Back pain relief recommendations?

Hi all - 37wks here and struggling with mid to right back pain that is also coming from the front ribs I think from baby kicking. Also- have slightly elevated fluid levels so might also been causing everything to squash. The pain is worse after walking more than 15 mins which sucks because I love walking. Any tips from anyone? Prefer not to take paracetamol regularly. And it’s not too bad at rest- but worse when I slouch, so trying to keep my posture straight. Anyone else had this issue? I guess it’s probably common- just quite irritating now as I’d love to do some longer walks in these last weeks!
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Do you have baths? At the minute I love having a bath for the pain then when I get out I put a heat pack on my back to get into bed with 🙂 also leaning on my birthing ball while my husband puts pressure on my lower back (sacral pressure if you google it shows you how) x

Thanks Rachael, I love baths too but probs could have more of them! Heat pack also sounds good. Will try the leaning as well. Thanks for all these tips :)

Are you using a pregnancy/birthing ball at all? I find sitting on mine and doing some gentle exercises helps with my back so much!

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