a cold. I just see that a sore right rib is par for the course. I have tried the warm baths in Epson salts and that seems to help at night. Only 3 more weeks to go at this point, hopefully it won't get worse. ↑
To Linda Reid:
This is really weird but I'm not pregnant..but whenever I breath in or sit a certain way or even lay down and stretch my right leg over my left..my upper right back near my rib hurts..i dont know what is it.. ↑
I've had this rib pain with all 4 pregnancies. My best relief is to get into a swimming pool - there's nothing better than the weightlessness to stop EVERYTHING from hurting while you're in the water ↑
I am nearly 25 weeks pregnant and the pain in my left side rib and around the side appeared 23-24weeks and especially in the afternoon and I have a desk job too. I also have reflux. Maybe its a combination of the both?? ↑
Maybe due bad cough/reflux/large for 25weeks pregnant and sitting down all day - does anyone have it on their left side under breast and around side? ↑
wow I'm not alone. Mine is on my left side under breast and lower. I can only imagine it is due to organs pushing up and belly enlarging (#5). This is 1st pregnancy I've had this problem and the biggest I've ever been at about 26 weeks. It is really pain to sleep with but I feel better knowing I'm not alone. ↑
I am so glad I am not alone. I have had this pain since 23 weeks. I am at 32 weeks now and the pain has not gone away at all. Mine is in my muscle under my right rib and It feels like a muscle was torn or something. It hurts to touch. I have asked my doctor twice now and she said that as my belly grows it is stretching my abdomen muscles and moving them causing them to ache. Sometimes if I sit back and make sure I am not crunching over it helps. Also at night lay on the opposite side and it can help. I sure hope the pain goes away soon. ↑
