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I mostly had rib pain when she was jamming her foot in there (I had to sit with one hand pushing down on her foot to keep it out of my ribs). But with all pains from pregnancy, I found they lasted a few weeks then went away as she moved or grew. I had the worst sciatic nerve pain for weeks, then she must have shifted because it just went away.

I have had it with both pregnancies. If I push on the bottom of my rib cage on the right side it feels bruised. I think its just the pressure of all the organs + baby pushing on them. I try and sit reclined as much as possible.

My ribs hurt in two ways. First, the baby has been hanging out with its head around my right hip, butt around the center of my belly, and feet jammed under my right ribcage for over a week now. My poor ribs feel so bruised, and even when I try to reposition those little feet, baby just jams them right back in. But I also feel generalized rib pain like what you're describing, and I think it is from things expanding and also because I have no ab muscles left to support my upper body. I've been trying to be really conscious of my posture and it helps some, but it's just too easy to slouch and let everything collapse together, which is when I feel the most pain. I don't know how I can take two more months of this...

Bumping this to see if there are any new suggestions! I'm 30 weeks today and rib pain is awful! My doctor was very sympathetic (she compared it to a broken rib and said it's really awful) but that basically - nothing to be done and it will likely be here until the baby is here. Yikes!