Hi Mumintraining

I too can relate to your feelings here. I have had excrutiating pubic/sacral pain since about 20 weeks, and also had a trip to the emergency room because I couldn't stand it anymore. A few weeks ago I had to acknowledge that the pain and limitations in my movement, as well as the bad mood I was constantly in because of feeling so frustrated were making me depressed, which of course isn't good for anybody. Until I admitted this my OB was really unsympathetic and dismissed it as "one of those things". When I broke down in her office, she gave me prescriptions for painkillers (not my preference during pregnancy, but as you know you will do anything to stop the pain), and we discussed inducing at 38+ 5 or 39 weeks in order to limit the pain.

To try and get some relief I also did what Marydean did and cut corners where I could, did online shopping, made sure that everytime I stood up to do something I did three things so I wouldn't have to get up again, and bought out a stack of DVDs for my very active toddler. Yes, I felt/feel incredibly guilty for having to entertain DD by TV but for the short term it gives me an hour or so here and there to rest up.

To self-remedy, I bought a back support belt, went to the pool to do laps (don't do breast-stroke kick) or just get the feeling of weightlessness, went to a massage therapist, used heat packs, and have been taking panadeine forte on a daily basis. I also started pregnancy yoga with a qualified trainer who was able to tell me which excercises would help and hinder. Try to avoid pushing prams and trolleys because these can make things much worse.

At 34 weeks I had a day where things felt a little better, then day by day the pain became less. Two weeks later I am still in pain and am no where near feeling normal, but my mobility and mood are much much better. I'm not sure if this has come about because of the therapy or if, like Maranui suggested, growth has slowed down or the baby has shifted.

I'm not sure if there are any support groups out there, but feel free to lean on us anytime you need to.

I really hope you get some relief soon.
xx