Pelvic pain when sleeping...advice?

Aniegbuna

Hello fellow mommas! Recently I have started to get pelvic pains when sleeping. I usually feel it in the morning. I do sleep with pillows between my legs but maybe I need a thicker pillow? Has this happened to you? How did you deal with it?

andreaholt11

I love my body pillow. Its pretty thick and I basically just hug it all night. Dont get me wrong I still have pain now and then but I cant sleep without it!

00tedsgirl

Is it a really sharp pain that you notice more when you move your legs in different directions or try to roll over?  There's not much you can do for that.  It happens when the ligaments that hold your pelvic symphisis together get a little too loose.  It hurts like bloody hell but goes away quickly after birth.

I had with DS and it started around 10 weeks with this one.  I've been wearing control top pantyhose religiously along with keeping my knees in line with my hips all the time.  I also wear walking shoes whenever I'm on my feet for more than a few minutes and rest whenever I feel weak.  Pushing grocery carts, walking a lot (but some daily walking is good), and anything that has my legs moving independently of each other is painful.

Jram85

00tedsgirl:

Is it a really sharp pain that you notice more when you move your legs in different directions or try to roll over?  There's not much you can do for that.  It happens when the ligaments that hold your pelvic symphisis together get a little too loose.  It hurts like bloody hell but goes away quickly after birth.

 

I'm having the ligament pain just like 00tedsgirl mentioned above.  Sometimes it keeps me up at night too, and I just rearrange my body with pillows, but it is still inconvenient.  I had a dr's appt today and he said that the pain should start to decrease around 24 weeks, but of course, every woman is different. Good luck, it certainly isn't pleasant!

snoopy5512

Last night I slept with a pillow "shoved all the way up there" as per DH's suggestion and it helped.  I am still in pain, but its tolerable... Try moving the pillow as close to the crotch as possible.

AcinomA

I've been getting pelvic pains for about 2 weeks now and this morning I woke up with horrible pain. I do use multiple pillows to keep my legs elevated, but somehow this pain just keeps creeping back. I guess I'll try keeping one tucked close to my crotch to see how it works.

snoopy5512

The pain was still there, for me its the worst when I wake up and try to walk... but it wasn't too bad this morning.  Mind you, the pain is still there, it just was more tolerable.  I also massaged the area last night and put a warm water bottle on the area for a bit, so maybe that helped too.  Seriously, why did no one mention this about being pregnant.  They sure mention everything else!

everam01

I have the same problem.  It hurts when I turn over and especially when I first stand and try to walk after sitting or laying down for a while. 

etoom09

Thanks for posting this!  I have been experiencing the exact same thing and was a little concerned.  I notice it at night also, (mostly when I get up to pee in the middle of the night) especially nights after I have been to the gym.  I planned on asking my Dr. about it at my appt on Thursday but I'm glad to hear its normal!