Ache-y Pelvis (quite some time) After Childbirth

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My doctor has recently referred me to the orthapedic department at my local hospital because 14 months after having lovely ds1, I am still getting aches and pains in my pelvic joints.

I had no pains before the birth and I delivered quickly with no complications.

Has this happenend to anyone else? There doesn't seem to be much obvious information on the internet.

Sounds like SPD - symphisis pubis dysfunction - to me. Admittedly everything sounds like SPD to me - I am mildly obsessed with it, having had it and written about it myself, but honestly it does.

Oh thank you. That's what I thought - although I hate to tell people that's what it is. Sounds like more like an STD than a joint problem!

Did you have this before or after birth? Do you ahve any suggested reading for aquiring a similar obsession?

I have had sacro-iliac joint pain for almost 5 years since pregnancy and just started to see an improvement with individual pilates coaching. I also tried acupuncture and chiropracty but that didn't seem much help and has cost me hundreds! Does seem to work for some people though.

My advice would be get some help and keep trying until you sort this out - it probably won't sort itself out.

Email me through CAT and I'll send you a piece wot I wrote. For publication, I mean, it was a proper article in a baby magazine, it's not just my personal ramblings. Even went on Woman's Hour to talk about my crotch. I live but to serve.

Oh thank you so much MI. I will do that.

I'm also interested in the pilates as coincidently I did a class for the first time in ages on Monday. It was interesting because when they got me lying on the floor with all my bones lined up I felt so much more comfortable.

Did you ever get a feeling like you'd been sat on a wall for hours?

As a physio I'd recommend the pilates route to recovering from SPD. Excellent for realignment, muscle toning, balance etc. I'm currently suffering from it at 24/40pg and do a weekly class and home exercises and its really helping keeping the symptoms under control. Its been much worse this time (pg no4) from much earlier on but havent had to take any PCML yet.
If you combine it with something like acupuncture and manipulative therapy (physio/osteopathy etc) it should give you a much quicker outcome.

Hi

I had SPD during both pregnancies and had treatment whilst pregnant.

I've just seen my obstetric physiotherapist having had pelvic pain since ds2 was born 9 months ago. I've got some exercises to do and also have some anti-imflammatory tablets to take....as the symphysis pubis area is very inflamed.

Hopefully you can get this sorted out now you've got a referral. Good luck!

I'm now all signed up for my pilates on Tuesday.

I seem to be a bit of an odd case in that I had no symptoms at all during pregnancy, it all started pretty much immediately after the birth.

Poor you mumbojumbo, it sounds like you're very uncomfortable. Are your exercises based on strenthening the deep abdominals and pelvic floor? Perhaps we might all end up with 6-packs?

Alas, my pack is not a six despite both ante-and post-natal pilates...

Sorry girls-Pilates works your deep postural muscles so you'll never be sporting 6packs with pilates alone. But it should help you to get a more nipped in waist and flatter tummy.....as long as you remember to use them 24/7 (well, maybe not when you're asleep!!)

sacro-iliac joint pain - I was sorted out by having treatment from an osteopath. He had to come to my house as I could hardly move let alone get in a car and get there. I was sorted within a week or so. I certainly managed to drive myself to his clinic the following week. Worth a try!

hi i have a tilted pelvis due to childbirth despite having straight forward deliveries