Painful pregnancy?

[Angie]

Hi, i'm Angie.
I have had four children - the last two were excrutiating pregnancies! At first I couldn't tell what was wrong with me or why I was in such pain constantly, but I did some research (thank God for the internet) and I discovered that I had a seperation of the Pubic Symphasis.... I actually diagnosed myself! My doctor hadn't had a patient with this problem and only recommended I go to a Physio Therapist to help ease the pain - and it did a little.

The symptoms are :
sharp stabbing pain in the pubic bone area.
some immobility (I had to be helped into a car, couldn't climb stairs... lifting my legs were impossible and even had to be helped to get dressed!!)

Oh, believe me - you'll know it when you feel it!
I slept on my side with my one leg raised over my hubby's thigh it relieved the pain while i slept and he was very understanding!

If the Physio isn't helping, try seeing a chiropractor with some knowledge of this and/or pregnancy.. they will work wonders!

xxx
Angie

 

[evie_smith]

i had the starting of this with my last pregnancy or so they throught but i said it wasnt that bad so i told them it was just my clicky hips as i suffer with them anyway - they made me an appointment anyway and told me in the mean time - coz i slept with a pillow in between my knees at night to ease the pain not to do this as if i did have it then seperating the knees at night time although temperally easing the pain would make it worse during the day because of the ay the bone lays all night - i hope this helps with this pregnancy for you x luckily it was just my rubbish hips in the end x x x

 

[Mamafy]

I had this in one of my pregnancies and it was awful

 

[Princess81]

My mate did too, brought on by a car crash - bet she got some compensation out of that one eh!