Painful back getting me down

[JulieJule]

Hi all, new here and just wanting to see if others have had the same issues and have overcome them. My little boy is now 9 weeks. We had feeding issues for the first 4 weeks but these are now sorted. After this I pulled a muscle in my chest which caused stabbing pains when moving or breathing. Once this got sorted I cricked my neck and was in pain for another week. And after that (!) I have now been suffering a bad back for the last 3 weeks. I've been to a chiropractor who says I have pulled the ligaments in my pelvis and the muscles around have trapped a nerve. It's stopping me from going out for all the walks I thought I'd go on, going to any groups and I'm gutted that I'm prob going to have to cancel the baby massage classes I have booked for next week. Never expected this when I became a parent and quite frankly it is really getting me down. Has anyone else been through similar?

Take a breath OP.

You're only 9 weeks in. Your body is, dare I say it, f*cked - and you're going to need to give yourself time to heal.

Your lack of core control at the moment might be contributing to the painful back. Would you consider going to a physio-led postnatal pilates class? That would kill two birds - get you out to a class while helping the issue!

But in the mean time you're going to have just rest as much as you can tbh, it really can take months before your body feels the way it used to. I had aches and pains and various complaints for a year after my second child was born! Between the pelvic floor issues, core control and also if you're breastfeeding, your body is releasing all sorts of 'ligament-loosening' hormones too, it really will take time.

Take it easy OP and hope you feel better soon.

Oh, and congratulations! :)

Thanks for your reply, I guess I need patience. Feels like I've been in pain forever at the moment. Between being pregnant and then this it's a wonder anyone has a 2nd one! I've looked into postnatal yoga for when I'm a little more pain free, hopefully that's similar to what you suggest. Until then I'm just really hopeful it sorts itself soon otherwise the little one is going to think his mum is permanently miserable!

Oh, I hear you OP, it is awful. Pregnancy and labour really do take a toll on your back. Do your core exercises and pelvic floors as that will help support your back, but get seen if it doesn't.

I was in pain for 4 years after the birth of my son, with no-one taking it seriously. I have finally been diagnosed with a herniated disk and arthritis in my spine but I wish I had been seen sooner by the correct physiotherapist.