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Four years ago I had a beautiful baby girl.
I was 36, so was considered a geriatric pregnancy but other than going 10 days overdue and having to be induced and a bit of tearing on delivery, it all went pretty well without a hitch.
But after all the swelling went down and the scars healed, I started to get to know my new post baby body, and realised something wasn’t right.
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There was pain. It radiated from my pelvis out and across my hips, it was constant, coming and going in waves of stabbing intensity. It got worse after physical activity. I could no longer sit for extended periods of time and when I stood up, lightning bolts would shoot out from my lower back.
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Poor woman, I really feel for her. I had to do physio for 3 months after the birth of my second child because I still couldn't walk upright and was still in tremendous (back) pain. He was a lifesaver!