Just wondering if anyone had an unstable pelvis during pregnancy and how they coped until it got better?

I was 'diagnosed' at 28 weeks and told not to walk, stand or bend very much which has been VERY frustrating not to mention painful.

Finally, almost nine weeks after the birth, I seem to be on the mend but still only 'allowed' to go for a 10 minute walk every other day so I've been virtually housebound as I don't drive.

Just wondering how other people coped especially with day-to-day issues of lifting the baby etc. etc. and whether it was better or worse with a second baby. I've been told it has the potential to be worse but that women generally manage it better the second time around!

At times when I was wheeling myself around the house in my office chair because it was too painful to walk, I did start thinking 'gee, I might as well have had a caesarean, I'm that incapacitated.'