@milknosugar, you are doing so well, you are having such a hard run of it. I’ve had a few days of non stop SI joint pain and it really got me down but it is more intermittent now. I can imagine how exhausting mentally and physically it is to have this pain constantly.
Are you receiving physio? Is it helping at all? I ended up paying for an osteopath, ridiculously expensive but it helped me, it didn’t fix it but reduced the sharpest pain and helped my headaches too.
Weight gain is inevitable, just being pregnant but also with your injuries. I’ve put on two stone so far, it makes me panic but I know now that another stone is likely. As soon as you’re able to move normally it will come off. Could you do some seated arm exercises like raising your arms to help with circulation?
My yoga class started off with everyone positive then at the second week I said I was tired and sore and everyone started saying the same and the lady at 38 weeks nearly started crying as she was so hot and tired. I think there can be a lot of bluff initially but really, most people find it hard even if the scale of hard is different.
Underlying it we are all grateful to be pregnant and that’s what people show first but it doesn’t take much to scratch the surface. Hats off to those who sail through, but it’s so hard to predict who that will be. I was super fit size 10 before being pregnant, Gym 3x a week, going on cycling holidays etc. I’m now a size 16 with dodgy hips! I thought I’d be able to stay fit but my body had a different plan!