Hello,
During the birth of my first child in 2009. I developed coccydynia (terrible pain in my tailbone). It had been a long labour: 24hrs latent phase, 7 hours in active labour and 2 hours pushing her out. I felt the pain in my tailbone in that last hour of pushing. It was like I was pushing against the pain of my coccyx, rather than with the pain of the contraction. I would say that the tailbone pain was worse than those contractions, and the recovery from my eventual episiotomy.
It took a long time to get better. I had physio for a couple of months about 16 weeks after the birth. This, coupled with time passing, has helped the pain go from intense to more like a deep-bone-ache just sometimes.
I'm 29 weeks pregnant now and need to decide the best/safest mode of delivery. I've seen a consultant obstetrician who says that he would perform an elective CS, but he is pro-vaginal birth as there is the chance that my tailbone will be fine. He heavy outlined te cons of CS that sound very scary.
I've also seen a consultant midwife who advises a mobile epidural so that I'd my tailbone 'goes' again, I wouldn't really feel it and would be able to get through the delivery. This would be coupled with birthing positions that keep me off my back. A vaginal birth may or may not make my back worse. It dedinately won't make it any better. Midwife also said that if coccydynia re-occurs, then pain-management post-birth is key (lots of codeine like last time, then).
I just don't know what to do for the best - risk my back, or have the CS and take on board a different set of risks?
Help, please!!!
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Coccydynia and second delivery - what to do?
Lunarlyte · 07/02/2012 08:18
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