10+ Tricks to Soothe Your Pregnancy Pains

Cramping or sharp pains in mommy’s spine and stomach area might be normal during pregnancy, but it doesn’t make them any less irritating. As time goes by, getting through the day while experiencing them can become a real challenge. Luckily, there are a bunch of pain relief tricks that were used by many women, that are both simple and very effective.

Bright Side is always in search of how to bring more comfort and happiness into our readers’ lives. This time, we can’t wait to show you these instructions for pregnant mothers. We are sure they are worth trying!

• Poor posture or an uncomfortable sitting position can cause tailbone pressure and pain. Also, increased body mass can contribute to this discomfort. This can be relieved by simply leaning forward while sitting.
• I have a small gel pack that you can freeze or heat up in the microwave for 30 seconds to act as a heating pad. I get pain in the upper quadrant of my back, so I heat this bag up, put it in my sports bra, and lie down on my side. It helps to keep the pressure off my back while the heat warms my muscles.
• Exercising. It was unbearable at first, but strengthening my muscles has kept me relatively pain-free this pregnancy. Also, the Bird Dog position (yoga) is an easy pose that targets the lower back without being too harsh.

• I found that eating a handful of dry oatmeal works wonders on heartburn or an upset stomach while I’m pregnant. I know some people don’t like the texture but it works great for me.
• Vanilla yogurt works almost instantly for my heartburn. Sometimes in the middle of the night, I roll to the other side and the heartburn is so bad I feel like I’m having trouble breathing. I get up and have 3-4 spoons full of yogurt and I can sleep the rest of the night.
• I bought a wedge pillow to keep my top half elevated and it does help with my heartburn. It doesn’t get rid of it entirely, but I do notice a difference when I lay down without it.

• Try pelvic tilts to strengthen your lower back and abdominal muscles. Lie on a yoga mat with your feet on the floor and knees bent. Push your pelvis up, hold for several seconds, and lower back down. Relax your muscles as you lie down.
• I have really bad lower and mid-back pain. I’m also having mild sciatica issues. My chiropractor recommended a foam roller. It’s about 3 feet long, 10 inches in diameter, and it’s hard foam. I can sit on it and roll to alleviate the sciatica issue. I also place it on the ground and lie on top of it. It stretches out my spine. Once I’m done and stand up, I feel amazing!
• I get down on all fours and do pelvic tilts, it helps me so much!

• I get such bad pain in my middle back, and it always happens because of sitting — on the floor, in the car, in a chair. So now I take a little pillow and wedge it behind my back so it’s extremely arched. I look ridiculous, but it works.
• Try a yoga ball (labor ball), lie your upper torso across it. It helps to relieve my heartburn and spinal pinches between my ribs because the baby gets jammed up there, and I can wiggle my hips to stretch in all the right ways.
• Swimming helped me. It wasn’t really “swimming” so much as floating and stretching in therapy at my local pool. If I couldn’t get there, I got in the tub.

• My routine now: Sleep with a pillow between my knees. It’s so important to keep your hips and shoulders parallel/square while you sleep. Stretch your glutes and thigh muscles at least once a day. Epsom salt baths are huge. Reach along your abdomen and hips gently, and stretch those tendons and muscles. I actively say aloud “posture” when I catch myself standing funny — try to keep your lower back straight despite the urge to let it arch.
• Some of it comes down to finding ways to relieve the weight and pressure of the uterus due to gravity always pulling it down and exhausting your muscles and tendons. I wasn’t sure at first, but the first time I did a sort of headstand leaning off my couch, it was amazing! Having all that weight and pressure move away from my hips/pelvis for just 30-60 seconds was such a relief.

• To ease pain in your breasts, you can get a new bra that has the proper support and gives you enough room to grow. Also, get some breast pads if you find that the lining of your bra causes you pain.
• In my first pregnancy, I suffered from back pain too, and it got worse and worse. I found a chiropractor as soon as the sciatic pain started. I basically go every 2 weeks, I’m 32 weeks now and I’ve been going since 20ish weeks. I still have days where I feel 1,000 years old and walk like the hunchback of Notre Dame, but they are way fewer than last time.
• When I started having back pain, I tried doing exercise videos on YouTube. I work out for about 30 minutes every day or every other day, and that helps. My back pain seems to be completely gone now! I think it has to do with strengthening the muscles. I’m sure as I get bigger it will come back, but I’m not too big at this point, so it works for the time being.

• I found that using an upright stationary bike for 20 minutes a day really helped with my hip pain and sciatica.
• I had hip and back pain with my first and second pregnancies and almost none during my third one. The main thing I did differently was jogging. Also, I realized that posture while sitting was really important. I didn’t feel the pain while sitting, but it would show up when I stood up after sitting with poor posture.
• I started using a pregnancy belt and it changed my life. My husband said he could actually see the relief on my face when I tried it on. The Velcro can get itchy, so I wear a tank top under it, which can get hot, but I’d rather be hot than go back to that pain I was feeling.

How do you manage your pregnancy pains?