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Round Ligament Pain?
Morning again.
Has anyone else been told they have it? I was chatting to my yoga / NCT tutor last night and from what I described to her, she thinks I could have it. I rang a midwife this morning who said it sounds like it but they didn't ask to see me or anything! Rubbish! LOL
For a while now, I have had the odd time when I've sneezed or coughed and the muscles and ligaments around my groin are quite tight and dull achy painful ish. Its not painful like a scary cramp might be - I do feel like I've pulled a muscle / ligament. Its worse when I've been asleep for ages and wake up for the loo and its worse when I've been sitting down for a long time (at work). The midwife agreed and thinks its probably this. She told me I need to take it easy as I have been straining too much and not moving around properly. She thinks I have been pulling myself up with my abdomen and not my hands (she is right). I said that I do bend and stretch a bit too much as well as without a huge bump, I'm not as aware of it.
She said as long as baby is moving well (he / she is) then not to worry.
So I'm not too worried - especially as its not really painful as such, more a dull ache. But wondered if anyone else has had this?
Joo xxx
31w today!
Has anyone else been told they have it? I was chatting to my yoga / NCT tutor last night and from what I described to her, she thinks I could have it. I rang a midwife this morning who said it sounds like it but they didn't ask to see me or anything! Rubbish! LOL
For a while now, I have had the odd time when I've sneezed or coughed and the muscles and ligaments around my groin are quite tight and dull achy painful ish. Its not painful like a scary cramp might be - I do feel like I've pulled a muscle / ligament. Its worse when I've been asleep for ages and wake up for the loo and its worse when I've been sitting down for a long time (at work). The midwife agreed and thinks its probably this. She told me I need to take it easy as I have been straining too much and not moving around properly. She thinks I have been pulling myself up with my abdomen and not my hands (she is right). I said that I do bend and stretch a bit too much as well as without a huge bump, I'm not as aware of it.
She said as long as baby is moving well (he / she is) then not to worry.
So I'm not too worried - especially as its not really painful as such, more a dull ache. But wondered if anyone else has had this?
Joo xxx
31w today!
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It's like a dull stretchy pulled muscle type ache, just above my pubic hairline, is that where you get yours? Mine's particularly bad when I've been sitting down then I get up. I saw physio 2 weeks ago due to pain more in my back and hip and she told me my core muscles are not strong at all and gave me exercises, and I forgot to mention that pain, equally I saw mw sunday and talked all about other issues and forgot about that. Relief to know someone else is experiencing it!! I actually posted the other day re it too.
I am a size 14-16 and don't do much exercise generally, (partially due to pain from car accident partially due to being a natural couch potato) and am trying to keep active but when I walk I get a bad stitch down right hand side and the above groin pain starts up too, so have to walk vereee slowly and am developing a waddle - am beginning to feel like penguin.
Ames x
25+3
[Modified by: Ames123 on February 20, 2009 09:41 AM]
Going to try having more baths and use a hot pad to see if that helps.
Oh and I'm waddling too because of it!!!
Will you let me know what your midwife says please?
Joo xxx
The only timeit doesn't hurt once it's been set off is when I have a bath, do let me know if the hot pads help, good idea. x
Claire x 26+6
I am so glad I asked the yoga lady and posted on here - least we know its 'normal' hey?
I feel tonnes better!
Joo xxx
Now im just thinking if its like this now at 27 weeks what am i going to be like at 37 weeks!
3 days later it completely went away so I'm hoping it doesn't come back again. Got an ultrasound done and all looks ok. Strange!!
Joo, my mw was as I expected, she rang me back earlier. She's so matter of fact about everything and seems to think I should expect all sorts and not even query it - then goes and moans about her cold!!! (WHATever!!) So no further advice - please thank your yoga teacher/mw from me! I will def bear in mind the getting up using my hands rather than abdomen.
All I can say is I'm glad it won't be that mw who delivers my baby. Is it too much to want explanations?? (and okay maybe a bit of sympathy, lol!!) x
http://www.babiesonline.com/articles/pregnancy/roundligamentpain.asp
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/pregnancy_round_ligament_pain/page2_em.htm
It is very sore when I am sitting at work, walking more than about 100 yards and when i wake up numerous times throughout the night to have a wee!! It's like a crampy stitch and it hurts
Oh well little blue bean is worth it
Sarah 22+4 xxxx
Claire
32wk today