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>>Rachel Walker, MD OB/GYN - Aches and pains are a very normal part
as pregnancy progresses through the second
and into the third trimester.
It's very common to have low back pain
and pain in your hips.
>>Kathy Wood, MD OB/GYN - The most common ache and pain is the round ligament pain.
It's a ligament that wraps from the top of the uterus
down into the groin,
and can cause achiness, sharp, shooting pains.
>>Fonda Mitchell, MD OB/GYN - So, you may feel that you may have to kinda modify
how you walk.
Some women may use a little belt.
Some women may use pregnancy girdles
to kinda help maintain that support
and give their joints a little rest.
>>Kathy Wood, MD OB/GYN - You can take acetaminophen for this
if you wanna take the edge off, but in general,
most people can tolerate it,
and it gets better with time.
>>Fonda Mitchell, MD OB/GYN - But we also recommend exercise, yoga, stretching.
Those types of exercises that allow you
to increase your flexibility
can also be very helpful, as well too.
>>Angela Chiodo, CNM Certified Nurse-Midwife - So, the third trimester, you have lots of aches and pains,
but you do wanna pay attention to new things
like if you had a bad headache or vision changes,
this could all be indicators of more serious problems
in pregnancy, and you'd wanna talk
to your provider about those.
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