Pain in the groin!

[*Efjay*]

Now I'm sure I had the same with my 3 other pregnancies, but I don't remember it being this early on & this painful.

You know those tendons at the very top of your thighs where it becomes your groin, your bikini line. Know where I'm talking about?

Well I will assume you do, or someone does at least...
I am sore there constantly, regardless of if I have been slack all day & sat on my butt or if I have been busy on my feet all day (usually the case).

Anyone have any suggestions on how to easy the pain a bit? Sitting, sleeping positions?
Anything... anything at all? I would love to be able to get up & walk from the couch to the bathroom with out being in pain.

Its not unbearable but if it keeps up, I think in 9 weeks time I will be a cripple!

[jojo80]

I know this pain. Getting up from being seated hurts most.

[*Efjay*]

Yep, even rolling over in bed at night is painful.

[jojo80]

Yep, even rolling over in bed at night is painful.

Yep thats it.

[Enchanted]

you poor thing. I never had that but I can imagine it's not very nice

Have you tried a wheatbag to see if that eases the pain a little? I don't know what else to suggest hun. Hope it passes quickly

[~Raven~]

FJ get thee to a chiropractor! One that specialises in working with PG women. The earlier the better as the muscles then get overly tense and it can take longer for them to recover once you've been re-aligned.

In the meantime be really careful with what you are doing about the house. If your pelvis is out of alignment and you carry on lifting washing baskets and vacuuming you can make it more painful for yourself.

Being your fourth bub things are getting quite soft in the ligament department. I had it with my previous one and it was bad so I'm acting like Lady Muck ATM

Tips for going about your every day stuff are:
Don't sit with your legs crossed our tucked up under your bum. Keep them elevated if you can or at least even.
Sleep with a pillow between your knees.
Put your bum on the seat of the car first then swing your legs around together (opposite for getting out of the car swing both legs out first then stand up).
When you get up off the floor don't kneel on one knee, crawl over to the couch or other bit of furniture and stand up using both legs evenly (can take a bit of getting used to that one).
Go for a gentle walk every day.

[~clover~]

You might have pelvic instability.
Seperated pelvis. You can get belly bands to help. Or a brace from a physio.

It's when the body releases the relaxin hormone to widen the pelvis for birth, but it goes too far & puts extra strain on the ligaments & bones.
Mine hurt the worst right in my pubic bone.
It SHOULD go away about 6 weeks after birth, but in some cases (mine) it doesn't.
It will more than likely get worse as bubs gets bigger.

There are a few things you can try.
-when rolling over in bed or getting out of the car try to keep your knees together as much as possible.
-Take it easy
-You could try a physio, osteo or chiro. One of them might be able to help.
-Panadol was the only thing they offered me.
-when in labour do everything you can to NOT end up on your back with your knees up to your chest (exactly how I gave birth!)
-Before labour part your knees to where they are comfortable & measure it with a piece of string. Keep the string with you in labour so you can show the MW's & let them know you can't open your knees more than that.

It is painful & may make everyday life impossible if you are unlucky like me, but using a belly belt/brace & resting as much as possible could help.

Noone told me any of this while I was pg & I asked a gp & an OB about it.
I really hope it doesn't get too much worse for you.
Hope that helps just a little.

[SunnyRain]

I just stood up to make a cuppa RLT and my groin was killing me. It has been hurting a little bit when I wake up in the morning, but now it feels like lock-jaw of the groin. What is that? I don't know, I think my joints have frozen up.