Who should I see about this?

[Willow]

DS2's birth was not exactly a walk in the park - he was 10lb 4oz and had a head circ of 38cm and just to add to the fun was posterior and his shoulders got stuck on the way out.

My ob 'manipulated' my pelvis from each hip (ie almost tore me a new one) to get him out and kudos to him because he did it without forceps, a vacuum, scalpel or stitch in sight. Wasn't much fun at the time (and I vaguely remember screaming at him 'what the **** are you doing to me??!!) but once it was over, it was over.

Anyhoo...in the last few weeks (so from about 7 weeks post birth) I have noticed a 'clicking' feeling in my left hip (this is the side the ob yanked on, my poor mother had the task of holding down the other side). I can actually hear it as I walk. While it isn't painful at all, it's totally creeping me out.

Pretty sure this is a result of the delivery but not sure who to see about it - physio? chiro?

[tk1999]

Mmm I would suggest see a physio who is well experienced in maternal and pregnancy physio first as they will understand what your body has been through... and may be able to show/help you how to manipulate it back in

Good luck with it - that sound can't be nice

[*Infinity*]

I would suggest a physiotherapist or osteopath experienced in pregnancy and post-natal stuff. They should be able to treat / manipulate whatever is out and give you some ongoing exercises to maintain it.

Good luck.

[kitten2b]

I would think a physio as well

[LimeSlice]

I would call your ob and ask him to explain exactly what he did to it so you can tell your physio exactly how it was manipulated in the first place.

I can understand how it is creeping you out though - hope it can be fixed up

[Bumperstump Cummerbund]

If it's clicking, I would actually recommend a chiropractor over a physio - don't physio's deal with muscular and soft tissue problems, where chiros deal with bones? I don't really know TBH, so feel free to ignore