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Pelvic Girdle Pain

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jendave · 29/12/2007 12:47

I am 20 weeks pregnant and have developed a horrendous pain in my left buttock. It feels like a trapped nerve. Ive researched on the internet and it looks like I have pelvic girdle pain. I was wondering if anyone else had suffered from this and if they had any tips. At the moment I am struggling to even walk.

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foxymagoo · 29/12/2007 14:09

I had exaclty the same thing and it started at 20 weeks too! I went to staff physio (I work for NHS) and was diagnosed as having pelvic sciatica (sp?). Its due to your pevlic joints softening and grinding together and the softening is caused by pregnancy hormones which prepare you pelvis for widening during labour..

The solution? I was given a very unsexy but helpful support girdle/belt which velcroed round my hips. It helped alot as did wearing flat shoes and getting up slowly. So go and see your GP who can refer you to your local Physiotherapist.

Good news is it gets better nearer the end and disappears once baby is born (mine is now 18 months)...

And if you have heartburn then that also dissapears the minute your baby is out - fantastic!

IsawSusiekissingSantaClaus · 29/12/2007 14:12

I have this and got lots of good advice here

Also got a referral to physio from MW which did help. Some MWs don't do so though.

Good luck!

mumofmonSTARsOfBethlehem · 29/12/2007 15:04

I have this and it came on suddenly in the middle of town! Spoke to the MW again yday and she said that they 6could6 give me a support belt but as mine is not there all the time it wouldn't benefit. Just said painkillers (paracetamol) and not to stay in the same position for a long time such as sitting or standing. At night i have a maternity cushion that means my bumo isd slightly raised whiuch bizarrely seems to help but i have to rememeber that if i am awake and turning over to do it by keeping my legs as still as poss.

madmouse · 29/12/2007 15:16

I have a mild version compared to yours that mainly bothers me at night. recently I have been sitting up straight and leaning forward to get my lo in the best possible position (36 weeks now), putting cushions under my bum, sitting on birth ball, sitting on dining chair back to front with fluffy cushion in front of me...and staying away from my beloved sofa . However, the difference in my levels of pain has been enormous and I have done without paracetamol for quite a few nights now.

But if you can barely walk make sure your mw understands how bad it is and get a referral to a physio. Oh, and do walk, keep mobile or it will get worse.

manamana · 29/12/2007 21:29

hi jendave. that's exactly how mine started, i asked mw about it and she said it was just a pulled muscle - but after a horrendous shopping trip (croydon ikea and outoftown stores - never again!) where i was in agony it was confirmed as pgp or spd.
There are lots of threads on here from pople who have suffered/are suffering but yes, definitely get a referral to a physio - even if its not bad now you may have a bit of a wait and there are exercises they can show you that will help, the can also check your alignment and give you specific things to try and improve as much as possible. Other key things are - if it hurts - stop doing it and rest for a while (lifting, walking, standing etc) because sometimes it can get progressively worse and then take quite a while to improve. If you take preventative measures now you may be able to keep it under control. I'm at 33 weeks and suffering quite badly but there are lots of degrees of it. Try not to do anything that puts pressure one leg or other as that will destabilise you and hurt (sit down to put pants/trousers etc on, keep knees close together when turning to get out of car etc). There's lots of advice out there so I'll stop rambling - this leaflet is good www.acpwh.org.uk/index.php?topic=leaflets&page=leaflets

ib · 29/12/2007 21:37

I had it when pregnant and would really second taking preventive measures to keep it under control - I found that gentle exercise for half an hour every day helped a lot, also pelvic floor exercises.

beforesunrise · 30/12/2007 08:39

hi there, i have exactly the same thing, at about 17 weeks it got so bad i could no longer walk so i booked mysefl into emergency private physio and yes she said it's pgp. the physio was amazing and helped masses, she showed me a few pilates exercises which of course i am not doing (because i am stupid and rushed off my feet with a toddler work etc) but am hoping in the new year to start going to pregnancy yoga/pilates etc. when pg with dd i had spd (different pain) and it was awful towards the end i am really hoping not to get there!

good luck!

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