Hip joints very painful in early pregnancy

[ThePartyArtist]

I'm 5 weeks pregnant and have really painful hip joints - I'm kinda limping around. They come and go in severity. Feels like its the ball and socket of the hip, rather than the front of my pelvis. Does anyone know what this is about / whether it's a problem?

[blue2014]

My midwife says it relates to a rush of hormones and the higher the level of hormones the more the pain. Something to do with ligaments relaxing to allow growth. She says its normal and will come and go (luckily I've had it once and am now 18 weeks so don't envy you)

[Pandora2016]

Link here: www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/pelvic-pain-pregnant-spd.aspx

I have this and it's horrible.

It is normal but you can get help - your midwife should get you some physio. It helps.

[ThePartyArtist]

Thanks pandora I had a look at the link and it refers to pain in the pelvis - mine's in the hip socket, is this the same thing?

[Pandora2016]

Your hip joint is part of your pelvis.

I'd definitely mention it to your midwife when you see them. I'm 26 weeks and I really, really wish I'd got treatment for it sooner (didn't until 20 weeks).

If you haven't been assigned to a midwife yet, you could speak to your GP.

[Jjspoon]

I have hypermobility syndrome so I feel like this a lot (when not pregnant) as it's worse in my hips. When it's bad I can hardly walk from the pain and sometimes I'll be walking and it just "go's" and I almost fall over. Pregnancy relaxes all your ligaments etc ready for growing baby and birth so it's a lot more common. I feel your pain but you should be able to get help and physio. Be careful not to overstretch as it makes it worse - I've been advised not to do any yoga or similar but strengthening and weight exercise is good as the stronger the muscles the better they can support the ligaments. Definitely get the all clear from a midwife before starting anything though and preferably from an exercise teacher who understands pregnancy. Sorry it's not more helpful but you're definitely not alone.

[inkiponko]

I have the same problem, pain in my right ovaries and right hip with shooting pain down my leg. I'm around 4 weeks pregnant. I have my first booking appointment next week. Does anyone else have the same problem? Any experiences much appreciated.

[Baxmom]

I am 4.5 weeks and did a yin yoga class the other day. What followed was terrible. My hip and pelvis joints were so inflamed i couldn't walk or sleep, it got so severe I was up until 3am. Finally, some stretching and then it just went away almost immediately. Stretching really helped. I had an epsom salt bath, used ice packs and did some very gentle stretching.

[kirstym9811]

@inkiponko I have the exact same symptoms. My left hip/lower abdomen are sore and the pain can spread to my legs (my toes can felt a little str age too)! This is my first pregnancy so I'm quite anxious.