My hip/leg goes numb!

This is weird. For 2 weeks now I have been having a problem with my right
leg going numb from the hip joint to a few inches above my knee. At first, I
didn't realize it was happening until I was out shopping and I slapped my
hip (sort of a fidgety, restless gesture) and realized "Hey! I didn't feel
that on my hip!" I started poking and sure enough, everything felt numb and
icy prickly. I thought it was because I was on my feet for hours trying to
keep relatives entertained, shopping.

So I started noticing that now whenEVER I go out- it doesn't seem to happen
at home!- and have walked for about 15-30 minutes, my hip goes numb just
like that. I have no feeling in it and when I press it it feels -- different
from an arm or something going asleep. It feels very cold and tingly, and
almost seems to burn, like an icy hot feeling at the same time. It goes away
when I get back home and off my feet.

I told my OB. She said it sounds like the baby is resting on a nerve. It is
really bothersome and I can't figure out why it's ONLY when I go out
walking, such as shopping or to run errands. At home I can be on my feet
most of a day and it doesn't happen.

"Jill" wrote in message
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This is weird. For 2 weeks now I have been having a problem with my right
leg going numb from the hip joint to a few inches above my knee. At first,
I
didn't realize it was happening until I was out shopping and I slapped my
hip (sort of a fidgety, restless gesture) and realized "Hey! I didn't feel
that on my hip!" I started poking and sure enough, everything felt numb
and
icy prickly. I thought it was because I was on my feet for hours trying to
keep relatives entertained, shopping.

So I started noticing that now whenEVER I go out- it doesn't seem to
happen
at home!- and have walked for about 15-30 minutes, my hip goes numb just
like that. I have no feeling in it and when I press it it feels --
different
from an arm or something going asleep. It feels very cold and tingly, and
almost seems to burn, like an icy hot feeling at the same time. It goes
away
when I get back home and off my feet.

I told my OB. She said it sounds like the baby is resting on a nerve. It
is
really bothersome and I can't figure out why it's ONLY when I go out
walking, such as shopping or to run errands. At home I can be on my feet
most of a day and it doesn't happen.


I have been having the same exact thing. I have been told by my doula and
doctor that it is completely normal and that it is just the baby resting on
nerve. It's no biggie and will go back to normal when baby is born.
Kat
Mama to Maggie 11/03/01
and #2 EDD 02/01/04