Clicking back/pelvic bones- is there anything i can do?

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Hey ladies, I'm currently 21 weeks and have by and large been doing ok up till now... But my back pain has got quite bad recently. I have a dull ache all day in my lower back. It becomes a sharp pain if I walk uphill or stand for long periods. When I lie down its like the base of my back seizes up. When I twist or turn in bed, my pelvic bone clicks a lot with a sharp pain. Any movement of my legs causes it to click which really hurts.

I know were all supposed to have a lot of back pain but is this that normal? And is there anything at all I can do to make it better?

Thank you in advance!

no. see your doctor or midwife about it. there are things you can do to ease it, and you need to be doing those things. make that appointment asap

You should get a referral to physio asap and stick to doing the exercises they suggest.

Thanks for the advice, I think I will go back to GP next week assuming it doesn't get any better over the weekend, which I doubt it will...

sounds like SPD, really recommend speaking to your GP and asking for a referral. It's helped me manage it, but it doesn't go away completely. I first had pain at 21 weeks and didn't see GP until 26 when I could hardly walk. I've been off work up to 33 weeks, and now on annual leave. I have physio every month and a massage every other week. I also swim - well float about a bit, which is a nice relief until you prune and have to get out the pool :)

See the NHS physio but if they are as useless as mine I would suggest an osteopath if you can afford it.

Went to see mine first at about 30 weeks when I was at the point of hardly being able to walk. She got me mobile and on the whole pain free in 3 sessions. It was amazing.

Your back sounds as bad as mine was about 2 years ago. I was referred to an NHS physio, it did not work for me at all. I was like an old lady, could'nt do anything without my back seizing up. I also had really bad SPD while pregnant with dc2. However since going to the osteopath I am like a new woman.

I never thought my back would get better. Now I am 34 wks with dc3 and the SPD has hardly been a problem at all, apart from pain turing over in bed at night. If you are able to afford to see an osteopath or have health insurance, I cannot recommend it enough.

Physio physio physio! Quicky, and if you can afford it and have a local recommendation, I'd go private if the waiting list to see an NHS one is too long. See GP first, obviously. I had incipient SPD and accute ligament pain with this 2nd pregnancy, as I'd had in the first. First time round, I saw my GP at about 30 weeks, she told me the waiting list was, um, about as long as I had left to go. So I did nothing (aside from wear the tubigrip bandage that was all the NHS could do for me. They aren't very effective.). This time, I asked my MW for a good local physio and saw someone privately. One session. We spent an hour doing intensive exercises and relearning how to walk, sit, get up etc. I can honestly say the pain was about 80% better within a couple of days. (You have to DO the exercises religiously!) It cost me £45.

I also have a large and sticky-out bump, which pulls on my pelvis and lower back. I can recommend getting a velcro support bandage that anchors the bottom of your bump and supports it from your lower back. If you see a physio, they may put you in something more structured that actually holds your pelvis together.

Good luck!