Michelle, i just wanted to let you know that simply standing from a sitting position is weight bearing exercise on your legs and is useful if the pain is too severe. And if the pain is better when you keep your knees together then you need to try to build up your quads group of muscles too. You'll actually cause more damage by keeping your knees toether. Strengthening those quads will fix that up so that your legs are more supported. You're right, relaxin kicks in during pregnancy and softens the cartilage making it more painful so the high weights are great before pregnancy and after. During pregnancy though, especially in the first trimester (relaxin doesn't kick in that fast) the recommendation for exercise is the same as prior to pregnancy. You just do as much as your body tells you. I hope it gets better for everyone! It's not very nice is it
You need to do the stability stuff with weights BEFORE you get pregnant again though. Although, for me, I still can't do the high weights because of the residual pubic bone pain from SPD. TBH - I still find it difficult to get up off the floor without making sure my knees are together
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