Aches, pains, discomforts, mood swings, anxiety etc are part and parcel of pregnancy. Lower back pain in early pregnancy is one such symptom and not actually a cause for concern. Most women have the pain around waist level at the back or slightly above. Do not mix up this pain with the lower back pain which stretches down your thighs, leg and foot.
The uterus when it expands to accommodate the baby gets support from the pelvic area stretching the ligaments and straining the muscles. The lower back pain in early pregnancy is caused due to this strain and normally disappears when you are into the fifth month of pregnancy.
A gestational period for a normal and healthy pregnancy is 280 days or about 37 weeks or ten lunar months. To support the baby through the term a lot of changes occur in your body. The hormone production by the hormonal glands, placenta and the endocrine system increases to create the changes in the body. Blood flow to the reproductive organs increase and the abdominal area expands.
Causes: Basically lower back pain in early pregnancy is caused due to the production of hormone progesterone. This hormone softens the ligaments and makes the muscles soft to prepare for easy passage of baby. This softness (more…)