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Q: Hip pain at night at almost 33 weeks.. Any suggestions?

I will be 33 weeks pregnant with my second baby on Friday. The last week or so, I have been having HORRIBLE hip and leg pain at night.. I usually sleep on my stomach but cant while pregnant (obviously lol) so sleeping on my side causes bad pain in the hip and leg im laying on.. When I roll on the other side, same thing! I have tried pillows and body pillows in between my legs but it doesnt help at all! My dr said it is just bc the baby is very low.. I dont remember this pain with my first pregnancy (but i might have forgotten with it being 4 years ago).. Anyone have any suggestions on how to ease hip pain while sleeping?

This question was asked May. 6, 2013 5:57pm
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Answered by bauer87 - May. 8, 2013 2:09pm
I have this too! some nights I use DH as a body pillow and put my leg up on top of his hip :) He hates this but man do I feel better other times I lay on my butt- but not flat on my back more in a \ position with all my weight on him. pillows just dont do the job they are squishy and unsupportive. Occasionally Dh gets really mad and insist that i dont put all my weight on him to sleep and I end up with the hourly roll over- at least until he falls asleep and I do what I want anyway :)

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Answered by Mom2be87 - May. 6, 2013 10:43pm
Same as previous poster exactly..the only thing that works for me is switching sides hourly! My baby is also very low..and the pain did start around that time..maybe thats the reason..Keep switching sides for now..and if u do find a solution..please let me know lol ..send me a message or something hehe

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Answered by Libelula264 - May. 6, 2013 6:27pm
I feel your pain - literally. I wake up hourly to switch sides because whichever hip I am on becomes unbearably painful. The only thing that seems to temporarily help is switching sides, and leaning slightly onto your back (put a pillow under your back and lie half on your side/half on your back, if that makes sense). Also try taking Tylenol before bed.

All that said, I am still in a lot of pain from this every night so I'm not sure there's a full solution besides birth... :(

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Answered by brittthomp4 - May. 6, 2013 6:08pm
I had this especially with my second pregnancy with my son. My hips would feel so sore at night and in the morning. I bought one of those neck pillows and used it like a donut pillow for my hip (put my hip right in the space to keep it off of the bed). It supported my hip and helped a little but I couldn't find anything to ease it up completely. The only real relief I got was sleeping in a recliner so I was propped up but so my uterus wasn't completely on my spine. I did that for a couple days til I could bear to sleep on my sides again.

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