Pain in lower back and stomach during pregnancy?

Question

this is my first pregnancy. i have been having slight pains here and now in my lower stomach and back. it's not severe. is this normal.

Answer 1

Yeah, I had that too, it's just the uterus growing, nothing to be worried about!

I had really sever lower back pains, and I found that doing a lot of stretches really helped it out - I used T-Tapp (www.ttapp.com).

Congrats!  

Answer 2

very normal. Your back starts hurting from carrying the extra weight around, and from your center of gravity changing. The stomach pains are most likely round ligament pains due to your uterus getting big and stretching your muscles. It doesn't sound like anything to worry about

Answer 3

oh yeah...stretching does help.....its amazing how helpful can stretching get sometimes...!

Answer 4

your uterus is just sretching and its normal to have lower back pain..all u need to do is exercise

Answer 5

Completely normal!

When you think about how much shifting around that goes on it's surprising that it doesn't hurt more! Also, your body is starting to produce a hormone called relaxin (i think) that helps with loosening everything through your body to allow the baby enough room to grow without hurting you or breaking anything.

I found exercise, in particular pilates, yoga and walking, to be the best thing to combat the pains. The stronger your core muscles and pelvic floor, the less likely you will have pelvic instability down the track.

I had one miscarriage before having my daughter and i definitely knew by the pain that something was wrong. It wasn't just a niggle, more an stronger aching cramp. If it ever gets too bad put your feet up, relax and go to the doctor if you are worried. It never hurts to be on the safe side.

Good Luck!

Answer 6

lol welcome to pregnancy! of course its normal dont worry....  

Answer 7

i have the same thing. I'm 5 weeks and i have slight cramping. mine i think is due to not being able to c**p lol but yea its normal!