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I didn't have this specific problem, but I loved going to prenatal yoga when I was pregnant, and yoga is almost always restorative for me when I have back pain (regardless of pregnancy).

Right now my upper back is a wreck because I am constantly hunching forward to pick up my 16-lb infant and/or to nurse. A massage didn't really help much, but I finally went to yoga yesterday and it helped a bit. I'm not 100% but will make an effort to keep going. Yoga is full of back bends and stretches, and it really helped me counteract the hunched-ness.

I have so many friends who have tons of shoulder and back pain due to their larger breasts so that could contribute to it. Try stretching. I learned stretches in yoga that helped me with shoulder pain I had due to a car accident.

I found that sleeping hugging a pillow helped.

Since I've been sleeping on my sides, my shoulders get sore so I've been doing extra shoulder stretches in my prenatal yoga. It helps a ton!

@namaste: Ooh, sleeping on my side is really hard on my shoulders too! I need to give prenatal yoga a try asap...