Hmmm... difficult to get out what I want to know here...
During birth, I remember a moment that felt like my pelvis was being ripped in two and that my hips were being pulled out. I guess that was the moment that Sam passed through my pelvis.
Ever since then, I've had pains in my hips. At first I thought it might have been my rheumatoid arthritis deciding to attack a new joint, but I never had arthritis issues in my hips before birth, and the pain is somehow different to the arthritis pain.
Is the pelvis being ripped apart sensation I had during birth normal? Or is it perhaps a sign that Sam, despite being premature, is probably about as big a baby as I can birth vaginally? I do have rather narrow hips - definitely NOT child-bearing hips by any stretch of the imagination. The fact that when I turned up to the hospital in labour at 36 weeks my OB tried to get me in for an urgent scan to check on his size also leads to me thinking that I may have an issue with my pelvis not being all that large. Everything went way too fast for that scan to happen, though.
Is it possible that the on-going pain I have is caused by something being out of allignment after birth? I had a few sessions of bowen therapy after Sam was born that did help with settling back pain, but it is difficult to find the time and money to get in to see my bowen therapist these days.
i found after ds my hips were bad! after DD they were shocking it felt like they were falling apart.
i went to a chiro and it has all been fixed it is awesome!
dont get into the pelvis to small thinking.. your body grows a baby right for you (even in a prem instance)
It's hard to believe that my body can grow a right-sized baby for me. After all the IVF and miscarriages and drugs I needed to take to stay pregnant, I don't actually have a lot of faith in my body.
So hip pain after birth isn't something unique to me at least - the feeling of falling apart is very much like what I feel - like my leg bones are falling out of my hip sockets or something. It's really not pleasant. But what about that feeling I had during birth? Could that indicate that something was wrong, that some sort of damage was being done or just simply come down to a poor position?
I'm a little scared of chiro - had it for years but it was starting to get a bit ouchy with the arthritis and I need something a bit gentler. Which is why we switched to bowen therapy, unfortunately our PHI doesn't cover it, so it does get expensive to go regularly.
Try an osteo hon, it might have done something to your pelvis - much in the same way as SPD does.
Osteos are very gentle (well mine was here) but my chiro is also really gentle, so it might be worth trying a different practitioner?
Hip pain sucks though - I had a chiro session this morning because even though my pelvis is fully repaired from SPD from pregnancy (woot - go me!) my back is really bad in the lumbar area apparently
All I know is that I have really bad back pain and shooting sciatic pain most days - ahh the joys
It sounds like SPD (Symphysis pubis disfunction) which can happen post birth, most commonly as a result of a long pushing stage, or pushing with an epidural and legs too far apart. I had it after DS1, and it reoccurred during my subsequent pregnancies. I still suffer now, but not as bad as you.
I also recommend a chiro, but if you prefer I have heard some people having excellent results from a physiotherapist. Whilst you are having this pain try to remember to keep your knees together (for example when getting out of the bed or the car) and consider using a pair of old tights to gently tie your knees together with a cushion in between to stabilise your pelvis at night when you are sleeping.
Also consider doing some core strengthening exercises, which will help strengthen the whole area.
It will get better, but it is important you do not ignore this pain as it may leave you with a weakness which could affect you in the future.
Edited to add: having re-read your post I would like to assure you the size of the baby makes little difference to this sort of pain, it is the position of birth which is the important factor.
I hadn't thought of it for a while, as the pain disappeared pretty much as soon as my waters broke. SPD started at 35 weeks, I gave birth to Sam at 36 weeks. No epidural, but the pushing stage seemed long (what's long, anyway?) and I found myself being flipped from my knees to my back with DH holding my neck up, a midwife on one leg and the OB on the other pushing my feet back - not altogether comfortable at all!
While it has been an on and off thing since Sam was born, it has really only hit the unbearable stage now, 16 months later. I guess that could just be my arthritis interacting with things or just walking too much and too fast in the wrong shoes yesterday so things have been really aggravated recently.
Keeping knees together - ahem! I shall no longer sit cross-legged on my chair at my desk. I do tend to keep them together for all other things though - have got in and out of the car that way for ages.
Anyway, I think my mind is made up. With DH talking about having another baby sooner rather than later, he can suck it up and wear the expense - I'm getting back to the bowen lady and getting this sorted! Or at least using her as a starting point. Also back to the pilates - when the pain has settled a bit at least. I feel like it would be way too easy to do further damage right now.
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I do tend to keep them together for all other things though - have got in and out of the car that way for ages.
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