Round Ligament Pain

ohheyitskristine

anyone having round ligament pain? I THINK I've been dealing with it all night...but everything I've read says it's mostly on the right side, sometimes the left, or sometimes both. Mine is center low abdomen, where my belly bump meets the top of the mons pubis and happens when I walk, get up from sitting/lying down, or turn in bed. Does anyone know if the pain can be central? I already messaged my doc, but it's the weekend and I won't hear anything til Monday...

LaceyC1020

Mine has always been on the sides. It can get pretty painful too. The other night I must have had a lot of trapped gas plus round ligament pain while I was sleeping because it was killing me!!! FX it's just ligament pain for you! I'm sure everyone's can feel different at times.

cmar1006

I think some ladies were talking about this in the weekly symptoms thread.

Seems to be a pretty common symptom at this point in our pregnancies. RLP can occur pretty much anywhere around your uterus. And it will continue probably throughout the rest of your pregnancy. 

Try not to have any sudden movements. I know it's a scary feeling, but in most cases it will be pretty normal. Good luck!

ColoradoHiker

I was dealing with this type of pain, a LOT, around 16-17w.  It felt like my hip was going to pop out, and my pelvis was going to split right in half.  It's really normal.  If you're comfortable taking medicine, my midwife okayed Tylenol (no NSAIDs like ibuprofen/ naproxen), and I took a lot of it while that pain was happening.  Double check the paperwork your OB gave you for what they approve for pain management.  

 The good news is that around 17w or so, it got better, fast.  

JNR6510

What @cmar1006 said. RLP occurs anywhere along the uterus and is caused by the stretching of the uterine muscle.

I have been having this a lot also. Avoiding sudden movements is a good start. For me I noticed the RLP tends to be worse if I am very active / walking around a lot. Taking more frequent short breaks has helped for me.

DPandMB

cmar1006 said:

I think some ladies were talking about this in the weekly symptoms thread.

Seems to be a pretty common symptom at this point in our pregnancies. RLP can occur pretty much anywhere around your uterus. And it will continue probably throughout the rest of your pregnancy. 

Try not to have any sudden movements. I know it's a scary feeling, but in most cases it will be pretty normal. Good luck!

This exactly. I was one of the ones talking about it in the symptom thread. Mine was center and constant. Different than the other RLP I had felt, but my doctor told me it was RLP and normal. It subsided a few days later. 

angeladowns1

Can round ligament pain be like where your legs attach to your pelvis? If that makes sense? Whenever I get up or walk for a while it starts hurting so bad right there.

Sugargirl1019

angeladowns1 said:

Can round ligament pain be like where your legs attach to your pelvis? If that makes sense? Whenever I get up or walk for a while it starts hurting so bad right there.

Yes absolutely! 

cmar1006

angeladowns1 said:

Can round ligament pain be like where your legs attach to your pelvis? If that makes sense? Whenever I get up or walk for a while it starts hurting so bad right there.

Have you seen this photo? Might be able to help visualize why the pain is where it is. As your uterus grows and stretches, this ligament is also being pulled and stretched. So there are many places you could feel it. 

ohheyitskristine

cmar1006 said:

I think some ladies were talking about this in the weekly symptoms thread.

Seems to be a pretty common symptom at this point in our pregnancies. RLP can occur pretty much anywhere around your uterus. And it will continue probably throughout the rest of your pregnancy. 

Try not to have any sudden movements. I know it's a scary feeling, but in most cases it will be pretty normal. Good luck!

Good to know...I was just thinking it might be a lot to sift thru. 
But anyway...it's getting better. My friend is a doctor and was hanging out last night. She suggested cat to cow stretches. If you aren't into yoga...it's when you're on all 4s and you exhale and round your back tucking chin to chest for cat stretch, then inhale and look up the sky and curving your back towards the ground for cow stretch. Totally helped this morning! No stabby stabby pain getting up from bed!