Self-Care at Home

• Applying heat to the area may relieve pain:

• Hot soaks

• A heating pad

• A hot bath

• Lying on the opposite side may also relieve the pain.

• Often, the pain may ease as your pregnancy progresses.

• Changing how you move—rising or sitting down more gradually, avoiding sudden movement—may decrease the spasms.

• Talk with your health care provider first, but you may be advised about the use of acetaminophen (Tylenol) to reduce pain.