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Pregnant Heather Rae Young on bed rest to deal with painful sciatica
‘s has been put under doctor’s orders to take it easy.
The star, 35, posted a video on social media giving an update on her pregnancy Thursday while she was being driven home from her checkup.
‘Everything’s good with baby,’ she said, ‘I’m not doing very good, the sciatica pain in just unbearable, worse than before.’
Update: Heather Rae Young, 35, revealed she’s been put on bedrest to deal with painful sciatica. ‘Everything’s good with baby,’ she said in an update video, ‘I’m not doing very good, the sciatica pain in just unbearable, worse than before’
Sciatica is most common during the third trimester of pregnancy, according to the website WhatToExpect.com.
The painful condition occurs when the sciatic nerve is compressed – usually by the expanding uterus, the fetus’ head resting directly on the nerve, a shift in gravity by the growing baby bump, weight gain and fluid retention or a herniated or slipped disc.
This can result in sharp, shooting pain, tingling or numbness that starts in the back or buttocks and radiates all the way down the backs of the legs.
Sciatica: Sciatica is most common during the third trimester of pregnancy, according to the website WhatToExpect.com.It happens when the sciatic nerve becomes compressed and causes sharp, shooting pains, tingling or numbness
Errands: Heather was spotted running errands in Newport Beach, CA looking cute but comfortable in green joggers and a matching sweatshirt with BABE written across the front in large red letters
On the video, Heather Rae, wrote ‘Baby Update.Bed rest for now’ over the video, in which she looked very casual in a green sweatshirt with ‘BABE’ written in red letters. She appeared makeup free behind her large, dark sunglasses, and wore her hair in a loose side braid.
The former model said she’s going to continue physical therapy and try acupuncture, but for now, the doctor ‘wants me resting, laying down, which is hard for me as you guys know, but obviously the most important thing is feeling better, and taking care of the baby.’
The Malibu Horror Story actress said she hopes the condition goes away soon, ‘but I definitely can not feel this for the rest of the pregnancy.’
Treatments: The former model said she’s going to continue physical therapy and try acupuncture, but for now, the doctor ‘wants me resting, laying down…the most important thing is feeling better, and taking care of the baby’
The reality star and universitas pertamina her husband, Tarek El Moussa, 41, announced they were expecting in July.
They later announced the baby will be a boy in a gender reveal, due sometime in early 2023.
Prior to her bedrest orders, Heather Rae had been busy posting fun family holiday snaps with the Flip or Flop host and his children, Taylor, 12 and Brayden, seven, from Tarek’s marriage to Christina Haack.
Reality show: Heather Rae and her husband, Tarek El Moussa, 41, have been shooting their new reality show, The Flipping El Moussas, throughout her pregnancy.The show is set to debut in March on HGTV
Heather refers to herself as the kids’ ‘bonus mom.’
The couple have been busy shooting their new real estate reality show, The Flipping El Moussas, throughout the pregnancy.
The program is set to debut March 23, 2023 on HGTV.
Holidays: Prior to her bedrest orders, Heather Rae had been busy posting fun family holiday snaps with the Flip or Flop host and his children, Taylor, 12 and Brayden, seven, from Tarek’s marriage to Christina Haack
Bonus mom: Heather Rae has posted about her love for her step-kids on social media and calls herself their bonus mom