What to do if you have back pain during early pregnancy

I believe everyone is familiar with the symptom of low back pain. Low back pain is a common disease. The occurrence of low back pain can easily affect us in many aspects, so we suggest that readers must pay attention to this disease. There are many reasons for our low back pain. We must find out the cause of low back pain and make targeted treatment. Female friends are prone to low back pain in early pregnancy. Below we will introduce what to do if you have low back pain in early pregnancy.

1. Exercise during pregnancy

As the fetus of pregnant women grows day by day and their weight increases day by day, the most suitable exercise for pregnant women is walking. When walking, do it within your ability. When taking a walk in the late pregnancy, you should be accompanied by someone, and stop and rest for a while when you have sensitive contractions. When taking a walk, try to walk on flat ground, because the abdomen enlarges in the late pregnancy and the pregnant woman cannot see under her feet, so she may fall due to uneven roads. It is not recommended to climb mountains or stairs, because this kind of weight-bearing exercise may be very strenuous for pregnant women and increase the burden on the waist.

Pregnant women should wear soft-soled shoes or sports shoes that are easy to put on and take off. They should not wear high heels. It is best not to wear shoes with laces to avoid the straps coming loose and tripping them.

You can swim. Swimming can relax your whole body and relieve the pressure on your waist. However, you must pay attention to self-protection when swimming, and never slip; do not sit randomly to prevent ascending infection from the vagina; your clothes must be packed and stored separately to avoid contamination.

2. Massage your waist

Pregnant women may feel discomfort in the waist and back due to changes in body position, but they cannot undergo physical therapy or acupuncture for the waist, nor can they apply plasters, etc. A simple method is to rub your hands together until they are warm, then overlap and place them in the middle of the lumbar spine, pushing and rubbing from top to bottom for 30-50 times until a local heating sensation is generated, which can relieve discomfort in the waist. Another method is to make fists with both hands, place them on the waist and roll and massage them around, from bottom to top and from top to bottom, repeatedly. The head can be tilted forward and backward to relax the muscles in the waist and back and relieve the soreness caused by spasms in the waist and back muscles. If you feel tired when doing these methods by yourself, you can ask your husband for help. However, your husband should not use too much force, and comfort is the key.

3. Control your weight

Some pregnant women do not have any early pregnancy symptoms, but their appetite does not decrease. Even before the fetus leaves the pelvis, their weight has already increased by more than ten pounds. After reaching the second trimester of pregnancy, their appetite often increases and they enjoy eating everything, resulting in overnutrition and rapid weight gain.

In fact, the fetus is very small before this, and most of the weight is on the pregnant woman. The obese body adds a heavy burden to the waist. Therefore, during pregnancy, you should pay attention to a reasonable diet, eat less sweets, do not drink various beverages, do not eat various desserts, including popsicles, ice cream, coffee, chocolate, etc., eat small meals frequently to control your weight during pregnancy within a reasonable range, which is beneficial to the health of the waist.

In the above article, we introduced a common symptom, which is low back pain. We know that low back pain can easily have many impacts on patients, so we must pay attention to this disease. The above article introduces in detail what to do if you have low back pain in early pregnancy.