Constant pain to the point I can hardly walk
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@Juantel I've just googled it and honestly that sounds bang on! Thank you so much! I'll bring it up to my midwife next week and follow those tips in the meantime. Honestly thank you so much! I was starting to feel like this was going to be my life for the next few months and you've made me feel slightly more hopeful!❤️
I have also and this since 20 weeks. Juantel summed it up perfectly! Just to add tips I got from physio. There essentially nothing to be done but manage the pain until baby comes - walk slow ( no big steps or wide ones. Keep hips as aligned as possible) I literally walk at snails pace now - when getting into a car, sit and swivel - go up stairs one step at a time - when I get up, I stand for a few seconds before moving to give my body time to recognise I’m moving or else the shooting pain is worse - I have been going to acupuncture every week or 2 which has helped. It hasn’t stopped it completely but I get some relief for a week or two. so you can ask the midwife about that. Mine is at the hospital not private - at its worst all I could do was rest - lots of water and as much as it hurts try some small hips exercises on a pregnancy ball. The stuff I saw on YouTube did not help as it was opening my pelvis too wide and making it worse Take it easy! Xx
Oh also! Don't stand on one leg ever!! Sit down when getting dressed or putting on socks/shoes. If you feel like you look like an 80 year old woman you're doing it right 🤣 as Charlene said, if you follow everything to a perfect T your best case scenario is it becomes manageable. Worst case is it stays the same. The cure is to deliver the baby 🤭 but honestly for me I am religious about the exercises and have had such great results.
I got the tip to move like I have a tight mini-skirt on 😂 so helpful to view it like that.
Hopping on this post because the pain has been getting worse and today I woke up frozen as everything hurt so much I couldn’t move for like half an hour. So loving the tips as I don’t have time for more appointments I.e. physio so knowing all this, much love to all 😚
Pelvic girdle pain 🙌 have a Google and see if it fits what you're feeling. I have the same. Spoke to my midwife told her I'm basically in tears every morning and got a referral for physio. Started the physio and OMG what a difference. I can walk again. Not far, not fast and not long but I can comfortably make it to the car now. Happy to DM you all the stuff the physio sent me if you want! - Epsom salt baths regularly - hot water bottle in the groin and a bit under the bum (never on the bump) - keep your knees together at all times and equal to eachother - turn over on your hands and knees in bed not on your back - Get the NHS Squeezy app for pelvic floor exercises and stick to it - Paracetamol helps if you're open to medicated relief - rest - go slow - sleep with a pillow, or two, or three between your knees and one under bump. Build yourself a fort