A waddle in the life

Ouch.

It is very most difficult to do anything without involving ones pelvis. Which hurts if used.

Advice for dealing with PGP is to combine doing as little as possible with as many pelvic tilts as is humanly achievable. When tilted into the core position the pelvis is locked and doesn't float around on the ineffective ligaments. So, less pain.

Unlike pelvic floor exercises you can't surreptitiously do a few pelvic tilts while you're waiting for the green man; they are indeed most noticeable and difficult to differentiate from pelvic thrusts. You would look and feel most conspicuous thrusting away in the street. So, best kept for the privacy of home, and when your pelvis floats off into some twisted alignment, just waddle home as best you can and sort it out away from judging eyes.

It's a funny sort of pain, it doesn't hurt while you do something, it hurts after, or once you've been doing it a while. I noticed that when I left work today I was walking normally. Fifteen minutes or so later, as I approached home, I was doing some combination of a waddle and a shuffle. The pain built up as the ability failed. Sudden movements, such as that required when you realise the strudel has been in the oven too long, are ok until you take a few steps and then the pain hits.

It also accumulates. The more done by day makes for the more uncomfortable of an evening.

Things that help (rather than just a moan):

Sleeping with a support pillow under the bump and between the knees.

Wearing a tummy tubigrip. I'd guess a support belt also works. Maternity bands are a good, but not as effective, substitute.

Sitting on a cushion.

Doing everything slowly.

Avoiding standing on one leg, lifting, pushing, bending down or crossing legs.

Generally avoiding most housework.

Tilting the pelvis in before turning over in bed or standing up.

Kneeling on all fours and rocking the pelvis gently.

Copious amounts of Tramadol. No, wait, that's not allowed. If the pain persists past the birth at least there's that to look forward to...