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Coccyx pain 33 weeks

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malteaserlover · 09/01/2023 20:37

Has anyone had/got coccyx pain during pregnancy? It just came on all of a sudden from no where and the pain is unbelievable

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TeddyBeans · 09/01/2023 20:45

It's all to do with the relaxing muscles and joints ready for birth. With any luck it'll stop being painful once you've given birth

ohthejoysoftoddler · 09/01/2023 20:48

I had this in both pregnancies. You can get a referral for physio, but tbh by the time you get an appt (especially now) you'll have given birth!

Sympathies, it's agony, especially for those desk based

AdventuresAwait · 09/01/2023 20:49

Yes, I did and it was very painful. I think I was told it was the relaxin hormone, loosening the body's muscles and ligaments etc & the changes due to that. I might have remembered that wrong (not helpful, sorry!) But yes, I had coccyx pain in pregnancy.

ohthejoysoftoddler · 09/01/2023 20:49

I had this in both pregnancies. You can get a referral for physio, but tbh by the time you get an appt (especially now) you'll have given birth!

Sympathies, it's agony, especially for those desk based

magicravioli · 09/01/2023 20:53

Yes I had this - sitting at a desk made it so much worse. I also found sitting on anything remotely hard or unsupportive very painful, and took to carrying around a memory foam donut cushion for a few weeks which really helped but you do feel a bit of an idiot. Luckily since Christmas it’s been much better, I think because I didn’t sit at a desk for weeks. Sympathies, it is very sore.

AdventuresAwait · 09/01/2023 20:55

Yes I did and it was very painful. I think I was told it was the relaxin hormone and the changes due to the loosening of muscles and ligaments (hope I'm remembering correctly) But yes I did have coccyx pain & saw other threads on here about it in pregnancy too.

LapinR0se · 09/01/2023 20:59

Oh god I had this in both my pregnancies. You can get a little pillow shaped like a donut to sit on that relieves the pressure. Otherwise you just have to wait…as soo as the baby is born, instant relief.

LapinR0se · 09/01/2023 21:01

Oh god I had this in both my pregnancies. You can get a little pillow shaped like a donut to sit on that relieves the pressure. Otherwise you just have to wait…as soo as the baby is born, instant relief.

ohthejoysoftoddler · 09/01/2023 21:19

I had this in both pregnancies. You can get a referral for physio, but tbh by the time you get an appt (especially now) you'll have given birth!

Sympathies, it's agony, especially for those desk based

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