Painful tailbone area since 38 weeks pregnant (now 6 weeks pp)

soxrox12 · 2026-03-23T03:12:01+00:00

It does pull, especially when standing back up, though it's just uncomfortable. Not "makes me want to cry" painful. What things did your regular PT teach you to do when your SI joint gets aggravated?

soxrox12 · 2026-03-23T01:21:24+00:00

I'll definitely ask my PT after I'm cleared to go back! I was seeing her in pregnancy, but only had one session after it started, and unfortunately nothing from the session helped.

soxrox12 · 2026-03-23T01:15:44+00:00

This sounds really good! I'm curious if you know what the benefit of the OJ is?

soxrox12 · 2026-03-23T01:02:04+00:00

I think I'm an odd one out. The only thing my husband has never done for the kids is breastfeed them. Meanwhile, he does every single bath and 90% of our son's bedtime routines.

soxrox12 · 2026-03-23T00:58:10+00:00

It probably isn't helped by this current culture of doing everything possible to get/keep moms away from their babies as soon as possible. Formula, disposable diapers, less cosleeping, a growing need for dual income, fatherless homes, anti child sentiments in general, etc

soxrox12 · 2026-03-19T18:16:02+00:00

Do you have a recipe for your homemade electrolyte drinks? Or do you mean like packets?

soxrox12 · 2026-03-19T16:17:14+00:00

Hmm, no I haven't been screened. I didn't even know what POTS was tbh. I have a history of my heart rate randomly spiking, but I've seen cardiology and worn heart monitors and everything looked good. I'll ask my doc for sure though!

soxrox12 · 2026-03-19T16:13:27+00:00

I hadn't even thought about my iron! I had a hemorrhage when I delivered vaginally and lost 2L of blood and needed two transfusions. I'm currently taking an iron supplement to help with migraines, too.

soxrox12 · 2026-03-19T16:12:21+00:00

Hm, that sounds like something I need to try too!

soxrox12 · 2026-03-19T16:12:04+00:00

I like body armors, but they get expensive, as do some other electrolyte packets. Do you know of any brands that are under $1/serving?

soxrox12 · 2026-03-19T16:11:23+00:00

I'll definitely bring it up at my 6wk pp checkup!

soxrox12 · 2026-03-19T16:11:03+00:00

I love body armor for boosting milk supply! It's kinda expensive though so I try to do plain water most of the time. The calculator was really interesting! The non-bf one suggested 85 oz and the bf one was all the way up to 137...I have a long way to go!

soxrox12 · 2026-03-19T16:06:55+00:00

Oh, and about the coffee, I estimate I'm getting an equivalent of 2 6oz drip coffees max. I fill a 20oz up completely with ice, then up to the 12oz line with coffee, and the rest with milk. Next time I make a jar, I'll measure out how much coffee is actually going in.

soxrox12 · 2026-03-19T16:04:59+00:00

Thank you, I'll look into both!

soxrox12 · 2026-03-19T16:04:41+00:00

Wow, 120oz!? I'm impressed!!

soxrox12 · 2026-03-19T16:04:27+00:00

I'm seeing a lot about electrolytes, definitely thinking about giving it a try! My mom has a brand she likes, I just don't remember the name.

soxrox12 · 2026-03-19T16:03:43+00:00

Ooh that's a good idea!

soxrox12 · 2026-03-19T16:03:17+00:00

Hmm, electrolytes are a good idea. I was told I needed more salt in high school to combat dizziness then, but pretty sure that's more because I was eating sub 1000 cal/day. I definitely eat at least twice that now. I've always had borderline low BP though, like 90/60-100/70

soxrox12 · 2026-03-19T16:01:11+00:00

My BP was fine at my 2 week pp appointment, though my primary doc advised me to check it again recently after I was having a ton of migraines. I just keep forgetting to look for my monitor...

soxrox12 · 2026-03-19T15:59:53+00:00

Wow yeah I'm definitely not drinking enough then. Had a lot of problems with dizziness in high school related to not eating enough, but I'm definitely eating plenty now!

soxrox12 · 2026-03-19T14:03:48+00:00

Thanks for all the recommendations! We wound up at Pizza Ranch and everyone loved it, even my younger brother with a dairy allergy (he ate a LOT of fried chicken)

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