Have any of you experienced pain in your tailbone (coccyx) following a vaginal delivery? How long did it last? My son is almost 10 months old and I still have pain! Would appreciate hearing your experience. Thank you.
Thank you for your responses. I'm glad to know it's not just me. :)
A doctor won't d much for this but a good chiropractor wll totally help you feel better. I didn't know my hps and tailbone could be fixed but now ... no problems. Good luck.
If you haven't broken your tailbone before delivering, it usually happens during the birth.
I'd broken mine SEVERAL times prior to becoming pregnant. Like a regular bone break, each one took about 6 weeks to heal. (I'm an athlete, but also a clutz. I fall/fell on my bum an awful lot)
Since it's been 10mo I would go see your doctor. I wonder if it only broke partially and keeps getting rebroken because it didn't separate the whole way and keeps starting to heal, but before it sets get snapped again... aka if it's "off set".
Tailbones usually break cleanly and separate (leaving a small gap between the bones)... but they'll occasionally just do a straight fracture and heal solid. Rarer is the kind of compound break that would keep breaking and breaking and breaking. Even a clean break, however, can keep rebreaking if it doesn't have a chance to knit. So yeah... I'd personally want an xray... just to find out what's up.
My tailbone audibly popped as my baby's head emerged. It's common – the tailbone gets pushed backward during birth, and being a soft bone, it sometimes actually breaks. My tailbone has never been the same since, but it did get gradually better over two years.
I have heard that chiropractors can adjust the coccyx, and this can apparently bring some people great relief.
Try sitting on a pillow whenever you have to sit for long. I even brought one to church. Just a regular pillow was fine for me. I think mine lasted most of the first year, but its hard to remember how long. I've had seven children and this happened with number 4 but none of the others. It did eventually go away for good.
Sorry to hear about your pain, but I'm glad you posted this. I had this after both my children and thought it was just me! After my second was born (my girls are now 1 and 3) I went to an acupuncturist to get my body realigned. I had two visits and have had no issues since. Wish I had thought of this after the birth of my first...with her I suffered the pain for about a year. Good luck! Hope you find what works for you!
yep, it hurts! When I mentioned this to my dr, he discouraged pursuing this based on his opinion that doing so would be time-intensive & very expensive. Honestly, though, I think he was just trying to avoid a lawsuit! Good Luck.....& yes, my pain lasted for most of the 1st year.....& 14 years later, I still have occasional twinges. Yuck.
Yes! I was in the same boat....couldn't sit to breast feed, work, eat, etc. Finally went to an orthopedic Dr who realigned me. It didn't help much. Then I found a physical therapist who specializes in spine/back issues. There is something called coccygodynia (here is a good website: http://www.coccyx.org). Anyway, my coccyx bone was out 60 degrees to the side. No wonder it hurt! The PT has worked on me for the last 2 months and it is so much better!!! Not 100% yet, but much better. A good PT will assess this and work on you a few different ways. One way is to work on it rectally. It is not pleasant but has made a huge difference. Good luck!
Did you have an epidural? It may be related to that. I would talk to your OB about it. I have a little tenderness thats a bit higher up than the tailbone from the epidural and my OB said that its not normal, and we are going to look into it at my next appt.
Yep, I had the same problem.. I swore I had a cracked tailbone..
It did last for almost an entire year..
Have you mentioned it to your Dr.?
yeah...unfortunately there's nothing they can do about it. With my first it lasted about 6 months, with my second it lasted longer than six months- I just started trying to not think about it. You can sit slowly, and get up gradually and that seemed to help- also sitting on a doughnut pillow helps- It's just gotta heal... sorry hun- I feel your pain!
I recommend a chiropractor. I had the same thing after the birth of baby #4 (over 10 pounds, face up). After 10 months, I finally went to the chiropractor. My coccyx was out (very easy to adjust!) and I also had a category 2 pelvic sprain (not as easy). In my opinion, worth every penny to get adjusted. :)
