What causes back pain before childbirth? How to relieve back pain before childbirth

Some mothers experience back pain before giving birth. What is going on? Is it because they have been pregnant for too long? How can I relieve back pain before giving birth?

It is a normal physiological phenomenon for pregnant women to have back pain during labor. It is mainly because the fetus has entered the pelvis and compressed the nerves in the lumbar disc. This situation usually disappears after delivery. Pay attention to the progress of labor. If you have not been hospitalized yet, you must go to the hospital in time to wait for delivery.

1. Wear low-heeled shoes that can well support the arch of the foot (note that they are not flat shoes);

2. Ask for help when you need to lift heavy objects;

3. If the bed is too soft, you can put a wooden board between the mattress and the mattress (don’t sleep directly on the wooden board, which will make your back and waist more sore);

4. When lifting something, you should squat, bend your knees, and keep your back straight (do not bend over and lift directly);

5. Choose a chair with good back support, or use a small pillow to support your back;

6. When sleeping on your side, you can use a pillow to support the weight of your uterus, or put a pillow between your knees to reduce the mechanical load on your back;

7. Apply heat, cold, or massage to the painful area.

It is normal to have back pain after giving birth. This situation usually lasts for one month. After one month, the back pain will improve. If the back pain is severe, you can also use hot compress to relieve it. Hot compress can promote blood circulation, which can relieve the back pain.

After giving birth, you must pay attention to rest, do not do heavy physical labor, and do not lift heavy objects. At this time, the waist will be affected and pain will occur. If you do heavy work or lift heavy objects, it will make the back pain more serious, and it may even leave some roots of disease and affect your body.

After childbirth, you also need to pay attention to replenishing qi and blood. Qi and blood are particularly important for women, so you should add more blood-replenishing foods to your diet, such as pork liver, fungus, etc. When the qi and blood are sufficient, the woman's mental state will become very good, and it can make the body more resistant and restore the body to health as soon as possible.

You can start massage about two weeks after giving birth. Back pain is more common in new mothers, and it often makes them feel very uncomfortable. In order not to affect the body's recovery, you should not massage immediately after giving birth. After two weeks, the body has almost recovered, and you can massage your waist appropriately or go to a professional masseur for massage to relieve the pain.

If the mother wants to massage herself to relieve the pain, she can press the palm of her fist against the Mingmen acupoint on the back of the waist, which is the position on the back spine opposite to the navel, and gently massage in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. Or massage the acupoint on the back, about 1.5 inches to the left and right of the second protrusion of the lumbar spine. Regular massage can help restore yang energy, nourish the kidneys and strengthen the waist.

In addition to massage, mothers need to pay attention to some things to relieve back pain. Choose a bed with a harder bed board to sleep on, and lie less on a soft mattress. The sitting and standing postures must be correct, and do not put all the weight on the waist. Do not bend over when lifting heavy objects, and do not stand or sit for a long time. Move regularly.