Hip/pelvic pain, already!?

[Frangipani Lou]

Hi PZ,
It sounds like u could do with a new physio. I'd recommend 'fit to deliver' for physios that specialize in pregnancy and pregnancy Pilates.they are in Brighton and malvern :-)

[Traveller]

I used a tubey grip bandage around my hips and belly which really helped, and also crutches which take the weight and pressure off the hips. Even just for around the house I found them immensely helpful. I also visited the chiro until 20 weeks when I moved to Scotland and started seeing a physio. TBH the chiro was more helpful but any professional who specialises in this sort of pain will be able to help you find some relief. Sleep with a pillow between your knees to stabilise your hips and try to keep your knees together for getting in and out the car/bed. Avoid stairs and steep hills or ramps, if you can take a lift or an escalator then do. Please also take my hugest sympathies, I have suffered so much from SPD that I was housebound at times or had to use a wheelchair. It does get better once Kiefey is born.

[Babyluv]

I'm already experiencing the same thing PZ along with the back rib pain that didn't happen until much later with DD. I went to a preg physio with DD and got a belt the was wider at the back and had velcro at the front which i'm using already. It definitely helps. I had terrible SPD last pregnancy and am really hoping it doesn't get that bad again. Try sleeping with your belly on a pillow at night, if I don't have the pillow I wake in the night with really sore hips. Massage around your hips and groin/pelvic area too. Hope it eases for you. And remember to be careful when going upstairs, getting in and out of bed/car etc.

[love.tillie]

Hi alls...jumping in!...i think that i had that with my last pregnancy. I found that if i sat for long periods of time on couch or when i got up in the morning i found that i had to do it soooooo slowly and then would not be able to move for ages ( i was like my little oldies that i used to look after ) and i would have soo much pain in my hips, it seriously took me 5 mins or so to get moving first thing in the morning. It went away after i had my DS but i don't remember when!
I think it is coming back currently 14 wks..."fit to deliver" Frangipani Lou you mentioned that what kind of things do they do during this class? Sounds interesting..

I hope you don't mind me popping in here!

[Three Graces]

I saw a physio for the pain with DS1 and DS2 and not much really changed, pain wise. So with DD's pregnancy this year, my doula got me onto a fantastic chiro who got my pelvis in allignment and I had no pain after I started seeing her (around 30 weeks onwards). She said that the way the baby sits and the weight etc can pull the ligaments which are attached between the uterus and the pelvis. I can't believe I didn't get onto it earlier, as it made such a massive difference to how I felt during my third pregnancy. I hadn't seen a chiro before that and would highly recommend one now.