I asked my doctor about this myth, that hot baths are harmful during pregnancy, and he said that it is NOT harmful to the baby as long as you keep the temp at 104F or less!! 104 is still a rather hot bath, and very soothing!!!!!!!!! He said that a bath is the only thing that can relax a woman who is pregnant, so he thinks the risks are more if you don't and stay stressed.
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Well i also thought i was the only one feeling tailbone pain. I use to have back problems when i was about 10, but im 17 years old now, and im about a month pregnant. I noticed that most people are saying they have tailbone pain later on, but mine seems to be really bad and im only about 4 weeks.
But my guess is all the adjustments your body is making, i mean.. if you think about it, your hips are in the process of moving and your ovaries and insides are moving to make room for the baby. So honestly if you havent had major back problems, you should be fine. My doctor said it was normal, just check and make sure with your doctor that in your case it isn't going to harm you or the baby. And you should be fine. Good Luck..
~Daniele~
But my guess is all the adjustments your body is making, i mean.. if you think about it, your hips are in the process of moving and your ovaries and insides are moving to make room for the baby. So honestly if you havent had major back problems, you should be fine. My doctor said it was normal, just check and make sure with your doctor that in your case it isn't going to harm you or the baby. And you should be fine. Good Luck..
~Daniele~
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I also have a weird looking tailbone. It is actually sharp at the base and sitting to long, especially on a hard surface really hurts me.
I finally went to the doc about it before i got pregnant with my last child and exrays told us that i had a hugh calcium build up right on the bottom of my tailbone!!!
4 pregnancies earlier really didn't bother it much, but the last time was dreadful. I had a low back ache all 9 months. Then to make matters worse, i had a lot of back labor. When my son was being born, i thought he was pulling my tailbone out with with him. The pain was horrible. So, today my back isn't in such great shape and i have to be careful when i do certain things. Surgery will help remove the buildup, but i opted out of that.
I finally went to the doc about it before i got pregnant with my last child and exrays told us that i had a hugh calcium build up right on the bottom of my tailbone!!!
4 pregnancies earlier really didn't bother it much, but the last time was dreadful. I had a low back ache all 9 months. Then to make matters worse, i had a lot of back labor. When my son was being born, i thought he was pulling my tailbone out with with him. The pain was horrible. So, today my back isn't in such great shape and i have to be careful when i do certain things. Surgery will help remove the buildup, but i opted out of that.
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Tailbone pain is horrible. I am 28 weeks with my second child. I did not have this pain during my first pregnancy so I was really worried. My OB says my baby has already dropped this can happen earlier in consecutive pregnancies. This occurs because those muscles and other things in there never tighten up to their prechildren status. Each pregnancy can cause this dropping earlier but the babies don't always drop earlier. My baby's head is pressing against that bone and until he turns over to prepare for birth, there will be no relief. The OB has recommended submerging in a pool, or warm not hot bath if you can get the tub deep enough. Being on all fours also helps some, although not me. Ice helps me. You do have to be careful with heat because you can heat up your baby too much, so heating pads and stuff can cause problems.
I have all the same problems you guys have listed but my absolute worst pain comes when I sneeze. It is the worst, I have moved more comfortable chairs to my kitchen table, and I try not to pick stuff up off the floor. Having this really takes a lot of joy out of being pregnant. I wish all of you the best luck and easy labors!!!
I have all the same problems you guys have listed but my absolute worst pain comes when I sneeze. It is the worst, I have moved more comfortable chairs to my kitchen table, and I try not to pick stuff up off the floor. Having this really takes a lot of joy out of being pregnant. I wish all of you the best luck and easy labors!!!
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I feel your pain this is my 3 child and I my tailbone and hips are hurting so bad, I dont know wether to go to the doc. or not so I am just sitting here wondering what is goin on the doc said last time I asked him that it was just the baby getting bigger but it feels as if she has allready dropped down. Also I forgot to mention that I am 28 weeks as well
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hi Well here it goes. It was having back problem about 4 weeks ago. I went to the Dr. and she told me I just pulled my back. And the pain was still there for a week so i went back. To get X-rays and she saw something there. She ask me if i was cons-paned and i told her no. So she had an radiologist look at it. His said I need to do a cat scan. Next thing I know I'm see a surgeon. He told me to get a bone scan. Yes they wanted to see if i had cancer the bone scan came out good. So they wanted me to do a MRI. All it said the is a mass build up by the tail bone the is calcium. They think i broke my tail bone in the past and it never heal right. Now i have to do sugary. They want to cut out my tail bone and take out the mass. They told me they never seen anything like the build up. Not sure what to do.
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Wow, I dont feel alone anymore! I am 34 weeks pregnant and I have had preterm labor 2 times already. once at 27 weeks and again at 33 weeks. I was put on complete bedrest and I thought that was the reason for the back pain but I was walking around my house today and started feeling terrible terrible pain in my lower back, tail bone, and hips. I called my doctor right away, thinking this could be really bad, considering my past. My doctor checked me and said the babys head had dropped so low and my uterus is now turned down toward my rectum and tailbone. The doctor had to push down on my rectum to check for dilation because she is actually resting her head there. He said not very many women carry that way but when you do it is very painful. He also said the only thing that helps is delivery but, obviously. thats not happening right now unless my pre term labor cant be stopped (god forbid). Good luck Ladies.. My doctor & I are hoping I make it to at least 36 to 37 weeks. I can deal with the pain, if I can have a healthy full term baby!
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I'm 33 weeks pregnant and my tailbone is KILLING me. Especially when I stand up from sitting down. It's torture and hurts all day, everyday. I told my GP and midwife, they pretty much dismissed it and told me to get a donut cushion. I'm about to cry. Arggh, someone save me.
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I had the same thing, I just put up with it, it dissapeared slowly in the few months after birth and I have not thought about it since.
I'm pregnant again three years later and have not had any tailbone pain for the first half of my pregnancy, that includes the awful lower belly pain, although I'm getting the stich and stretching everywhere else.
I'm pregnant again three years later and have not had any tailbone pain for the first half of my pregnancy, that includes the awful lower belly pain, although I'm getting the stich and stretching everywhere else.
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I have never had a tailbone discomfort before. i noticed it right around the time I found out I was pregnant, which seems sooner then all the other women posting about this. I didnt know if it was connected to the pregnancy. This is my first pregnancy and I dont recal injuring myself in anyway..Its totally weird. Even after I spent 6 weeks mostly in bed It still hurts immediatly when I sit on it..weird??
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I am 20 yrs old and pregnant with my first child
I am three-four months along
and i recently have been getting pain in my lower back tailbone area when i lay on my back
is this normal??
I am three-four months along
and i recently have been getting pain in my lower back tailbone area when i lay on my back
is this normal??
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I am 29 and pregnant for the first time...I am 19 weeks and have been feeling this terrible pain in my tailbone area for a few weeks now. I experience the pain when I am walking, initially sitting, move in my seat, or standing from my chair, but also when I am lying down. I am an office administrator for a contractor so I am constantly having to get up and sit back down. I thought a donut would be good, but I have to move to several offices during the day and really don't want to cart that thing around in addition to all the files I am toting...also I see some of the other girls have tried the donut and it doesn't really work. I have wanted to call the OB's office and speak to someone there, but I feel better knowing I am not alone. Tylenol doesn't work! Has anyone had any luck easing this pain or do you just adjust to it like waking up 3 times every night to go to the bathroom?
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Hi gals, noticing a lot of you experiencing the same problems I'm having.
I'm 30 years old and pregnant for the second time now, and started having tail bone pains 3-4 weeks ago (not very bad at all at that point), when I was about 25 weeks along. I finally saw my doctor about it a week or two ago, when the pains had gotten quite bad - it was mostly after walking or standing a lot, but also after sitting flat on my butt for too long without being able to shift a bit.
She told me it was an early case of symphysis pubis dysfunction; which is more common than you'd think in 2nd or 3rd time pregnancies. Basically, the symphysis, which is supposed to part to allow the baby to pass during child birth, does so a lot earlier than it's supposed to... Tail bone pains aren't the most common symptom, usually women feel the pain in the symphysis - or "pubis bone" itself, but it's the same thing none the less.
I'm quite surprised neither of your doctors has recognised this (or have you even seen your doctors/OB's about it?), and even more shocked at the one who suggested certain excersises to relieve it. One of the main things to keep in mind here, is that the more you strain, lift, walk, sit awkwardly or generally make asymmetric movements, the worse this gets. Strain yourself, and you'll end up bed-ridden for the remainder of your pregnancy instead.
Basically, what my doctor told me about how to relive pains is: If it hurts, don't do it. AKA, if standing up in the kitchen for an hour doing the dishes and preparing dinner makes me sore the next day; don't do it. Obviously pain killers can take the top off it, but try to spare a thought as to what you're filling your baby with before he/she's even born - meds aren't healthy.
I might be way off here, but in case I am, I'd like my final piece of advice to be: When in doubt, ask your doctor! If you're hurting so bad you can't even sit down, why on earth haven't you talked to your doctor yet? And secondly, use good judgement... Don't fill yourself up with junk, just because the doctors tell you it's all fine and dandy - and listen to your body; you'd be surprised at how much pain relief there is in simply not doing what makes you hurt.
Best wishes,
The Danish Mom
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Just found a little link for you all, i doesn't mention the tail bone pain specifically, but sift through it, if you're feeling anything like I am, you'll recognise most of this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphysis_pubis_dysfunction
Love,
The Danish Mom
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Just found this else where:How to Prevent or Manage a Pain in the Tailbone:Sit up tall, with your weight on the bottom bones of your pelvis (the ischium or "sit bones") rather than rolled back onto yourcoccyx or sacrum.If seat cushions are too deep for your frame, use pillows behind the lower spine to help avoid slouching.Place a small rolled towel behind the waistline to support a neutral pelvis and lower spine.When seated, keep your thighs on a slightly downward diagonal position, rather then parallel to the floor; you may need to elevate your seat height, or use a solid wedge pillow under the pelvis to attain this position.*Do not use donut-shaped pillows during pregnancy and the postpartum period; they weaken pelvic floor muscles.Avoid any roll-back exercises, either sitting or on an exercise ball, or Pilates style rolls, as these types of exercises are not recommended for pregnancy and the postpartum period.
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