Siatic Nerve Pain (Help! It HURTS!)

I have it, have had it from about 8 weeks and its getting worse (presumably as baby and everything else gets bigger)

HOLY F*N S*T IT HURTS SO BADLY!!

Sometimes if i bend or sit and it pinches suddenly it hurts so sharply i scream out loud.

Right now i am having a mad attack, my leg won't stop having these stabbing pains and i am going to cut my leg off if it doesnt stop soon. People say they can see it happen - i go white then red then normal, repeat for every stab of red hot burning pain.

There has got to be some stretches or something i can do to release the nerve and make it all better.

I should see a chiropracter but the local guy won't treat me as i'm pregnant. Would need to travel 8hrs return to a city to get it done and would probably need a few visits right?

Help! I'm dying!

Second the osteo or physio, but you definitely want someone who is familiar/experienced with PG.

Phone your mw/ob they should know who will treat you in your area.....

My physio massaged me over a couple of sessions but what actually got rid of it was swimming... though we are pretty sure Jakes head was firmly pressing down on mine and when I went swimming it stretched my abdomen out and he was able to get into a better position. I couldnt walk I was in so much pain!

I got stuck in the bath once too, DH wasnt home and I went to get out and yup OUCH.. had to sit there and wait for him to lift me out. Thankfully he wasnt too far behind me!

Thanks Sheza, i didnt search properly - probably because i can't spell and i have a spelling mistake in my title even!

The awesome news is that its not going to get any better until he's born! Swimming sounds aces, may have to go to the pool next time i'm in town.

Screw body confidence, right?

I agree with Fliss... it wont go away but it can be a lot better! After going to a physio mine was much better! (as in I couldnt walk when i went in and I could hobble when i left the first session).

Hope swimming helps.... it really does for me, infact the occassional sciatic pain I have been getting with this pg has been much better since DS started swimming lessons and I am not even swimming.. just moving around in water. But I am a water baby and find it very relaxing.

I was also doing yoga... forgot that! I do think that helped too!

Ah well nothing helped mine! Just had a big baby pressing on there and it didnt ease up until he was born.

Seeing an Osteo fixed mine - but one session might not be a miracle cure, you may need to go regularly to stay on top of it.

Renee & Lauren wrote: I had this with DS and I went to dr and they gave me an injection (had told them I was pregnant) and within hrs the pain went away!

OMGOsh! What was the injection you got?