Hip pain.

[allin]

I've had the same thing - honestly, physical therapy didn't help me much. It seems to get worse overnight, but sleeping with tons of pillows surrounding me and one between my knees seems to help a little. A heating pad on warm feels pretty good, too. Hope you feel better soon!

[snickers]

I have had it along with back pain for awhile now. I cannot find anything that will take it away, it sucks
I find it gets worse at night, but I have it on both of my hips so sleeping on the left side is no fun.
My OB suggested creams like voltaren but I have been too nervous to try it because it is so close to baby.
I hope yours gets better soon!

[blindyswife]

I have this, too. Right down to the limping when I get out of bed. Some days are worse than others, but when its really bad I look like a disabled old war vet or something. I haven't really done anything for the pain, except complain, and I'm certain it'll go away after delivery.

[rushmore]

Hi. I'm sorry you are dealing with this. I'm about a month post partum and also dealt with this in my pregnancy. Since giving birth, I've only had one random day where I had some hip pain. Otherwise, no problems.

I went to physical therapy once a week for it starting around 28 weeks. It helped some. I did find that in labor I had a lot of hip pain, especially during the pushing stage. I went med free and wanted to push in any position I chose, however my hip pain was so uncomfortable that I couldn't stand, and therefore I resorted to lying on the bed to push. This relieved a lot of my hip pain.

I thought I'd share my experience because I also wondered if my hip pain would effect labor. I hope it won't for you.

[Cheesecake]

I started PT around.14 or 15 weeks, once a week. It needs to be mailtained weekly for me, but with the weekly sessions it has improved tremendously.
My restless leg syndrome is acting up from my hip now, which I.hope PT will be able to help with as well.

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[kelle017]

I've also been having this issue. Any time I go from sitting/laying to standing I have to limp for a few moments until it get's better.

I haven't found relief yet from that and the back pain other than a heating pad.

[lostmonkeyatikea]

Add me to the list. I got a belly support band that seems to help sometimes, but I can't really find any rhyme or reason to what's making my hip hurt. Some nights it feels ok, other nights its excruciating and I have a hard time walking in the morning. My doc has reassured me it will go away, so in the meantime I stretch, wear my band, take a little Tylenol, and ordered a hip support for after I deliver. I've considered acupuncture, but I'm only three weeks away from my due date so I don't know how helpful it will be.

Hang in there!

[allibee8]

Count me in at 24 weeks. I had it really bad with my last pregnancy as well, but this is already worse than the last time. I talked to my doctor about it next week, and he suggested I try a support belt for a couple of weeks before resorting to PT. He specifically recommended www.babyhugger.com but that thing looks horrifying! I obviously cant wear it under summer clothes, so I haven't bought it yet because I don't want to spend $100 on something that won't be worn.

[lostmonkeyatikea]

Lol @ the Babyhugger! How would you even hide that under clothes?!

[Cheesecake]

That babyhugger looks like an effing diaper with auspenders. Hahaha.

I started wearing a normal looking support belt around 17 weeks. It helps a little.

And re: PT not having enough time to make a difference, all ot took for my therapist to make me go from not walking to pain free walking was 1 session. All we do now is maintenance so I don't go back to having pain.
I had been having the pains to the point of not being able to walk more than a few feet for a week.
She's a torturer, but even 1 session with a couple of well placed trigger point massages can really make a huge difference.

Good luck!

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[allibee8]

Jul 28, 2013 20:55:14 GMT -5 lostmonkeyatikea said:

Lol @ the Babyhugger! How would you even hide that under clothes?!

I seriously wanted to call my OB to be like, "I finally asked about the hip pain because it's making sex nearly impossible, but this thing will guarantee I never have sex again!"

I am in enough pain to actually consider it, though

[trafficgirl]

I had some serious hip pain last night and this morning and I remembered this thread. It's sort of gone away as the morning has gone on, but I'm hoping it is temporary. Otherwise I'm going to have a long haul for the next 15-ish weeks

[rushmore]

namasteak and ste

This page has some pretty good info about pelvic pain and provides some exercises that you can do.

This writer says that you should keep active- walk as much as you can. I somewhat disagree with that. I found that while it is important to stay active (for me that was short walks and cycling), I also found it important to rest my hips a lot, especially when they were killing me. I would sit or lay down whenever my day allowed. I noticed a decrease in pain the next day when I had rested the day before.

The one "exercise" that I found the most helpful from my therapy was to simply walk straight. My therapist pointed out that I waddled and that that was not good for my pelvic muscles. Instead she told me I should walk straight and to go slowly if needed. At first it hurt to walk straight, but after a week of it I found a lot of improvement in my pain.

ste- since you are nearing your due date and won't have much time to see a therapist, you might convince your husband to give you daily massages in order to help out with your pain. The spot I found most relieving is the spot on the butt that corresponds to the spot of the hip joint- this pic explains it better than I can.

HTH ladies!

[allibee8]

Jul 30, 2013 11:39:56 GMT -5 rushmore said:

namasteak and ste

This page has some pretty good info about pelvic pain and provides some exercises that you can do.

This writer says that you should keep active- walk as much as you can. I somewhat disagree with that. I found that while it is important to stay active (for me that was short walks and cycling), I also found it important to rest my hips a lot, especially when they were killing me. I would sit or lay down whenever my day allowed. I noticed a decrease in pain the next day when I had rested the day before.

The one "exercise" that I found the most helpful from my therapy was to simply walk straight. My therapist pointed out that I waddled and that that was not good for my pelvic muscles. Instead she told me I should walk straight and to go slowly if needed. At first it hurt to walk straight, but after a week of it I found a lot of improvement in my pain.

ste- since you are nearing your due date and won't have much time to see a therapist, you might convince your husband to give you daily massages in order to help out with your pain. The spot I found most relieving is the spot on the butt that corresponds to the spot of the hip joint- this pic explains it better than I can.

HTH ladies!

This looks like EXACTLY what I have been dealing with. Thanks!