Another relatively new symptom I'm experiencing is hip soreness. This past week I've woken up in the middle of the night a few times barely able to roll over because my hips are aching so badly and in the morning when I finally get my tired body out of bed I cant help but have that oh so classic pregnancy waddle for the first few minutes until everything lines back up where its suppose to be.
Once again, its those crazy hormones that I can blame for my aches and pains. According to babycentre.ca "Hormonal changes cause the ligaments in your hips to stretch and the cartilage to soften, which can lead to soreness when you’re sleeping on your side at night." Given that pregnant women cant sleep on their tummies or backs, looks like I have a few months of achy joints ahead of me.
I've found that after a long day of sitting, or even driving, my hips just ache in pain so I'm having a lot more baths these days. The AquaFit Classes I attend weekly have also helped because being in the pool allows all the baby weight to be lifted off my joints and I get a good 45 minutes of stretching. The only draw back is getting back out of the pool, when gravity sets back in and you feel even heavier then you did before. It really makes me understand why some women would opt to have water births!
