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    Default RE: Pain in upper inner thigh during pregnancy - is this common?

    Good grief. YES. I sooooo know that pain. Right where the leg hole of your underwear is, right?

    OWIES. It got so bad, that I couldn't even put my pants/socks/underwear on. It was just pathetic.

    There's not too much you can do about it other than Tylenol, heating pad, and perhaps try to find a Physical Therapist that specialises in prenatal care.

    I totally sympathise. Feel better!

    -m
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    Mom to Sophia 12/02 and Amelia 12/04

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    CiderLogan is offline Platinum level (1000+ posts)
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    Default Pain in upper inner thigh during pregnancy - is this common?

    This is my 2nd pregnancy (25 weeks now), and I am having pretty bad pain in my inner thighs (around the joint where my pubic area meets my upper thigh) a lot of the time. Mostly it hurts when I try to lift one leg at a time - e.g., when walking, turning over in bed, and getting out of the car. But I don't find it gets better or worse based on whether I am active (I take yoga classes and do the elliptical machine and some weights at the gym). I also had some outer thigh/hip pain earlier but that has gotten better in the past few weeks.

    I found a reference online to something called Symphisis Pubis Dysfunction, but I have no idea whether that's what this is. Just wanted to check to see if anyone else has experienced this.... is it normal? Should I call my OB/midwife? Anything I can do to relieve the pain? It's just odd to have a new symptom that I never experienced or even heard of during my first pregnancy!

    Thanks!!

    Jenny
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    ...and another GIRL due 5/29/06!

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    CiderLogan is offline Platinum level (1000+ posts)
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    Default RE: Pain in upper inner thigh during pregnancy - is this common?

    Thank you all for your responses! It helps so much to hear that this is normal (or at least that I am not the only one)! It is especially nice to hear that it goes away after delivery! :)

    I'll look into PT and let you all know if I find a way to relieve the pain. Thanks again!

    Jenny
    Mom to Julia, 8/03
    ...and another GIRL due 5/29/06!

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    Default RE: Pain in upper inner thigh during pregnancy - is this common?

    ha ha ha, i am a PT and i had SPD during my pregnancy last year :). obviously i can't tell you this is what you have without seeing it in person, but symptoms sound right. it was by far, the most uncomfortable ongoing part, so i feel for ya! definitely worth asking to see someone if it is really keeping you from functioning comfortably. as pp said, there really isn't anything they can do medically until after you deliver/recover if it doesn't get better on its own/ if you wind up with a true separation. at this point, therapy would mostly focus on stabilizing/trying to keep it from getting worse if you can.

    as pp mentioned and as i found helped me the most:

    - avoid doing things 1 legged (ie. don't stand on one leg to put the other into pants/underwear, do it seated if you can and then pull up both legs at the same time).

    - keep your legs/knees together as much as possible (ie. try not to swing 1 leg out of the car and then the other, try to keep both knees together as you pivot on your bottom and then stand up on both legs at the same time).

    - avoid lifting. if you have to lift, keep the load centered and low. lift with your legs, not your back, but instead of doing an open legged squat, try to keep your knees together as much as possible.

    - sleep with a pillow between your knees if you sleep sidelying. when rolling in bed, try not to drop one knee over and then the other, instead, keep your knees together. when getting out of bed, roll as above, then swing both legs over the edge while pushing up with your arms to try and move your body in 1 piece (like a log).

    hth,
    lori

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    Default RE: Pain in upper inner thigh during pregnancy - is this common?

    Thanks so much, Lori! These are great.

    Jenny
    Mom to Julia, 8/03
    ...and another GIRL due 5/29/06!

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