Has Anyone Ever Experienced Knee Pain After Pregnancy?

did you get new shoes? I had pain in my knees and after a while I finally figured out it was when I wore a certain pair of sneakers. Lots of knee pain can come from your feet. This may or may not be your answer, but thought I'd mention it. Turns out those shoes were not "level" nor both the same, so they threw ever body alignment out when I wore them. I threw away perfectly good shoes, but it was not worth it, and it all went away when I were good shoes.

I actually had this too. I don't think I got it right away though, but shortly after. It went away, but I have no idea why it was there in the first place.

Jennifer,
I would definitely suggest physical therapy. I recently had some physical therapy for knee pain and the therapist was really able to give me some specific instructions and exercises to do at home. It might be hard to get there with a newborn but you sound like an active person and you do not want this to get worse!
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I also think you may need physical therapy. It sounds like you have a tight iliotibial band. This happened to me before my pregnancies, bnut your symptoms sound the same. PT helped me with stretches and strength exercises that fixed the problem.

I also experienced knee pain after pregnancy (as did one of my friends). However, my pain was not as intense as yours, mine was more like a painful aching. I figured out that mine was due to spending so much time in my recliner with my feet up when I was breastfeeding. Having the leg thing raised was keeping my knees in a locked position for long periods of time. Once I stopped putting my legs up as often the kneed pain went away.
I don't know if yours could be a similar issue (b/c of the intensity of your pain) but I would suggest trying to get a little more mobile for now & if it doesn't go away with in a month, then I would go to your doctor about it.
Good luck

It is possible that you strained your knees during delivery and it has not healed yet. I would recommend you schedule an apt with an orthopedist that specializes in knees. Depending on the exam results, I would think an MRI would be the next step (that will show the cartiledge and ligaments of your knees). An x-ray will only show the bones and it would be very unlikely that you have arthritis at such a young age. I would not wait another month before seeking treatment. The longer your knees go without treatment, the more damange you may be doing. You should also use ice on your knees, kneeing a paper towel between your skin and the ice. You can use gel pack, but my favorite recommendation to my patients is a bag of frozen peas or corn. Leave ice on fo 20 minutes, wait one hour and repeat. You can do this 3 times a day or more.

Good luck with your little one!

Sounds like maybe you went back to exercise too soon after pregnancy. Your body releases hormones when you are pregnant to loosen your joints to make pregnancy and delivery easier. After you have the baby it may takes weeks/months for those levels to go back to normal. It is not unusual for women to hurt themselves by over doing it during or after pregnancy because of this. Even too much stretching can cause problems since the joints are so loose.

I had this happen to me. I started working out too soon and ended up with bursitis in my hip. Hurt pretty bad for a few months but now it only flares up every once in awhile. I saw an orthopedist. You might want to see a doctor. Or if you don't have insurance, lay off the workouts for awhile and see if it helps. Foam rollers are great for the IT Band if it's that as one mom suggested but I can't explain how to use it here. PM me if you'd like to know what to do.

i have the same thing! im 25 and just had my first baby a month ago...but i was wondering the same thing i dont know what to do about it and they hurt VERY badly when i kneel on them