Comments | pregnant: sharp pain while breathing?

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sharp pain while breathing?

Oct 12, 2010 15:07

i'm just waiting for my midwife to call me back so i can discuss this with her, but i'm curious if anyone else has had this too ( Read more... )

coughing, aches and pains, breathing difficulty

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inanna31 October 12 2010, 22:16:57 UTC

I've had that before I was pregnant, and it was gas bubbles. I'm wondering if maybe your organs are trying to find a place inside you around the baby?? I don't know, but I'm curious so please update when your m.w. calls back! I hope your okay.

volksblues October 12 2010, 22:20:27 UTC

thank you! yeah i was hoping it was just things shifting around or something but since i've had it for 24 hours i'm starting to get worried :(

inanna31 October 12 2010, 23:10:16 UTC

ugh, being sick and dealing with crap like this is NOT what us preggers need! I just got over a massive head cold. You poor thing, I hope you feel better soon! xoxo

fleckerbug October 12 2010, 22:30:06 UTC

Sounds like a cramp or bruise in your ribs. That kind of pain can seem scary, like there's something wrong with your heart or lungs, but it's rib pain.

volksblues October 12 2010, 22:43:11 UTC

my midwife said i may have a lung infection (i've had a cold the past couple days, so she said it could have made its way into my lungs) or i've popped a rib out from coughing so hard. i'm just happy it's nothing to do with the baby and it's not too serious.

fleckerbug October 12 2010, 22:56:14 UTC

A lung infection can be serious! I'd want to get to the doctor ASAP.

volksblues October 12 2010, 23:03:17 UTC

yeah i guess you're right, i keep forgetting infections are especially bad during pregnancy lol. i made an appointment for tomorrow afternoon.

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lynda October 12 2010, 22:30:07 UTC

I've had this before. Not serious, just baby positioning. S/he's getting big enough to cause massive discomfort just by rolling over.

thejoysofjess October 12 2010, 23:37:38 UTC

I had that and had actually pulled a muscle in my back.

volksblues October 12 2010, 23:41:35 UTC

how strange! what did you end up doing to fix it?

thejoysofjess October 12 2010, 23:42:49 UTC

I lounged about like a bum for about a week. According to my midwife, it's fairly common because of everything expanding.

volksblues October 12 2010, 23:48:36 UTC

sometimes i get so frustrated when i ask my midwife about a pain and she says that to me! "it's normal, it's from everything stretching/expanding."

come on, you're a midwife. shouldn't you have some magical cure to help ease my pain?!

galebird October 13 2010, 03:11:48 UTC

If they're thinking it's in your ribs and it's from coughing it could be the cartiledge between your ribs getting inflamed (costochondritis). I am prone to awful winter coughs and have grown sadly familiar with the condition. It feels like what you described and it'll go away once the cough can be controlled. Easier said than done, I know... good luck and I hope you feel better soon!