Pelvic/groin/hip pain in late pg

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From about 4 months pregnant with DS I started getting pain in this area. In my hip joints on the inside iykwim. Just doing my house work had me limping. It took me forever to do anything coz it hurt so much & I couldn't move or walk to fast or it would hurt more. If I stepped the wrong way with my foot I would get a really sharp pain like I pulled a ligament or something. I was pretty depressed by the time I was 8 months coz I was in so much pain.
I asked a doctor at a checkup about it at the clinic & he just looked at me as if I was an idiot & said ' You are older now.' Gee, thanx for the help.
I saw another doc - a gp & asked her about it. She had the decency to explain it to me. She told me that because your pelvis is two parts it is only held together by tissue & it's this tissue stretching coz of the weight of the baby causing the pain. The pelvic bones seperating.
Yay. Now I know whats causing it, how do I get rid of it? You can't. Great.

Any ways she told me it would be gone within 6 weeks of having him. He's 12 weeks old now & while I don't get the sharp pain if i step the wrong way anymore. I am still in pain. Just doing my house work makes it worse, but it's always there.

How many others have had this & how long did it take after having the baby for it to go away??

[EJM]

Hi bjrose,

this is my first pregnancy, so I cant tell you about after birth. However, I have been having the same thing, and my midwife suggested seeing a chiropracter... I finally went last week and it was great! My left side was rotated slightly, and was causing the muscles/groin to strain...

If you decide to go to a chiropracter find a good one as mine also does kinesiology which helps with emotional/hormonal aspects of the body. They have a lot of pregnant women come to see them! The kinesiology was an added bonus at my visit, and very interesting. I have been sleeping so much better since the visit! I have only been once, but have another appointment tomorrow and can't wait!

HTH

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Interesting. My gp said during the pregnancy to see a physiotherapist, but I never though of a chiropractor. I just counted on it disappearing by itself. Thanx.

[treegal]

Hi bjrose

I have been having similar pains, though mine tend to be mostly at the top of my bottom IYKWIM. OB has pretty much given the same explanation. I find the only thing that works is chiro/oesteopath (sp?). I have literally collapsed as a result of the pain sending my leg to jelly. Sometimes it takes two visits to fix it up. I am on Nthn Beaches of Syd, if you want the details of my guy. He is great and very good with pregnant women.

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Yeah, I had pain there too, but that's gone unless DH & I have a bit of fun iykwim. Then it all comes back full force for days. It used to take ages to do anything. Hang out washing, walk (waddle) to the bus stop, get in & out of the car. I hope it gets better for you instead of worse. I have heard that you can get a brace thing from a physio to help, but I didn't like that idea. Some women by the end can't walk at all. I came close, but I got 2 other kids, I couldn't let that happen

Thanx, but I'm out near Dubbo. 2 hrs away, & I don't think there's anything like that here, but I'm thinking about going back to my gp to see what she says.

[Snacks]

Hi there bjrose. I have had a dodgy left hip since having Natty - and she's 17mos! But I've only put up with it because I am lazy.
When our hips go all flexie for the birth, they don't necessarily go back into the right position. I'm seriously thinking of going to see an osteo or chiro sometime soon. Massage is important in the process, as the muscles in the area will 'guard' the injury and make it worse. They need to be persuaded to let go. So don't just get manipulated by a chiro, as once its done, the muscles will just pull it back out of place again, KWIM?
Anyway, what I have found has helped me as I've avoided seeing anyone about it is stretches and massage to bum muscles, including the ones on the lateral (outer) sides of the hips. And I too find that the pain is compounded by DTD, however DH doesn't find this a good enough excuse, lol.