Thanks to Marsha, AinsleesMommy , I finally have a name for the pain I have been in for the last 2 pregnancies, pubic symphysis dysfunction . Up until now I have always called it that “wishbone feeling” funny enough though all my friend’s seemed to know what I meant! LOL By the end of the day it makes it very hard to walk. Actually some mornings I can’t even walk. The good thing is on this vacation I am not able to shop! Fr. is VERY happy about that!!!!
This is EXACTLY what I have!
“Any activity that involves lifting one leg at a time or parting the legs tends to be particularly painful. Lifting the leg to put on clothes, getting out of a car, bending over, sitting down or getting up, walking up stairs, standing on one leg, lifting heavy objects, and walking in general tend to be difficult at times. Many women report that moving or turning over in bed is especially excruciating. One woman wrote, “There were days that I didn’t think I was going to be able to get out of bed and actually had to roll out of bed and onto the floor to be able to do so!”
“Many movements become difficult when the pubic symphysis area is affected. Although the greatest pain is associated with movements of lifting one leg or parting the legs, some women experience a ‘freezing’, where they get up out of bed and find it hard to get their bodies moving right away–the hip bone seems stuck in place and won’t move at first. Or they describe having to wait for it to ‘pop into place’ before being able to walk. The range of hip movement is usually affected, and abduction of the hips especially painful. ”
Because of these hormones, it is normal for there to be some extra looseness and pelvic pressure in pregnancy. This is good—it means your body is getting ready for birth! It’s loosening up to give you maximum space and flexibility, and to help make things easy for you and your baby.
In some women, either because of excessive levels of hormones, extra sensitivity to hormones, or a pelvis that is out of alignment, this area is extra lax or there is extra pressure on the joint. In 1870, Snelling described this condition: “The affection appears to consist of a relaxation of the pelvic articulations, becoming apparent suddenly after parturition, or gradually during pregnancy; and permitting of a degree of mobility of the pelvic bones which effectually hinders locomotion, and gives rise to the most peculiar, distressing and alarming sensations.“
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Today we went to St. Armand’s . Usually we enjoy strolling around the circle stopping for ice cream etc…. But I am just not able to walk like that on this trip. We always come to St. Armand’s for the 1905 salad at Colombia’s . We had a nice table outside, the children enjoyed themselves and it was a nice day to just enjoy eating out and people watching.
