right-side rib cage pain
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I had this persistently in my last pregnancy (twins), I assumed things were just cramped. I'm pregnant with a single baby and the pain has been almost relentless- right under my right breast- very few if any positions relieve the pain. I've heard that this can be a very serious warning sign of pre-eclampsia. In my last pregnancy- my blood pressure went up near the end and I had some swelling, fortunately I just went into labor on my own and that was the cure. This time around, my blood-pressure has been great, no swelling or other warning signs (I'm 27 weeks). I plan to talk to my midwife about it at our next appointment. Anyone else experience this and determine cause? |
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I have this but am further along at 38 and a half weeks. I think I have had it a good month though. I also had it with my last baby who was pretty big at birth at almost 9 pounds and I am 5ft4. I think she just liked pressing up in there for some reason and this baby is doing the same. Maybe the way we are shaped? Not sure but I have never been told the thing about Pre E. I will have to ask at my next appt!
The only other comment I have is to be very careful not to catch a cold because I had one for almost three weeks ( just started to feel better a few days ago) and the pain when I coughed, sneezed, or blew my nose int that area was absolutely excruciating. It brought tears to my eyes every time and I would have coughing fits at night. There is a nasty cold going around and I guess we are less likely to be able to kick it with our immune systems compromised. |
Anonymous
| I'm 36 weeks and have had that for a month. Dr. ran liver enzyme tests which all came back fine. She said you have a lot of nerves between each rib, so the baby's foot is probably just pushing on those. |
Anonymous
Thanks for the responses thus far. I thought maybe the baby was wedged up there, but all movement i feel from her is MUCH lower, so I assume she has been breech for awhile. It's just such a weird pain. i think my rib circumference might be the problem. well, at least I'm almost two-thirds of the way through! |
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I have it, too, at 38 weeks. With my last pregnancy is started much earlier, probably around 30 weeks. I'm pretty sure it's baby feet wedged in my ribs, and I can relieve the pain some by pressing my hand against it and sort of shifting whatever baby part that is. I've never heard of the pre-E connection, and my blood pressure is still low so I'm not concerned about that.
I second what one PP said about sneezing -- unfortunately I have had about 5 colds this pregnancy and just can't seem to avoid them. I finally asked my doctor what I can take and am using Sudafed and Tylenol Cold sparingly to get through this last cold. |
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I had rib pain on one side and went to a chiropractor, who thought my ribs on that side might be "floating up". We worked on some positions that helped to relieve the pain. I'm describing it in a way that makes him sound nutty but he's not at all; his explanation was scientific and checked out after I did some reading.
I recommend him. Dr. Sean Woods. He's used to working with pregnant women. http://www.chiroassoc.net/ |
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I went to the hospital with similar symptoms while pregnant with twins and ended up with a preeclampsia diagnosis and csection delivery (after two days of hospital testing).
BUT - while I think I really did have preeclampsia at the time since all the testing they did over two days at the hospital before the csection pointed to pre E - I recently had my gallbladder removed due to gallstones. Interestingly, it was the same exact pain that sent me to the hospital that ended up with the csection. So my question is - do you still have your gallbladder? Because apparently they act up during/shortly after pregnancy. You may have gallstones, in which case you and your doctor will need to decide whether to remove the gallbladder while you're pregnant (if it's REALLY bad) or to wait until after you deliver, in which case you get a really bland diet until it can be removed. |
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| Hi 16:56, With my first pregnancy, I thought it might be my gallbladder after a little google searching. They did ultrasound on that area and I was gallstone free. I did not have any symptoms of pre-E at that point so they didn't really know what caused the pain and assumed it was a pregnancy quirk. This time around everything still looks fine, but I have not specifically asked them to look at my gallbladder again because it was fine last time. maybe i should though.. |
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I had this for the last four months of pregnancy. OB checked it out, found nothing amiss, and attributed it to ligaments stretching. I only ever had it under the right rib, and it started before the baby was that high, so not a crowding issue...I learned to avoid positions that triggered it (OB recommended not sleeping on that side, which helped) and baby was born with no problems at all. Agreed that sneezing was a bear, though! Had forgotten that part (how soon you forget the pains.... 
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| I remember that. It started in second trimester and lasted well into the third. I had a singleton but I am petite and I had a big baby. It was the baby head butting my ribs. I used to throw my shoulders back and sit in a funny way at work. No position relieved that pain. Just time. Once baby turned, the pain was magically gone. Thankfully dc did not stick his foot under there after turning. No help except to say I feel for you. Just know that I had beautiful blood pressure numbers all along. So it is not necessarily a pre-eclampsia thing. Take care. |