Pelvic girdle pain and toddlers. Tips needed.

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I am a stay at home parent. My 2yo and 4yo are off for 8 weeks of school holidays. Any tips for managing PGP until they go back?

I've spoken to GP and been referred for some exercise classes. But most of the online NHS advice (don't lift older children, don't move laundry) is not super practical.

I have PGP in this and last pregnancy and also have a toddler. I dont have tips as such but last time I was told by the physio -

• Try and engage the muscles in your lower back/bum/thighs when you stand up, sit down, get off the floor etc. If you do this they can hold your pelvis steady while you move around
• Try and squeeze your knees together getting out of bed/when moving side to side - again it helps engage muscles that hold your pelvis steady
• You can buy huge tubigrip type bandages to wear round your hips and abdomen to hold things steady
• What can really cause problems is when pelvis is unbalanced or you are trying to get each side to do something a bit different. This means for example lifting on one side so you are lop sided. What is best is to keep pelvis and any weigh through pelvis even. So better to wear a backpack than a one sided hand bag. Or don't carry one heavy bag with one hand, instead split it across two bags one in each hand etc.

I am also trying not to lift my toddler if I dont need to, even if she is a bit unhappy about that. If I do though, trying to follow above.

Oh and sit down to get dressed and don't stand on one leg!