27 Weeks Pregnant and My Hip Is Painful! HELP!

I'm 33 weeks pregnant and have been dealing with hip and back pain for a while. My doctor suggested a pregnancy pillow. He said it will help align my hips and back. It's a little big and bulky, so I rarely use it the whole night (often it winds up on the floor around 3 a.m.), but it does help quite a bit. I still have issues, but it's not nearly as bad. I am too cheap to pay full price for a pillow, but I found one on Craigslist that someone bought and never used.

Good luck!

B.,

I had this type of hip pain when I was pregnant, and after the birth, it was so bad that I couldn't sit up from a lying position, and couldn't stand up straight. I had to see a chiropractor for the first 10 days postpardum, and he was able to get my hips back in place. I don't really know why it happened, but next time, I will be seeing a chiropractor during my pregnancy to keep it under control, so maybe it won't be so bad after giving birth. The pain from my hips was definitely worse than any other postpardum discomfort. See a chiropractor...it's worth it.

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With my 2nd baby, I felt like someone had just taken both of my legs and used me like a wishbone. You have been given a great deal of good advice on dealing with the situation if that is the type of pain you are dealing with.

If it is sciatica, it will be more on your back in the hip area than on the side, and you can just tell that it is muscle-related rather than bones. I had a horrible time with it with the last pregnancy and it never really went away. I finally wound up having an accupuncture treatment and deep tissue massage (this was 6 years after I had the baby btw). It was amazing, my sciatica had hurt every single day since my last one was born but with a single treatment, I haven't had any problems with it since.

In addition to everything else, hot baths are good whether it is muscles or bones. And if it is a muscle thing, you have the added bonus of the wet heat helping to relax the muscles and actually make you physically better so less pain to deal with.

I am 34 wks pregnant and had the same thing...I have been seeing a chiroprator and have noticed a huge difference. This may be an option for you.

I had this too when i was pregnant...it hurt so much to get in and out of bed and to raise my legs to get into my car.

Odds are you have Round Ligament pain:
Round ligament pain refers to a type of pelvic pain caused by stretching of the round ligaments. This occurs more commonly on the right side of the pelvis.

For more info see below:

http://www.webmd.com/baby/pregnancy-round-ligament-pain

I also had the same problem! I had sharp, shooting pains go down one side of my hip from my far lower back. I was told later (after the baby was already born) that it was probably my sciatica(sp?) acting up. It also happened when I slept on one side too long, or when I was on my feet a lot (which I was as a preschool teacher). Warm towels felt really good on my lower back, which helped the hip pain. I also made sure to switch sides throughout the night. I also asked for nightly massages from my hubby to help relieve some of the tension and pain. If it keeps up or gets really bad, I would talk to your dr. about it.

I too had sciatica (also sp?), and I waited table while I was pregnant! Just try to stay off of your feet for as long as you can. Be very careful walking, b/c sometimes it can hit out of nowhere and make you fall to the ground. My OB told me that there's nothing that you can do about it, but it usually goes away after labor and delivery. Mine still hits sometimes, but it's rare. Try to take it easy and enjoy the rest of your pregnancy! Congrats!

I feel for you! I had the same thing with all 3 of my pregnancies. With #1 I would get stuck on the floor and couldn't move to get up; with #2 it was more during sleeping and randomly during the day it would give while walking; with #3 it was both hips and they would slide out of place at night and I'd have to pop them back in to be able to get up and go to the bathroom. It was horrible!! My Dr. referred me to a Chiropracter and physical therapist. There where also several stretches he showed me that would help, but did not totally fix the pain. Yoga for pregnancy helped out too. Good Luck!!!

I had the same problems right about the same time when I was pregnant. Sleeping with body pillow between legs and doing a lot of stretching (on all fours, and wagging!) helped!

If it's sciatica, I HIGHLY recommend prenatal yoga, in particular "pigeon pose." This helped me HUGELY all through my pregnancy. Check out http://www.mamasteyoga.com/ to find a course near you! GL!

I am pregnant also/ its crazy i saw that because i have horrible pains in my hips too. im having the same problem and all i really can say is talk to your doctor even though sometimes theres little they can do while your pregnant. goodluck! i mostly wanted to let you know your not doing it alone

i had the same problem, when i was pregnant & still do now. my hip comes out of place, i see a chiropractor for it.