Hip to be a dude
I have two words for you.
Holy crap.
Wait. Not those two.
These: Pubic Symphysis
For those not up to speed on medical lingo, it is the point where a body’s left and right hip-bones join together.
Right now, this area is having a bit of a tiff and they are going their separate ways…
…at my expense.
Apparently this fetus has been camping down low in my pelvis for so long because she refuses to get out that the pressure is taking its toll.
This joint normally loosens during pregnancy due to hormones, but in some cases it can become abnormally wide, misaligned, and tear. To give you some idea of how awesome this feels here is a little Wiki excerpt for you:
In males, the suspensory ligament of the penis attaches to the pubic symphysis. In females, the pubic symphysis is intimately close to the clitoris….
As much as this sucks, I couldn’t help but chuckle at the suggestion of using a ‘Rice Sock‘ to treat the pubic pain.
I could totally rival The Pregnant Man with a lavender scented stuffed sock wedged in my panties.
Just ouch.
Also, a rice sock beats a zucchini wrapped in tinfoil, I’d imagine. I hope you saw Spinal Tap or this comment would mean nothing but “huh?” to you.
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March 15th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
I love rice socks, although admittedly, I’ve never had to use it ‘there’. Hope she comes out soon and the healing can begin!
March 15th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
Oww, owww, owwww. That does not sound good at all and I don’t see how some sock filled with rice is going to make much difference. That is the cynic in me talking. This child needs to come out soon. I keep thinking that today will be the day and here you still are!
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March 15th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
Holy crap is right.
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March 15th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
ha, ha…glad you can still find some humor through all this discomfort. come on out into the world little bebe!
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March 15th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
At some point in time, part of the process of creation made me a boy and not a girl. I’m told, in fact, that at the beginning, ALL fetuses are physically girls, and they become boys with the onset of influence of certain hormones during development. (Know how to make a hormone? Don’t pay her.) Anyway. I am so glad that I came out a boy. And not a girl. If for no other reason, had I been born a girl, I probably never would have found this sick sense of humor.
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March 15th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Ok, wait. How is that rice sock supposed to help? I don’t get it.
You poor thing. That must be SO painful. Man.
The things we do for our babies, huh?
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March 15th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
Ouch! You poor thing. Now more than ever, I hope she comes soon.
March 15th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
That hurts my “tooley” (as my daycare provider calls it) hurts for you. I sure hope that babe knows her eviction notice has been signed and notarized!
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March 15th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
Ouchie! I hope you little one comes soon, so you can put your rice sock away.
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March 15th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Yep. No two ways about it. Ouch.
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March 15th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
Well, at least you’re keeping your sense of humor. Ouch!
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March 15th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
Oh honey *huge hugs* I remember that excruciating pain all too well. It’s scared me into never wanting to be pregnant ever again!
I’ve heard people who swear by reiki for it, and others who insist that wearing lycra cycling shorts help loads.
For me, the only thing that helped was getting the little one OUT and not letting myself stay in one position for too long so it wasn’t so painful to move around. It may get a bit worse for the first week or so after birth, but with both mine it went away completely about 2-3 weeks after the birth.
((((((((((massive hugs)))))))))) to you sweety. xxxx
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March 15th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
You’re awesome the lavender sock rocks! I got that recommendation too at some point during my pregnancy. Hip problems like yours I’ve only heard about from women having twins. Take it easy, the little one is coming soon I’m sure.
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March 15th, 2010 at 4:45 pm
Just one word… ouch!
I remember at one point during my second pregnancy I told the doctor it felt like my uterus was tearing apart. He reassured me by telling me such a thing is very rare. Um, I was hoping for impossible!
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March 15th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
I experienced that during my first pregnancy. It’s awful and I don’t envy your pain at the moment, but I do envy your rice sock.
Is that a rice sock in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? 
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March 15th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Oooh dear! I hope your baby gets born soon. Take care.
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March 15th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
I know exactly how you feel. I had a similar issue with baby number 3. Hang in there! Before long your pregnancy will be all over and you will feel much better.
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March 15th, 2010 at 5:21 pm
Men just do not appreciate how great their anatomy is.
Until the prostatic hypertrophy starts, that is.
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March 15th, 2010 at 7:18 pm
OUCH! Hope she comes out soon so you can start to heal!!!
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March 15th, 2010 at 7:34 pm
You poor thing. Have you already passed your due date?? Your uterus must make a great home.
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March 15th, 2010 at 8:23 pm
Owie! Come to the light baby!
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March 15th, 2010 at 9:26 pm
Ouch!! Let’s just hope for birth really, really soon so that you can get all of this fun over with!
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March 15th, 2010 at 9:42 pm
Yikes!!! That’s probably not something that will make it in to the baby book…
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March 15th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
Oh my! Or holy crap, as you so eloquently put it! I love how it describes the proximity as ” intimately close to the clitoris.” Intimately? Seriously?!?
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March 15th, 2010 at 10:20 pm
Ohhh, Sandy!!! I’m sorry to hear about that. YEOUCH!!! I have to admit, I love how you find humour in even moments like these!
Thinking of you! Can’t wait for your little one to be born…as I’m sure you are as well! 
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March 15th, 2010 at 10:32 pm
Ouch! Hope this resolves quickly!
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March 15th, 2010 at 10:35 pm
You poor thing!!!!!
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March 15th, 2010 at 10:40 pm
Haha, sorry to laugh, but you reminded me to do my daily affirmation. See, after watching the misses go through 2 pregnancies, I thank God EVERY SINGLE DAY I am a boy. Seriously, I honestly do. EVERY DAY. We got the easy end of the stick when it comes to this stuff. To think I was apprehensive, although willing, when I got “the snip” was crazy in hindsight. I drove myself home for crying out loud.
Us guys got it easy peasy. *fist bump* to Dadisodes and our Y.
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March 15th, 2010 at 10:59 pm
I … uh… just ugh…..hang in there..with whatever you have to hang there to feel better…..
March 15th, 2010 at 11:01 pm
Ummm…I don’t know what that is:/
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March 15th, 2010 at 11:29 pm
That rice sock is SEXY!!!!
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March 15th, 2010 at 11:48 pm
LOL – oh my gosh I almost died laughing at your handy-dandy contraption!!!!
I have been feeling this pain for a few weeks (yeah, don’t ask, I gained enough weight for quintuplets) and all I managed to come up with was a boring ice pack wrapped in a boring towel (not even rainbow stripes like your sock!).
You are too funny Sandy!
)
(But in all seriousness, I hope the sock works to relieve the pain until baby comes
March 15th, 2010 at 11:57 pm
It’s the little things, like rice socks, that makes all the pain bearable.
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March 16th, 2010 at 1:06 am
Pain, pain and humiliation! The things mamas endure. Rice sock. How do you do it?
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March 16th, 2010 at 1:43 am
I adore your humour !
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March 16th, 2010 at 3:42 am
I remember that pain all too well.
I suggest a massager though….ya know….vibration. And stuff.
March 16th, 2010 at 4:49 am
You can even make pain funny! Hope it stops soon. Hugs
March 16th, 2010 at 9:21 am
I think your two words adequalty summed it up. I never knew what this centimeters babble was, high school health class must’ve skipped that detail…bones move for babies? That’s craziness, pure craziness. Kind of like a security gate, but in our pelvis.
March 16th, 2010 at 9:55 am
Oh. My.
Hon, I’m so sorry. I hope she decides to make her grand entrance soon so you can feel normal again!
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March 16th, 2010 at 10:29 am
That sounds horribly uncomfortable. Here’s hoping you haven’t got to endure it much longer.
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March 16th, 2010 at 10:31 am
Oh no! I hope there is progress soon!
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March 16th, 2010 at 10:33 am
Ok I actually know how that feels. During child birth this last time my daughter suffered from shoulder Dystocia. The subsequent maneuvers to expel her were to grab me by both legs and wiggle my hips in opposite directions. Let`s just say it took a year to feel like my hips were not pinching me from the inside out.
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March 16th, 2010 at 12:28 pm
Oooh, you bring back such lovely pregnancy memories! I had that during my last pregnancy and it was not very pleasant. The pain not the rice sock! Just get plenty of rest. Won’t be long now.
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March 16th, 2010 at 12:46 pm
Does the rice sock help because you warm it up or because it supports that area? Either way, I hope your discomfort is over soon!
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March 16th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
Oh Sandy that’s awful! And scary sounding. Is your doctor recommending anything else, beside the uh.. rice sock, like inducing or something? Tell that kid to get a move on it, stat!
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March 16th, 2010 at 6:34 pm
OK, I broke my tailbone while in labour with Moo. I own the crown of horrific things pregnancy has done to us.
I now pass it on to you.
Cause DAY-UM.
I am thinking Dadisodes should be kissing that Boo Boo’s. *snigger*
March 16th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
Holy crap! I’ve never heard of that! That sounds really miserable! WOW! Does this go back to normal after delivery?
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March 17th, 2010 at 10:01 am