Ouch! My tailbone?!?

Parentberries
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Hey Berries,

So I’ve had a really fun new pregnancy-thing develop over the last week or so - at least, I’m assuming it’s pregnancy related since I can’t think of any other cause. And I’m just wondering if anyone else had or is having the same experience. My tailbone has started throbbing. I haven’t fallen or in any way injured it so the only thing I can think of is that it’s baby-related. But I’m also only 22 weeks along… and I guess I didn’t really think baby was down low enough already to cause that kind of pain at this point? I know my sister-in-law’s tailbone was actually broken by the baby during delivery (she had a too-short and too-fast delivery that caused a couple of issues) but I really can’t figure out why it would be hurting so much now. I’ve actually had to start waddling and it’s kinda making me feel like a really fat penguin… and I’m not THAT big yet!

Anyway, just always nice to hear from someone else who’s been there done that. Thanks! :slight_smile:

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That seems to be happening to me too! It’s like I fell on my tailbone while ice skating. It’s not throbbing, really, but it hurts particularly when I get up after sitting for a while. I’ll be 23 weeks tomorrow. I don’t know, maybe it is baby related?

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Oooh, I’m so glad you replied annied, I’ve been so confused about what the heck is going on! Good to hear it’s not just me. I keep asking my husband if he kicked me in the tailbone while I was asleep because I don’t remember falling down the stairs. :wink: Very weird! And my biggest concern is, if it’s hurting this much at Week 22, what the heck is it going to feel like at Week 32??

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I had this, only for a week or two late second trimester…a heating pad on low helped a bunch and I think it most have been the way she was positioned was putting pressure there. Later on I had awful hip pain, but tailbone was much better.

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] you feel better soon!

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It could also be from the relaxin and your moving pelvis. I didn’t specifically have tailbone pain, but had pubic bone pain and hip pain around that time. All your bones down there are shifting around, it’s likely to be sore at times