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RIB PAIN HELP!!! I am 29 weeks pregnant and have rib pain for a couple of months now on the left side, right under my breast. Just yesterday I discovered something that actually helps. It's not a perfect fix, but it works a lot better than Tylenol. I bought an ice pack that came with an elastic band with velcro. The ice is nice, I use that also, but for help through work and throughout the day I keep the elastic band on snug around my rib over a tank top, under another shirt. Not so snug that it bugs me, but snug enough to give some countering support against my widening ribs. The actual rib belts probably work too, but they are 6" wide and frankly I don't have 6" between my breasts and my belly. This belt is about 2". So far it helps a lot, I was miserable before. I also don't sleep on my side, I just can't. I prop myself up on one of those long pregnancy pillows so that I am angled to one side and my top half is lifted up a bit so that I can keep my bottom half slightly twisted. This has helped a lot too.

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