luckytwenty
08-15-2010, 03:46 PM
I've been having increasingly painful inner thigh and pelvic pain lately, and it's especially bad at night. If I roll over from one side to the other, the pain is so bad it wakes me up. I have a check up Tues but did hunt around online, and it sounds like I have a condition very common in pregnancy called symphysis pubic dysfunction (it's just an annoyance, nothing serious) and the med sites all recommend those girdle thingies they sell at maternity stores and BRU.
Well, I'm wearing one, and I have to say it's a HUGE improvement walking around/going about my everyday life. I am waddling less and DH says my posture is totally different, and my legs no longer hurt when I walk. At night, that's another story, but at least my days aren't painful.
So my questions about the belt--how on earth do you pee with this thing on?? I have to pee a million times a day lately and every single time, the belt gets undone in some way, so it is adding a lot of time to my trips to the bathroom.
Also, do you sleep with it on? I haven't been able to but I also can't really sleep well wearing a bra or rings, so maybe that's just me. But does it help with the pain at night?
And finally, did you end up needing it your whole pregnancy? I have 11 weeks to go so I am kind of hoping not!
Well, I'm wearing one, and I have to say it's a HUGE improvement walking around/going about my everyday life. I am waddling less and DH says my posture is totally different, and my legs no longer hurt when I walk. At night, that's another story, but at least my days aren't painful.
So my questions about the belt--how on earth do you pee with this thing on?? I have to pee a million times a day lately and every single time, the belt gets undone in some way, so it is adding a lot of time to my trips to the bathroom.
Also, do you sleep with it on? I haven't been able to but I also can't really sleep well wearing a bra or rings, so maybe that's just me. But does it help with the pain at night?
And finally, did you end up needing it your whole pregnancy? I have 11 weeks to go so I am kind of hoping not!