NE1 have a pain in their butt while pg?

MrsStubbs

For real. 

I don't know if it's a joint or a nerve (sciatic)  but, every once and a while I will get this pain and it kills. I have to stop what I am doing and hold on so I don't fall. My first thought is that it has nothing to do with pg then I remembered when I was pg with R that I had the same pain. I was much further along and as long as I didn't wear heals, I didn't have a problem.

My sister said she had something similar and her doc told her that sometimes the baby will release something and cause the pain, not sure what I think about this.

I will call my doc, she is just not in on Friday.

Marce921

Yeah, he's named Mike (my DH). LOL

No, seriously, it's probably your sciatic nerve. It happens a lot to pregnant women.

aprilmomtobe

MrsStubbs:

My sister said she had something similar and her doc told her that sometimes the baby will release something and cause the pain, not sure what I think about this.

I don't know what that could possibly be??  sounds fishy

But what you are describing sounds like sciatica. I had it with DD and it was terrible. Fortunately it didn't last too long.

hikerbeth

sciatica.  It sucked.

joseysbride

I have that on ocassion, too.  Going to the chiropractor has helped a lot, as well as stretching my legs (chiropractor suggested it).  I was getting it every day for awhile there, and now if I feel it starting to hurt, I stretch out and it goes away.  It always happens when I'm on my feet for a long time, which is pretty much whenever I'm home.

JWinCT

It sounds like pelvic joint instabilty. I didn't have it at all with DD, but I have had it on and off with this pregnancy. I thought it was sciatic pain, but I didn't have any other symptoms that relate to sciatic pain. My brother, who is a physical therapist, and my OB both confirmed that's what it is.

Does this sound like what you experience? Because this describes my pain exactly.

Pelvic joint pain explained

Although it appears to be a firmly fixed circle of bone, the pelvis is actually four separate bones jointed together - the sacrum and coccyx at the back and at the sides the two hip bones which curve around to meet at the front. These are joined at the front by the symphysis pubis.

"In pregnancy the hormone relaxin is released to soften the joints in preparation for the birth of your baby, but in around one in 35 women the hormone causes the ligaments to soften and stretch too much and become painful," says Ann Johnson, superintendent physiotherapist in women's health at Leeds General Infirmary.

It is normal for there to be a gap of 4-5mm between the two pubic points at the symphysis pubis joint and during any pregnancy this widens by another 2-3mm. If this gap widens more than this pain may occur and in some cases a severe form of the condition called diastasis symphysis pubis is diagnosed.

The job of the symphysis pubis joint is to hold the pelvis steady when we're using our legs, and if the ligaments have softened or stretched too much it won't work properly and strain is put on the other pelvic joints, causing pain.

How to recognise SPD

The main symptoms are pain in your pubic area, groin, the inside of your thighs and sometimes in your lower back and hips. "The pain is worse when you walk or move and climbing stairs is especially painful. Getting in and out of the car or turning in bed is also painful," says Ann Johnson. You might hear a clicking sound when you walk and feel as though the bones are grinding together. Opening your legs is difficult and painful.