Pubis dysfunction

[Kazet]

I'm 1 week away from my due date. I have very bad pubis dysfunction. I can't even do the school drop-offs or pick-ups for my older son. The pain is crazy. I'm crying myself to sleep every night. My midwife completely ignored me when I mentioned to her before that pain is very bad and I'm struggling with day-to-day activities. Pre-pregnancy I was pretty active, and sporty. I didn't gain too much weight during pregnancy (probably around 12/13kg). I stopped walking in 3rd trimester as the pain become hard to handle. Just wondered if anyone else had a similar problem. How were your delivery and postpartum recovery? Did the pain go away? I'm really scared that would not heal and I can't imagine myself not being able to walk.

This is also called Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) and there is lots of helpful advice here:
pelvicpartnership.org.uk

I had it in both pregnancies and it's awful so I sympathise. You have to stand/walk as little as possible and just rest. It should go after the birth.

I had awful PGP In my second pregnancy from around 20 weeks. I really had to limit myself as it was difficult to walk sometimes. The pain was unbearable.

It went away completely after the birth.

I'm so sorry, it's utterly awful. You're so nearly there.

I had it from 20 weeks, couldn't walk at all by the end, and it was almost completely better after birth (and recovery from c section, so everything hurt for a week or so). However I wasn't completely better so had physio on the NHSv after about six months, which was brilliant and really helped. I do still get twinges four years later, but getting back into the physio sorts then out. I suspect I'll suggests have a weakness there now though - I can't put my leg sideways over high things without pain.

*always have a weakness

Oh it's awful! I had it in both pregnancies. Midwives/doctors can't do anything and that seems to make them not want to talk about it, which is really unhelpful.

Years later I broke a bone and that was much less painful.

It gets better after the birth. With second child it didn't recover fully until after i had stopped breastfeeding, but it was 80% better after the birth anyway.

I wasn't strong and fit before getting pregnant and needed physiotherapy, osteopathy and gym training to sort my muscles out, but that was because I was in poor condition from the start. After post-partum rest, you could get exercise help from someone who specializes in this to make sure you regain any lost strength.

But for now rest is absolutely the right thing. My physiotherapist said she never advises rest except for this, because you just mustn't exacerbate it.