Help with Pelvic/pubic bone pain

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Chiropractor
Exercise ball instead of office chair
Heat or ice or alternate

[Brie]

I am incredibly skeptical of chiropractors but I was desperate. I started seeing a Webster-certified chiro in mid-second tri and my whole midsection feels SO much better. I literally could not move by the end of the day before I started seeing her. My tailbone and pelvis feel better now at 33w than they did at 22w.

I also take regular hot baths in my jacuzzi tub with the jets pointing right at my psoas muscles.

[AmyRI]

Prenatal yoga to stretch everything out, and a Webster certified chiropractor to make sure everything is aligned properly. Both were a godsend.

I'd start at the chiro. icpa4kids.org/Find-a-Chiropractor/

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The dismissive nature of doctors is what makes chiro kind of a last-ditch resort for a lot of pregnant women. AmyRI linked to how to find a Webster-certified chiro; they'll be used to women that aren't normally users of chiro services.

Seriously, that's what helped me the most. You don't have to discuss anything about how they'll cure your allergies and can make your babies sleep better - just let them fix your pelvis. As a bonus, it can help with baby positioning too.

[Brie]

Dec 22, 2014 14:36:44 GMT -5 @upnorth said:

Thanks for the suggestions. Brie, thanks for mentioning your skepticism with the chiro. Because I have professionally encountered some shady ones, I wasn't keen on the idea but it is worth a shot!

Yeah, me neither.  The nice part about a chiro is that they're totally optional, so if you go to one and they're wackadoo, you can walk out and try a different one.  It's a little bit woo, for sure, but whatever her special table and tapping thing are, they work.  And I get a nice little 5 minute massage at the end.

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Dec 22, 2014 14:56:12 GMT -5 @upnorth said:

Ok, follow-up, how often should I expect to go to the chiro, any guesses?

I'd guess a few times close together (probably 2 or 3 appointments within ten days) and then every couple of weeks after that until very near then end, then weekly from 36 weeks on.

I think my schedule was pretty close to my doctor's schedule. I was after the baby positioning thing as well, though, so I kept it up to the end.

[AmyRI]

Dec 22, 2014 14:56:12 GMT -5 @upnorth said:

Ok, follow-up, how often should I expect to go to the chiro, any guesses?

I went to try to get baby to flip from transverse to vertex at 32 weeks. I thought it was a bunch of BS, too, but I'm terrified of even an epi and I'd do just about anything to avoid a non-emergency C-section, so I was all for it. Curing my pelvic pain was an added bonus and after DD flipped following my 2nd adjustment, I changed my tune. It also helped that the chiro I saw spent 20 minutes talking to me about the Webster technique and went through with his skeleton to show me the bones he was going to re-align to make more room in my pelvis so the baby could flip. It became more science and less woo.

I only went 3 times, a few days apart between appointments 1 and 2 and then a week before the 3rd. They'll suggest going every couple days at first to get you aligned well, and then appointments usually taper off. Just tell them how often you're willing to go, or just say you're super busy and will call when you get a chance to book the next appointment.

[AmyRI]

Dec 22, 2014 15:00:18 GMT -5 @tokenhoser said:

Dec 22, 2014 14:56:12 GMT -5 @upnorth said:

Ok, follow-up, how often should I expect to go to the chiro, any guesses?

I'd guess a few times close together (probably 2 or 3 appointments within ten days) and then every couple of weeks after that until very near then end, then weekly from 36 weeks on.

I think my schedule was pretty close to my doctor's schedule. I was after the baby positioning thing as well, though, so I kept it up to the end.

Every time I think about DD's birth, I wonder if I should have kept seeing that chiro until the end of my pregnancy to keep her from flipping again instead of abandoning ship once he flipped her from transverse to vertex at 33w. But her birth story is kind of cool in hindsight, so it's not all bad. If I ever have a 3rd, though, I will be seeing him weekly until the end. I'd rather not have a repeat performance, lol.

[Brie]

Dec 22, 2014 14:56:12 GMT -5 @upnorth said:

Ok, follow-up, how often should I expect to go to the chiro, any guesses?

I went for my second visit a week after my first, and then about every 2 weeks since that.

ETA: I plan to keep going until I have the baby.  C was sunny-side up at birth and never dropped, so I'd like to see if the positioning stuff will help make for an easier labor this time.  There's also an acupuncturist in the same office, and I'll start seeing her as well when I'm full-term.