Pelvic "clicks"

[Kitt3n]

Just wondering if anyone else is / has experienced this and what it was.....

I am now 32 weeks (Oh my gosh!!) and am starting to get the pain in the groin area.

Now i realise this is pretty common..... but......

When I sleep at night I sleep on either side - and when I roll from one side to the other it hurst - really hurts - in the pelvis, and as i turn there is defiantley an audible "click" down there (DH has heard it too).

Is this common / normal? Its as though i can feel my pelvis re-alligning and its damn uncomfortable............

[AnyDream]

This sounds like the start of SPD (pelvic instability) (mine still clicks sometimes and my DD's just turned 1)! Get thee to a physiotherapist who should give you some stretches and lists of things to do and avoid to stop it from getting worse!!

[Kitt3n]

thankyou Marydean - oh dear I was hoping it would just be normal!

So there is a worse?

Should I google or will I freak?

[~Trish~]

I had the same thing happen to me with DS2, I started a thread HERE if you want to read it. Some people gave some great tips on how to manage it.

HTH

[Je$$_84]

i heard the click but wasnt sure what it was... never did anything about it so cant help... didnt get any worse but maybe it was different to what your experiencing.

[Kitt3n]

well at least I am not a freak hee hee!

hmn.. body getting ready for baby already.....? AH! Not yet little one - but everyone keeps telling em she will be early...... for those who have had SPD, has your baby come early?

Would anyone recommend sitting on one of those exercise balls instead of a computer chair?

Guess I am off to the doc tonight for a refereal for physio.....

[AnyDream]

Kitten, it need not get a lot worse if it's managed properly. Mine started when I was 13 weeks pregnant, the worst time for it to get worse is between 16-24 weeks when the relaxin levels are highest and you are safely past that part. There is some loosening of the pelvis which is normal (helps fit the baby's head through) but pelvic instability is where the pelvis has loosened far too much (too much relaxin or possibly preexisting looseness in those joints) and has nothing to do with when you give birth or how easy or not it's going to be.

If you see a physio they will be able to assess whether you're still sitting in the 'normal' range or not, and either way will have useful strategies. BTW I self-referred to the physio at the public hospital I was attending (free!), they have an entire staff of physios who specialise in women's issues and it's quite common for ppl to see them when they are pregnant. Don't be surprised if your GP dismisses it as 'normal' - they usually don't deal with this issue and often don't understand how painful or debilitating the bad cases can be. You might have to be firm to get the referral.

[~Trish~]

for those who have had SPD, has your baby come early?

My bub was 5 days late! I went and saw the hospital physio for free too when pg with DS1, it's worth asking.

Fortunately it gets a lot better after you give birth.

[Kitt3n]

Thanks guys - but I am not going through the hospital , I am having a homebirth!

I'll call my health fund though, I think my year is up and I can now have more physio.

[AnyDream]

Oops sorry should've looked at your ticker (*blushes*). Although one part of me thinks you should be able to have a homebirth and still qualify for all those other public health services anyway!!

[Kitt3n]

Has anyone had problems birthing naturally because of this? bit worried.......

[~Trish~]

I had no problems birthing naturally both times. I had it with DS1 too, but not as severe as with DS2. With DS2 I was worried how things would go, but it ended up being no issue at all.

I'm sure you'll be just fine

[*Efjay*]

Im clicky too LOL. I get more of a thump sound when I get up in the night from the fron tof my pelvis & I can feel (can't hear it, but can feel it) a small little click in the back with each & every step I take.
The pain has imporoved heaps from when its first started (around 28 weeks I think, started a thread too). But the clicking is still there.

[Kitt3n]

thanks for your reassurances ladies!

the pain is worse when I stay still for a while - yesterday I was up and about at home for over an hour without sitting down, no pain at all - but that gave me elephant feet! LOL I cant win.

Also sleeping with a cushion between my legs has helped - I am going to try and stand up every 20 mins or so from my desk - I think that might help too.

Still havent gotten my butt to the doctor though to get that referral (naughty naughty girl)