Pain around pubic bone (2nd preg)

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I can't get hold of the midwives atm but am in hospital tomorrow so will mention it then. But just wondering if anyone else has had the same.

For the last few weeks I've had some mild pain around the muscles etc by my pubic bone. It's gradually got worse, to the point that earlier I physically thought I was going to split in two when I tried standing up from the chair I was sat in. I feel like I've bruised it but we've not DTD for maybe a month or so, so doubt it's that that caused it. Mentioned it briefly to midwife on Tuesday who said it could be round ligament pain but it really doesn't feel like a ligament stretching.

Sounds like Pelvic Girdle Pain to me - I had this from 2nd trimester until DS was born, then it dissapeared. Like you standing up after sitting down for a while would hurt - I would literally get stuck! - but similarly walking for too long would get painful too. I don’t think it’s uncommon, and pretty sure it wouldn’t have anything to do with DTD.

I had this and it was PGP as PP suggested. Midwife referred me to a physio who was brilliant, gave me lots of advice on moving around and a support belt. When the PGP started it felt like bruising around my pubic bone too.

It sounds like Symphysis pubis diastasis. It's when the public bone separates. It's very common. The ligaments soften during pregnancy and as the pubic bone is joined in the middle by collagen, this softens and becomes unstable. It can be very painful so just don't strain yourself. It resolves immediately after pregnancy in most cases.

Thank you. Hopefully I'll find out tomorrow exactly what it is.