Those who sit in an office all day...

Mrs.Foreste · May 2009

How do you deal with the butt pain all day?? Uggh my butt feels like it's going to fall off. I'm trying to be good about getting up & walking around every hour or so. I might have to request a butt pillow Yes

MrsR0908 · May 2009

I make myself get up and walk around too but it still hurts. I am up for suggestions too!!!

madhatter2003 · May 2009

I got a butt pillow when I was pg with my DD Yes

Jimsgirl5821 · May 2009

Thats so funny. I just got up to put something in our outgoing mailbox at the office and while walking back to my cubicle was thinking how much my tailbone was killing me. I havent found a solution yet. But I did notice it hurts more when I sit on the edge of my chair, which I usually do out of habit.

katypresson · May 2009

My butt/hips pretty much hurt everyday now...I try to get up and walk too, but I also need to keep my feet propped up since they're super swollen today....it's a no-win situation! Huh?

mobiz · May 2009

i do have an extra cushion i brought in (doesn't help a TON) and i try to get up and stretch as often as i can. but basically i sit here in misery crying to myself how much i want to be at home laying down!

1SwtWld · May 2009

butt doesn't hurt, but this week my lower back started aching. I need a change and fast!

Temp534591562502098 · May 2009

I try to change positions often for multiple pg body issues. it blows though

Rizzo5 · May 2009

Sorry...I have nothing to offer. I try to get up...scratch that...I HAVE to get up every 1/2hr to pee and sometimes will take a walk around the office but other than that I'm right there with ya! For me it's not so much my butt but my feet/legs that are bothering me most. Oh well, hopefully just a few more weeks! Wink

CrazyCurls · May 2009

I was having serious tailbone issues, I went to Bed Bath and Beyond and they actuallly have a pillow for this! It was only $15 and I stopped using it b/c it got really hot (my office's ac sucks) but at first it was very helpful

browneyes_24b · May 2009

I have a small foot stool that helps take pressure off my back/butt region. It doesn't solve it all though.

JasonsMauiMama · May 2009

I stretch a little when I go to the ladies room. Thank god for the bars in the handicapped stall...

achase123 · May 2009

I don't have butt pain but I do have lower back pain-which sucks. I try to get up on and walk around. Others have suggested sitting on an exercise ball instead of in my chair but I don't know if this will help.

WendyBird&Chris · May 2009

My butt hips and back hurt all day long. I don't know what to do about it either. Seems like the more I get up and down the more my hip hurts. The more I sit the more my butt hurts and no matter what my back hurts grrrr....

Mrs.Foreste · May 2009

CrazyCurls:
I was having serious tailbone issues, I went to Bed Bath and Beyond and they actuallly have a pillow for this! It was only $15 and I stopped using it b/c it got really hot (my office's ac sucks) but at first it was very helpful

I might have to look into this pillow! I think my co worker is getting tired of hearing me grunt & moan everytime I sit down or change positions haha

chels0120 · May 2009

I stand up and stretch at my desk like every 30 mins! My problem isn't so much my butt... its my tummy pushing up under my boobs causing it to tingle under them and get tender. NOT FUN

FinallyThatGirl · May 2009

IT BLOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Karla&Ken · May 2009

Thanks for posting this! my butt is gonna fall off too! Where can I get a butt pillow?!?!!! Stick out tongue

I try to walk around as much as possible - keep my legs elevated (placed a box under my desk) and still my bottom is in pain!

leahbrazil · May 2009

I am a lucky b!tch when it comes to office furniture. Because my job can get very stressful and I can get stuck at my workstation for long periods of time they have super comfy leather office chairs that recline back and have high head rests. And the desks are all on hydraulic posts so if I need to get up and move around I can lift my desk to standing height and work standing up!

(The downfall is getting stuck without someone to relieve me for potty breaks!)

Aimee&Bill · May 2009

I tried the butt pillow but it makes it much harder to get my feet up and since they are so swollen I am trying to keep those elevated also. I find a slight pelvic tilt under and I lean back in my chair feels the best. That's just my opinion.

chyscottbaby · May 2009

I agree completly. I never realized how uncomfortable my desk chair and every other chair here at work is. Ugh, is it 5 yet?

Pesky · May 2009

I get up and walk around a lot. I try to fidget quite a bit. Otherwise, that's it. My rear and hips still hurt though.

CrazyCurls · May 2009

Mrs.Foreste:

CrazyCurls:
I was having serious tailbone issues, I went to Bed Bath and Beyond and they actuallly have a pillow for this! It was only $15 and I stopped using it b/c it got really hot (my office's ac sucks) but at first it was very helpful

I might have to look into this pillow! I think my co worker is getting tired of hearing me grunt & moan everytime I sit down or change positions haha

It's in the section with all the massager chair pads and spa pedicure and 'as seen on tv' stuff, not by the actual pillows. that kinda threw me off

juliett8 · May 2009

OMG IT SUCKS!!! I actually just have a regular small sofa pillow but its funny because every time I get up I see the indention of my butt!!

meganandgabe · May 2009

Luckily I have a pretty comfy chair but I also put my feet up on a stool under my desk which helps a lot. Sometimes I switch to an exercise ball if it gets bad. I don't know if it actually helps or if I am just distracted because I like to bounce up and down on the ball!

aniceucchik · May 2009

i will soooo trade you!!! im on my feet all day and i would love to sit...however, im sure that would get old after 8 hours just like standing does...but my back hurts like hell everyday!!!

Shlei · May 2009

Exercise ball works great. The only pain I get is occasionally in my legs but I prop them up on a box I have under my desk. I switch positions and use a pillow. Fun times.

Aligracegirl · May 2009

I'm on my feet all day teaching (5th grade special ed), and dream of an office job. It's interesting to see people complaining about sitting down all day.

But, I can see how it could get uncomfortable.

tlc11934 · May 2009

I requested a better chair.

sharee · May 2009

Yes the butt pain really is a killer!! Thank god my doc is ready to take me off work she just said for me to let her know when i am ready and she will pull the plug on me working... I am going to try to stick it out for the rest of this month! I am so sick of this pelvi pain! ahhhhhhhh

GoombaGirl_79 · May 2009

Urgh, Im totally getting butt pain too...tailbone mostly! Im also getting rib pain and lower back pain. Maybe I need to get a better chair at work here, but I go on leave soon (2 months) so I don't know. Streaching does seem to help, and making sure to get up and walk around every so often like some of the other ladies have said.

I'm also trying to force myself not to cross my legs, can't be good for circulation right now.

JesseBaby&Me · May 2009

You could go cheap and use a regular pillow with a black or darkblue pillow case (or whatever matches your office chair). You could even take two for the days your back is also killing you... Just an idea, I would do it if it got to that point of pain and frustration. Good Luck.

andiwal · May 2009

My mom has one of these and loves it. https://www.tushcush.com/

I tried it back before I was pg and its super comfy. Its a bit more expensive, but it lasts long and doesn't get flat. My mom has tried a bunch and she said this def is the best.

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