Pregnancy Pain

As a woman's pregnancy progresses, her body may begin to change too quickly for her body to adequately support and can become painful or uncomfortable to deal with. Headaches may come and go, gums may become tender and limbs become sore. Making small changes such as wearing supportive bras day and night is one way to embrace the physical changes and minimize the pains of pregnancy.

One of the most common pains for a woman to experience during pregnancy is in their lower back. This is caused by the rapid weight gain and a woman's hormones relaxing her muscles and ligaments, according to the Mayo Clinic.

The Mayo Clinic suggests seven ways to beat back pain: maintaining good posture, wearing maternity clothes that optimize support, refraining from lifting heavy objects, sleeping to the side, hot or cold packs, physical activity and stretching, and chiropractic or acupuncture services.

Abdominal pain is another common experience during pregnancy. The most common cause of this is a stretching of the round ligament that suspends a woman's uterus in her abdominal area. While the uterus expands, the sensitive ligaments may cramp and cause a sharp pain.

WebMD.com suggests that women wait to consult a doctor until she experiences chills, fever or trouble urinating and walking. Women should ask their health care provider first, but they may be able to use Tylenol to alleviate pregnancy pain.

Other issues that may come up are heartburn, hemorrhoids and Braxton-Hicks contractions, which can all make the pregnancy experience just that much more physically demanding. With a calm and educated point of view, though, dealing with common pregnancy pain can be quite painless.