I agree with Tash, ice between your legs and also on your hips. As for getting used to your limitations, I remember bawling my eyes out the first time I had to refuse to lift DS1 when I was pregnant with DS2 but the fact was I couldn't do it and he very quickly learnt that he had to walk himself. There was only 15 months between DS1 and DS2 so he was really little but we made up for it by him crawling onto meon the couch and having big cuddles once we reached our destination. I won't lie though, I was housebound unless I drove, and I didn't drive often.

When I was pregnant with the twins I took a taxi to the hospital and I had my crutches with me and the taxi driver made a comment about women just making a big fuss about pregnancy and I tore strips off him about how hard it was to be unable to lift my children, and it really was, but I had to stop because there was no way to walk when holding a child, I needed to hold onto the wall for support instead.

Have you made an appointment with a physiotherapist?