Hi everyone,
So i've had a sore tailbone for over three weeks now whenever i put pressure on it; so sitting, bending, lying with too much weight on it etc. Its a huge pain to get in and out of the car. I have to sit on a pillow everywhere i go. Very awkward.
I was talking to a friend who is doing physio and also my gp and they both said it is to do with the hormone 'relaxin'. It's a pregnancy hormone that relaxes your pelvic bones (hips, pubic bone, tailbone) to get ready to have your baby. If you dont have strong muscles either the pubic bone or the tailbone is really painful and it gets worse as the pregnancy goes on.
I know you can get a brace/belt thing for pubic bone pain - does anyone have any suggestions for tailbone pain... there doesn't seem to be anything
Ouch, Ouch, Ouch!!!
I also wonder if it is bubs position? I hope you get relief sometime soon, maybe the support/brace would help anyway? you could be walking etc in a funny way and it probably is'nt helping.
Well i thought about maybe it is the baby's position, but would that really make a difference this early in the pregnancy. It did start 3 weeks ago so i was only 15 weeks then; i do have an ultrasound next week, so maybe they can give me some insite into that.
You would'nt think it would consistantly??? But I have a siatic nerve problem on a regular basis starting at about 16 weeks, it seems to happen when i lean forward and then it hangs around for ages, it probablly is your body adjusting to all the changes and ligaments softening, do you have any pains in the front? maybe you are just getting them in the back area. My bubs is a cellar dweller and stays low a lot of the time, she is starting to give me good kicks in the bladder /f*nny area which are uncomfortable and not so nice but not painfull, keep the brace in mind, you might benefit from it.
Yeh its just all tailbone, and only when i put pressure on it. So i can stand and it doesn't hurt. however after sitting for a bit and taking steps it cracks (like your ankles or knuckles sometimes) and it feels much better and then i'm fine, until i bend or sit again.
yeh i will keep the brace in mind although alot of info ive found on it only lists it for pubic bone pain.... i'm pretty lucky after my ultrasound next week i also have my antenatel appt. so i can ask then what they think.
Hope you get some answers, cracking sounds shocking maybe you have broken it or dislocated it somehow???Mention it when you have your US, they might be able to tell if you have imflamation around it ?
i've had this for couple months now too. Midwife reckons i've had a fall and landed on my butt (which has happened uncountable times thoughout my life) and broken my tailbone without realising it. It's extremely and i mean EXTREMELY painful in everything i do! I've tried cushions and pillows, sitting in forwards positions and leaning backwards positions. I've tried the stupid doughnut pillow the doctor swore by. Nothing works sadly. If you find anything let me know! Good luck!
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