Extremely sore to sit - coxyxx area

[~Belinda~]

I had my DD about 7 months ago now.

A couple of weeks after the birth, I noticed it really hurt to sit down on my tailbone/coxyxx area. It is still very sore to sit at times.

I have been so slack in going to get this seen to and see the doctor next Monday. Just wondering whether anyone else has experienced this?

[monnie]

Yep...I experience this too! My DS is 11 months old.

Don't know if it has anything to do with birth (I had a c/s).

I find it gets worse if I sit on hard chairs...but it can get so painful...though I do find it comes and goes.

I've wondered if it has anything to do with all the extra lifting we do now!

[Visitor7]

I have/am experiencing this since having Emily. It feels as though it's badly bruised or something. I've been too slack to see my gp about it though.

[Trillian]

I had the same problem after my last birth and it only resolved fully at around 7mths. There isn't much your GP will be able to do about it though, it's just one of those things. I did have some bowen therapy and chiro when I had my regular appointments and it didn't make any difference at all

[Junglemum]

Yeah i have it too, it is common for them to go out of alignment during pregnancy and birth, although OB thinks i may have re-fractured mine as i had previosly broken it as a teenager.
Not alot they can do, I did see a chiro and osteo which helped. But to have it a properly adjusted involes a finger up your bum, which i don't fancy!
The only other thing they can do if it is broken and causing on going pain, is surgery to remove it, which i also dont fancy. So i just dont sit down too long!
It has got better over time, but is still painful.

[~Belinda~]

wow, didn't realise it was so common. getting x-rays on monday, thanks everyone for your replies

[Rach75]

I had this with my s/b daughter was told I pushed thru my lower back to much during labour

I hate to say it but I still 2 mths shy of 5 years get pain there

[Visitor7]

I had to go to Bowen Therapy this week as I had neck problems, and told him about my sore butt, and he said I wasn't in alignment. Very common during pregnancy and birth. I think my problem happened during birth. I birthed on my back as the midwife had to move my cervix out of the way, and DD was born within minutes of doing that, so no time to get up.
Since going to Bowen Therapy, I've had a lot less pain down there. I can actually sit on the lounge without fear!

belinda - let us know how you go with the xray.

[Lulu]

I think its really, really important to get adjusted by your chiro after you have bubs. Your spine has enough stress on it during pregnancy and the birth can really put you out.

I was adjusted within 2 weeks of giving birth everytime and it totally changed my pain factor, ability to breastfeed etc etc.