Pelvic girdle pain Puns

I'm currently 17 weeks pregnant, for the last two weeks, I have had increasing pelvic pains to the point of me not being able to sit through a workday without having trouble walking out the door.

Today my midwife who I see privately, examined me and told me that I have several signs of pelvic girdle pain and I should see my doctor in order to get a sick leave notice for my job.

After my examination I had to run (slowly walk) some errands which ended up taking several hours of moving and resulted in being extremely sore and having trouble moving without pains.

This evening we went to my future in laws, who do not believe in bodily pains, like fairly certain they wouldn't go to the ER for anything other than like an broken leg or something like that! We told them that I very possibly will get a sick leave because of PGP, FMIL legit told me that it was not possible to already have pelvic pains because that's not something to get until det very end of a pregnancy. Later I had to bend down to get something and I groaned because it hurt so bad in my back. FFIL asked what it was and I said it was my pelvic, to this FMIL told me to pull my shit together because it couldn't be pelvic pains..

My boyfriend has acknowledged my pains because they are soo bad at times, but I have never experienced him stand up to his mother.. like ever.. and his mother has really come with some horrible comments about me and my family during my 8 year relationship with her son, most of them based on the ONE time she met them 3 years ago and stories from my boyfriend and me 🙄

UPDATE: My boyfriend told me last night that he agreed that his mother's comment was out of bounds. (Yay) This morning I asked him to have a talk with his mother about the comment, because I did not want to go back to their house as things are (No contact is going to be extremely difficult as we live so close and he has an activity with his sister EVERY week and she is legit his best friend (no worries for me, my closest is also not him). But he agreed that he would have a talk with her, because it is not the first time she has said something not okay and he later has agreed that it is not okay.

Today I also went to the doctor and got my part-time sick leave because of PGP, so yay! 🙃

Thank you for all your comments, it really helped me on how to approach BF, plus make plans for handling FMIL in the future, which will be a strict information diet through both myself and BF.

My husband and I bought a house and are moving out from our current rental apartment in three days. This was the earliest available moving date due to the schedule of the previous owner and my husband's crazy work schedule.

I am currently 35 weeks along and not very mobile. I have had increasing pain in my hips since entering the third trimester, but in the last week it has become a lot more intense. I can stay on my feet for max. 20–30 minutes before it becomes too painful and I have to stay sitting down for the rest of the day. I'm stressing out because we have barely started packing and I can't even do basic housework at the moment. My husband has two days off work before the move to do everything, so I'm relying on him to get things done.

Has anyone else dealt with this and does anyone have any tips for how I can get through the move?

If you’ve ever had pelvic girdle pain in a pregnancy, what did it feel like for you?

Trying to decide if that’s what I’m feeling, or if I’ve pulled a VERY inconvenient muscle

This feels worse than contractions did with my daughter. I’m in tears 60% of the time and I have no idea how I’m going to get through another 23 weeks this way. I can barely move, I’m starting to have trouble holding urine, and Tylenol along with carefully moving hasn’t helped. I’m so miserable and it just gets worse every day.

Third pregnancy, I'm just under 19 weeks. I'm unable to walk normally, roll over without wincing, or put my own pants on easily. I don't see my OB for another few weeks (had to reschedule an appointment for childcare reasons).

Any advice of what I should or shouldn't be doing in the meantime to avoid SPD pain? Ice? Heat? I just want to put an ice pack on my crotch, haha. I have two big toddlers that I have to lift minimally, I can't get around it. I'm an active person and very naturally slim but I could stand to excersize/stretch more. Any and all advice welcome! I'm dyin' here!

Hi lovely Baby Bump Community! STM here at the end of my third trimester with terrible symphysis pubis dysfunction. It’s just awful and has left me notably disabled and in a lot of pain. It came on a lot earlier than with my first and is causing me so much trouble. Had to leave work early and just day to day life has become a real struggle. I can barely function let alone care for my toddler or run a household. My partner and support network help but they can’t be with me all the time to help me get dressed in the morning, pickup things in the house or even just walk.

Worse part is, there is a part of me that has always dreamed about having 3 kids. I worry that, given how hard the SPD has hit me this time, that my partner and family will be angry with me because of how disabled I become in pregnancy. My doc says if you have had SPD once you are almost definitely going to have it in future pregnancies. Like how could I ever dream of putting myself in this situation again? I’m sure after 2 I probably won’t want another….but I dream of it. I just feel so guilty about how helpless I am. I used to be such a strong/active/physical person and now even just standing to load a dishwasher is enough for me…. Much more than that and I basically need to sit on an ice pack all night. Just fed up and emotional.

Has anyone experienced this? I've been trying to put my latest most annoying symptoms into words and this seems to describe it from what I can find. I had to sit in very uncomfortable chairs all day and it made it soo much worse! I'm new to the EDS world, still a pending diagnosis but my doctor highly suspects it. I think it fits well. I'm still playing doctor hot potato so I'm curious if others get this pain and what helps them in the meantime.

I've heard some people carry chair cushions with them, does anyone have any they recommend?

I'm not pregnant btw.

Not sure how I’m going to make it through the next 7 weeks. I’ve had this each pregnancy and got worse earlier each time. The pain is unbearable at times, and only eases when I’m sat down. When I try to get up it’s awful.

I talked to my doctor about it and was somewhat brushed off or told to try with the pelvic therapist. They are backed up months for an appointment. The chiropractor doesn’t work, and the band doesn’t help, and I keep my legs together as much as possible when doing anything. I can’t even walk around the grocery store as the pain is so bad.

Can’t do meet the teacher at school because I’m embarrassed of my waddle. Can’t go in the office because sitting in the chair there swells me up and getting up to walk around hurts. Can’t do any activity it seems like. And I can’t get an induction till I’m 39 weeks or dilated 3cm if earlier. Just need to vent somewhere. My husband is great and my other kids are great. Just feel like I’m stuck.

I thought I'd share a few things that I was shown at my first Pelvic Floor PT assessment which has drastically helped my hip & lower back pain (sorry for formatting, writing on my cellular).

1. When going from a sit to stand (and vice versa), make sure your feet are hip width apart, one slightly in front of the other and pointing straight forward. I have noticed since my appointment, my habit is to have my feet turned outwards and heels nearly touching. I can feel the difference in my hip/lower back when my feet are in a proper position

2. When side lying, make sure your hips are vertically stacked. My belly weight, and just not paying attention had me rolling my top hip further forward than the back without realizing. Now when side lying, as long as my hips are stacked/aligned, I can lay on my side 3x as long before needing to readjust

3. Do not sit like a lady! Make sure your legs are spread apart and aligned with your hips. This not only helps keep your hips open, but creates a space in your pubic bone that helps with pressure throughout the whole pelvis. If you have to cross your legs, put your ankle on your knee, don't do a full lady-like cross.

Though seemingly like small suggestions, these have helped me immensely. I wobbled into my assessment Monday afternoon, in constant hip pain, barely able to walk normally and by Wednesday the hip pain was only when lying in the same position for too long.

Another HUGE help was the PT explaining I was ok to sleep on my back. She said I would feel symptoms (nausea, dizziness, etc.) before any harm could be done to baby, and while I don't spend a ton of time on my back, having the option to switch to my back for a little bit, along with the other things I mentioned, has helped me sleep so much better.

If this even helps 1 pregnant person, I'm glad I shared! Best of luck to everyone on this sub! Cheers!

This is what pelvic girdle pain is, in case anyone doesn't know: "Pelvic girdle pain (PGP) is an umbrella term for any type of pelvic pain—whether it’s a stabbing sensation in the symphysis pubis (the joint that connects the pubic bones at the front), a dull ache at the back of the pelvis (where the sacrum and the large iliac bones connect), or stress in the area between the base of the spine and the fold of the buttocks."

I am 17 weeks, and just started noticing this pain a few days ago. I decided to look it up today, as I figured it was a pregnancy symptom (even though I've never heard of it before, there are so many pregnancy symptoms I didn't know were a thing before). I am getting the pain where my pelvic area meets my legs, on the inner part of my legs, or where my underwear is.

I looked it up, and it seems sometimes an ultrasound is used to detect if you indeed have pelvic girdle pain, or you see a chiropractor or physiotherapist for suggestions on relieving symptoms. My whole thing is I don't want to needlessly waste money. I already had a breast ultrasound, because my ob felt that one of my breasts had firmer tissue than the other, though not really an actual small spot like a breast tumor would likely be, and it resulted in no issues, but we still had to pay like $400. I just want to avoid any unnecessary costs, as I feel like healthcare providers reccomend treatment more than might be neccessary.

I figured my pain is mild, and I could just do various exercises that I found could be used to relieve the pain, rather than going right to a doctor (though of course I will tell my ob about it). It doesn't even overly bother me at all, it's just something I have noticed.

What have you all done about your pelvic girdle pain?

Hi fellow mamas,

Anyone else experiencing pelvic girdle pain/spd? I’m 33 weeks and this horrible issue came on earlier this week. I can barely walk/get in car/out of bed without shooting pain in my pelvis and inner thighs. Dr said this is “normal” but it sure seems like it’s not.

I know it’s a real problem when I can’t even muster up the energy to deal with pain going to target (my happy place).

Anyone else experiencing this? Has anything helped? 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

I've been suffering with pelvic girdle pain for the past 10 weeks. At first the belts helped, but recently I found they were putting too much pressure on my bladder and causing more discomfort. I can't remember where I'd seen this but I remembered someone applying KT tape to their belly for additional support, so I got some and tried it last week.

THE DIFFERENCE IS LITERALLY LIFE CHANGING 🙏 well for me anyway! I've not seen it mentioned in this group before so had to share!

I have a piece across my lower back to support my SI joints, then one up the front over my navel, plus a couple across under the bump to lift the weight like a belt.

I can't believe I've got my mobility back, as from what your told with PGP you'll only get relief after birth, which is just miserable when it kicks in at 18 weeks!

I'm literally decorating the house and moving furniture now where as a few weeks ago I was barely able to put my pants on 😂

I read this blog which has some interesting methods for taping depending on your needs:

https://diaryofafitmommy.com/kinesio-taping-during-pregnancy-techniques-for-the-pregnant-belly/

Hope it can help someone else! X

Second pregnancy and at around 16 weeks I started feeling slight pelvic pain, as I had towards the end of my first pregnancy. I am now 31 weeks and it is becoming unbearable. I’m on disability, I recently got a walker and I am doing Physical Therapy twice a week. My pelvic floor muscles are extremely tight and creating pain while trying to pee. I can barely sit down for more than 10 minutes and after walking around the grocery store I feel like I can barely move. Picking up my toddler is a whole other issue. Would love to hear some other experiences from mama’s with these issues. I feel very alone in this journey and it’s been very difficult, physically and mentally. I have yet to get much relief so if anyone has any suggestions of some kind of pain relief that worked for them, I’d love to hear it. My PT and doctor say there isn’t much I can do until after baby arrives.

I'm 34+4 and the past few days my groin and pubic bone had felt sore and I just assumed that I had pulled a muscle working out or something. But then it didn't go away and I couldn't think of what I would've done that would've pulled any muscles. After some googling, I think I have PGP / SPD and man it is NOT comfortable! I'm wondering if this is common and if anyone else is/has dealt with the same thing?

My next doctor's appointment isn't until next week, so I'm just going to try to take it easy until then. Any advice??

For anyone who had bad pelvic pain during pregnancy -- how long did it take to go away and is it hurting your progress?

I had to be in PT for months my second trimester and I still have trouble turning in bed or getting up on my own. I'm just anxious to get full use of my body back and have no idea when that might happen.

I’m 30 weeks and pulled my lower right pelvic muscle last Tuesday. Since then I’ve been experiencing ongoing pain in the back hip/side buttocks area shooting down my upper outer thighs. It’s been difficult to sleep and move in general. My doctor has told me to take it easy and that this is common pain but not given me any real solution. Is this just my life for the next 10 weeks?? I already have sleeping support pillows and ordered a belly support band. Any stretches or advice in handling this moving forward? Thank you very much :)

FTM here, all the 1sts

6-7 weeks in.

me:

- extreme nausea; losing weight - getting meds today from pharmacy as my insurance finally approved it.

- massive amount of pelvic pain. feels like bony pain but hard to tell. has anyone ever managed to get physio covered? (feels like shin splints fiery kind of pain but all in the pelvic area and it's not muscular or UTI or something, for sure)

- how do you stay active like this? I'm atrophying in bed

Omg. Help.

I am almost 22 weeks and my SPD has hit me like a train within the past week. This is my 3rd child, and I had it pretty badly with my 2nd (hit around the same time). By the end of pregnancy we had to purchase one of the beds where you can lift the heads / feet. I cried to my doctor but he basically said there’s not much that can be done, and told me some people end up in wheelchairs bc of it🤯

I am sleeping with a pregnancy pillow plus another pillow between my legs. I do have a belly band but obviously I can’t wear that all day. I’m keeping my legs together when rolling, etc. I haven’t gained a single pound yet (lost 8 lbs at the beginning and just now gaining that back)... but I know the baby is growing every day.

I am feeling so sad and depressed that I have at least 8 more lbs of baby plus who knows how much fluid & weight to add - I have big babies, my son was 9lbs at 39 weeks and my daughter was 8lbs at 37...

I don’t know what I need but just wanted to cry to you guys and ask if anyone else is suffering & if so, of anything working?

I’m 28 weeks and Good god, taking my shoes off and standing on one foot to put my pants on every morning both hurt like hell. By the end of the day I’m hobbling to bed. Everything I’m finding on the internet says to reduce activity but that feels like a trap and also impractical (I need to be able to walk up and down stairs.)

Any suggestions on what to do for pelvic girdle pain?

I’m looking for anyone else who has had bad pelvic girdle pain and it’s limited her mobility. What are you doing to remedy it? Anyone using crutches or a wheelchair and does it actually help? I’ve done the belly band and tried other wraps but nothing seems to help. Dr. won’t prescribe me anything for the pain, and about half way through the day I’m basically bedridden. Looking for any advice! Thanks!

I NEVER knew this was a thing. I’m 28 +4 weeks. This is my second pregnancy. And holy smokes, it is the most uncomfortable thing ever. I have a hard enough time sleeping on my side so let’s add in crotch pain when I try to move to get comfy. 🙄 Any tips on how to ease the uncomfortableness?

Office Chair Recommendations?

I have PGP / SPD - my SI Joint became unaligned and so it's really difficult to walk. Physical therapy has been helping (hallelujah!) but I'm noticing it's worse - WAY worse - after sitting in my office chair at home for any amount of time.

I'm going to upgrade - any recommendations for a good ergonomic office chair? I was really close to buying the Markus today but it's sold out at my local Ikea.

Bonus points for something that could be white or colorful?

I had a pretty severe case of SPD (symphysis pubis dysfunction) throughout my pregnancy. I was forced to sleep sitting upright my whole third trimester or I'd be unable to get out of bed. I couldn't lay down on my left or right side or I'd be in excruciating pain trying to get up.

Once I gave birth I definitely had a major relief of the pain but it was still there. My research told me I'd be basically good as new by 6 months PP. I'm hitting that at the end of the month and I'm still in pain. Much of what I read centers around doing Kegels but those have been little to no help.

Does anyone know where I can go to find out how to fix this? I'm so tired of always being in pain.

I'm 23 weeks. For the past few weeks when I am sleeping or lying down for a while I get up with a soreness right at the base of my pubic bone. It's at the front, where pubic hair grows. It feels a bit sore or maybe bruised. Like a muscle thing, not bone grinding. The pain goes away when I start moving around, but I feel like I've been noticing it more at night. It's not super painful or anything, just odd. I don't have the pain other times and I'm very active. I walk, do yoga, do some strength training (mostly bodyweight) with squats and stuff and no pain during or after. It seems like the inactivity and particularly side lying triggers it. Is this the start of spd in others experience? Is there anything I can do it prevent it? It seems like the advice I read is to limit activity, but based on my past experience that sounds like a bad idea - I'm more wondering if there is a body part I should focus on strengthening. I've tried a pillow between my legs at night but it doesn't seem to help much.

My wife is having pelvic girdle pain. She's at 21 weeks and did not have this in our first pregnancy. While it'd be great for her to get some more bed rest, she's an engineer so is on the move all day. Do you have any suggestions for things that might help her? We're looking at getting her a belly band that her physiotherapist recommended.

Looking for recommendations of good support bands to help with pelvic girdle pain. I’ve been given some exercises by the physiotherapist which are helping a little bit still getting excruciating pain.

Please tell me your recommendations!

18w and I recently started experiencing PGP and it is awful. Of course shortly after all the terrible first trimester symptoms ended, i am now in pain when I put my socks on, turn over in bed, sit for too long, heck even when I simply walk. I’m feeling so discouraged at how difficult it is to stay active through this and of course read some scary things online about PGP persisting in some women well after pregnancy. Anyone else struggling with PGP? Have you found helpful relief?

Ok so i havent actually been diagnosed with pelvic girdle pain but thanks to the internet, its the only thing I can find that makes sense. I cant see an OB rn bc my insurance is all tied up in logistics and paperwork and im waiting for a phone call about it so im coming here for help and advice.

Ive been keeping a friends kid this week bc they were in the hospital. It apparently added on a lot more stress than I anticipated. I had Braxton Hicks/practice labor 3 nights in a row that kept me up and the 3rd night, night before kiddo went home, i also developed a constant ache in/on/around (not sure how to describe it) my pubic bone. It feels like the bone itself aches. All i can find online is pelvic girdle pain. I dropped the child off friday night so that makes this night 3 of constant aching after those nights of minor contractions. I also have a 2yo. I live a pretty sedentary life outside of caring for a toddler. Meaning, i dont exercise or anything like that with any kind of regularity. Ive never seen the inside of a gym other than my high school gym. Im 22 now. I say that bc the great Internet Gods say that exercise helps this pain and pressure. But I dont exercise and dont even know where to start or how to do it without hurting myself. It aches all the time. Sitting, standing, walking, laying down, i feel like I cant do anything. The only time it eases up is if i lay on my left side with a pillow or 2 between my knees. And even then it just calms to a dull ache but its still an ache. I didnt go through this with my first pregnancy. Please if anyone has had any experience with this and can give their stories or what worked for them or any kind of advice, I'll try anything at this point. Im trying not to be too stressed bc I'm worried about preterm labor and im a little concerned that all this pressure is bc baby dropped and is getting into position but idk for sure. Like I said, no dr. I just need advice or stories or recommendations (if you give these, please have some kind of article or something like that to back it up just so i have something to fall back on). Im not looking for "medical" advice per se but if a certain stretch helped someone with their pelvic pain then id like to know how you came across it and how to do it safely.

I hope this makes sense to someone. Im exhausted. Im sorry if this is convoluted or confusing in any way. I need sleep badly. Thank you if you made it this far

Quick edit bc i forgot to add that im approx 31 weeks pre

It’s horrendous. I would not wish this on my worst enemy.

I have pretty bad pelvic girdle pain which is currently stopping me from doing all exercise. I can do very slow and gentle walking for about ten minutes at a time and my physio at the pelvic health clinic has said to stop yoga. I've tried swimming which resulted in more pain for a couple of days, probably from kicking. I'm thinking of getting a second opinion because my physio has given me no exercises or stretches to do and just does light massage in our sessions. I'm getting restless and I need to move, damnit! I don't want to exacerbate the pain but my body and my brain need some physical activity. I'm looking into aqua aerobics but does anyone have any Instagram/YouTube/fitness recommendations for SPD/pelvic girdle pain? Or any ideas to at least exercise/strengthen other parts of my body?

I’ve been dealing with a lot of pain and listed my symptoms in another post and someone suggested looking into PGP and my symptoms align almost perfectly with it. I have a doctors appointment coming up so I’ll be talking to an actual doctor about it. I just want to hear from other women who have gone through it.

Hi mommas,

Has anyone experienced PGP during their pregnancy and now still have it postpartum? If so, can you share your experience and how long it lasted after giving birth?

I have had a really bad case of it since my 2nd trimester and I’m going to give birth very soon...I’m terrified this isn’t going to go away...

Would love to hear your experiences ❤️

I am on self-isolation until baby is born (April 27) and am so understimulated and stir-crazy, I desperately want an outlet for my energy. The problem is that I have horrible SPD/pelvic girdle pain that has been pretty debilitating. I’m just wondering if anybody has found a workaround where they can still exercise and if so, what type of exercise you’re doing?

Did it make delivery more difficult? Did it cause complications? I'm 34weeks and I'm satarting to feel it right after training until the next day. I'm worried I'll have a hard time during delivery because of it.

Also, any tips on what to do would be much appreciated as I've searched around here and a few people suggested seeing a pelvic floor PT or specialist but unfortunately we don't have that here where I'm from. TIA.

Seriously guys, the pain is mad. Comes and goes but boy, it’s here a lot at the moment! Finding it painful to walk! 24 weeks pregnant with my first ever baby and damn, they keep all the best things secret! Any advice or how to soothe the pain? Thanks in advance!