
One conditions of pregnant women that’s often complained are back pain that usually occurs when stomach getting bigger. But, we must know, this condition can be prevented by doing some things.
There are several things that can cause back pain during pregnancy, such as the increasing weight that must be taken and increase the stress on your joints, growing uterus can also press the nerve.
Besides that, hormonal changes also make the joints and ligaments attached to the pelvic bones of the spine become loose, causing pain and instability move of back.
Experts said there are two common patterns of back pain is pain that occurs in the area at the lumbar vertebrate lower back and posterior pelvic pain is felt in the back of the pelvic bone.
Position of your hips are bent like sitting in a chair and leaned forward when working at the desk can make the posterior pelvic pain worst. Sometimes some women experience pain in both sections.
As quoted from Babycenter, there are some things you can do to prevent back pain and back pain, namely:
1. Start doing the exercise program to stretch and strengthen muscles in the back, legs and abdomen. But don’t do it too fast, because it can cause tension in your joints.
2. Pregnant women tend to sit with shoulders down and back bent so that pressing the abdomen, this will provide more pressure on the spine. So try to stand or sit in an upright position, so the stomach is not depressed.
3. If your job requires to sit and hold, then use a small pillow to support your lower back bone. And try to walk or stand at least every one hour.
4. If you want to take the goods, try the bent position to relieve pressure on his back.
5. Be careful when you wake up, and bend your legs at the knee and hip when it will roll over to the side.
But if the pain is already emerged, pregnant women can do the following to help overcome them, namely:
1. Do not let yourself too tired and try to calm down, but also not too often stayed in bed for a prolonged period because it can aggravate existing conditions. And avoid activities that require to hump.
2. Learn relaxation techniques that can help overcome the sense of discomfort as well as useful at night when the pain makes a person difficult to sleep.
3. Compress with warm water, soak in warm water or putting a warm water bottle can make a little pregnant mother was feel free.
4. Try to conduct special massages for pregnant women, especially if equipped with stretching exercises. However, this massage should be done by someone who had been trained to massage pregnant women.