Our Stories - Real stories of women with Pelvic Instability

Please note: Most women with Pelvic Instability will experience only mild symptoms and that every woman's experience is different and unique. The following stories are a mixture of mild, moderate and severe Pelvic Instability experiences in no particular order. Women have found this page particularly helpful when realising that someone else has been through the condition.  

► Susie's Story: 'I have had 3 children in 5 years and suffered from PI. I found it worse with my first child, and much better with my third, and I think that knowledge of the condition & willingness to do what I could to manage it played a big part in this. This is my story....'

► Andrea's Story: 'I experienced pelvic pain from week 28 of my first pregnancy. This got steadily worse (not helped by my nursing job) and I started using crutches at 34 weeks and was completely wheelchair bound by 36 weeks....'

► Jennifer's Story: 'I think it was the nesting instinct to the extreme. I was about 8 months pregnant and was getting the nursery ready when the pain struck. I had been bending and cleaning and moving bits of furniture around the room. Ouch…it felt like I’d been kicked in the groin area....'

► Rebecca's Story: 'It all started when I was pregnant with my first child. I was looking forward to continuing work as a midwife through my pregnancy and combining motherhood and a part-time career. However, I found I needed to reduce my working as I was having difficulty walking and managing around the house'

► Tina's Story: 'Like most women, I didn’t have a clue what pelvic instability was until I was suffering from it. My symphysis pubis separated during labour and it wasn’t diagnosed until a canny midwife observed my ‘John Wayne’ waddle five days after the birth. I was given a pair of crutches and told by my obstetrician to go home, I’d be fine in two weeks. This was probably the worst bit of advice I ever received as my recovery took over a year....'

► Jemma's Story: 'My pregnancy was a normal pregnancy, I had morning sickness, was constantly tired, felt like a whale and was anxious about giving birth. I also had a normal vaginal delivery with no complications and gave birth to a healthy 9pd 3 oz boy. After I had given birth I can remember thinking, god I feel so  alive. However, the next morning when I woke up, I had very sore muscles in my legs. I figured  that was from having my legs pushed so far back by the midwives whilst giving birth (I had one on each foot pushing back) and it was to be expected....'

► Christine's Story: 'My first experience with pelvic pain occurred immediately after the birth of our first child, when the epidural wore off!  Although I was advised that the pain was normal after a delivery, I was able to convince hospital staff that something more serious was wrong when I could not walk or roll over in bed without crying out....'

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