Loose joints

So I learned this past week that there are certain joints in the pelvis which usually seem like solid bone. During the last stages of pregnancy, however, these joint loosen to prepare for birth. So THAT'S what's been going on with me! I can definitely feel things loosen; I'm more fragile now, esp in the last week or two, and I have to be really, really careful how I sit, stand, and even sleep. Yesterday I was in pain a lot due to tweaking one of these joints the night before. I rolled over too quickly, strained it. Ouch. Sometimes I can even feel things creaking & moving around, esp when I lie down or when I stand a lot.

I don't remember my bones being like this with Z, but I'd expect that. I can still remember my body stretching & opening during his birth, and how my bones felt bruised and shifted during the following week. I think the added looseness to my joints now is a combination of the new bone positions, and this being a second child. My body knows what to do, is familiar with birth, and is simply getting ready as it knows how to do.

Ariya