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It's a combination of your ribs stretching and nerve damage. If you are still wearing underwire, stop. That will help a little. Going braless in the evenings also helps. So does a heating pad.

I am SOOOOOO sorry you are dealing with this. I carried DD really high and had this starting at about 20 weeks. It was horrible - and ended up cracking my ribs later in the game - by far the worst thing about my pregnancy. The good news is that it went away as soon as she dropped, although I still have a couple areas of numbness from the nerve damage.

Is it a foot? My good friend had her daughters foot wedged up in her left rib and it hurt her for the majority of her pregnancy and a few months after delivery!

@Rockies11: that's the worst part!!! I'm 16 months pp and my rib cage is never going back...

@Littlebit: If heat doesn't work, you can also try ice. Or a switch-off. I forget which oils are safe for pregnancy, but rubbing a few drops of something like menthol or tea tree oil on your rib area could also really help. Again, I am SO sorry you have to deal with this!

@littlebit blah -- totally sucks. I blamed my crappy desk chair since I feel so much better when I'm walking around but its just my giant baby boy crushing my internal organs... Maybe once they start to drop in prep for delivery it will be better?

I had this and it went away after the second tri! I was barely showing at the time so I think it was the ribs expanding. It sucked!! I hope it goes away soon for you!