If there is a way to get relief--I never found it. It happened with DD and it's happening now with #2. And yeah, it gets worse, but the good news is--mine went away with the epidural, and stayed gone.
You can try sleeping with a pillow between your knees at night, that helped me with the middle of the night pain, and having it not be so bad first thing in the morning. Basically, I just gritted my teeth and waited for those last few months to be over.
@Quietserenity: yeah, I sleep with the body pillow between my knees at night. It helps then. I so wish that I could alk around with the body pillow all day lol.
@PrncssDva: Do you have a belly wedge you use at night? I use my giant u shaped pillow for back support and between my legs, but I also have a wedge I put under my belly. Maybe it would help to relieve the pressure just for a few hours at least and give your muscles a rest?
@babybuzz: I do not have one of those. I don't have pain at night, because I sleep with the body pillow. My pain comes during the day when I am walking.
I was having that same issue yesterday, so I googled it. I ended up laying almost flat on the couch and gently pushed where she was sitting and where it hurt (when I stood up). After a few minutes I could feel her move and she got nestled in another place other than my pelvis. I felt about 90% better after I did that and could stand and walk again without wanting to cry.
@jesstagirl: Hummm..I will have to try that when I get home. Thanks so much!
@PrncssDva: Hopefully it works for you. I was shocked at how quickly the pain left once I felt her squirming around!
@jesstagirl: Awesome. I am sure going to try it.
All that I found that helped me was tylenol when it was too much to bare and warm baths. Mine let up some during month 7 and part of 8. Started back up towards to the end.
@PrncssDva: I totally have this, and my baby is also sitting very low. I've had it since about 5.5 months. For me, three things work:
The exercise is the most helpful. I stopped them for three weeks while traveling and I could barely walk when I got home. After my first workout class where we do them I was 99% better, so now even when I skip class I do those exercises and I am still able to move around well, even though I have begun to get a bit stiff at night (I'm 8.5 months so almost done!)
@Nickles9911: Good one! Thanks. I have a big ball, now I have to go get a small one.
soooooo it is most definitely getting worse. it hurts so badly, that I feel myself waddling some days. I also walk very slow during the worst times. :(
@PrncssDva: Hang in there, mine got better when my baby dropped! My pelvis right in the front center pops when I sneeze, which is weird, but it doesn't hurt nearly as much.
Has strengthening your inner thigh muscles helped at all? If the small ball tip doesn't work for you I saw a youtube video where they did a version of having a person laying on their back put a foam block (or a person making fists one next to the other) between their bent knees and pressing in on it for 10 seconds at a time (can't do it for long because of the baby on the blood vessel thing, but for a few minutes it's ok as long as you feel fine).
@Nickles9911: I am trying to figure out how the baby dropping works if the baby is already ridiculously low. :(
This is your Sciatic Nerve that the baby is pressing on... GOOGLE it for more info (Sciatica).
And ya it sucks !!
Relief is hard to come by (in that nerves can't be treated with meds)
My best friend is experiencing this as well and her doctor recommended regular chiropractic appointments. She was also having issues with her sciatic nerve as well which runs right through the pelvis. She has been going twice a week with success and her pain is now tolerable and she is able to walk.
With your body preparing for delivery the pelvis is of course adjusting. If you muscles in your lower back, thighs and pelvic region aren't aligned because the body is out of alignment every time your body adjusts it creates more discomfort and pain.
Hope you find some relief soon!
@This Time Round: I wasn't aware that the sciatic nerve caused this pain in the front of my pelvis. It was always described to me as pain in the backends.
@Treejewel19: Thanks! My baby sits really low, so I have been having some minor pain for a while. it's just starting to get worse...I am guessing because she is getting heavier. :(
TO @PrncssDva: Sciatic Nerve
Starts in one's lower back, and then runs across / down the bum, THRU the pelvis and down the leg.
A lot of folks assume it is a back / back of leg thing... but in reality, it pretty much sits in the middle of the core of the leg itself, so pain can be in a wide variety of places... back, bum, hips, glutes, groin, thigh, knee, calf, or on into the foot (as it is a nerve... and pain radiates along the line... sort of how electricity does on a wire)
If there is pressure on the sciatic nerve, then pain can manifest anywhere along the route from my understanding... with most folks experiencing it in the upper regions... back, bum, hips, glutes, groin or thigh.
http://sciaticnervepain.ca/anatomy/
Hope this helps,
@PrncssDva: I know, it seems impossible. But mine dropped even a little further and my pelvis got much better all of a sudden :/
I've always had a bad back and when I was pregnant the baby hit my sciatic nerve all the time, I even had a lower back birthing and not too much helped. At night I would sleep on my side with a pillow between my legs and one propping my stomach which did help some. Getting up was a nightmare though, pain would radiate all down my leg and since I had to pee just about every .2 seconds it was difficult to say the least. If you have a SO or friend that can massage your lower back that always helps too. Good luck with it, it's pretty difficult sometimes but just keep in mind it'll be over soon!
@Nickles9911: hummmm...I guess we'll see lol
@Peach_Cobbler: It's not my sciatic nerve. I don't ahev the radiatin gpain the legs, etc. It's only in the front where the baby is.
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Soo....my Munchkin sits very low and now it has begun to hurt! I am 6 months. It hurts when I walk mostly. Is there anyway that I can get any relief? I have threathened hanging upside and shaking her up. lol I have started wearing a belly support band and it helps a little, but I can only imagine how it's going to be when she gets bigger!