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Originally Posted by Socks
Wow sorry to hear that.. If I understand right either the sack that baby is in was breaking apart or the baby was in a position that made it super painful through pressure? wowzers... Very happy they both made it through!! You two must have been on pins and needles with lots of stress these last months.. Must be a huge breath of air now. 
Wish you all the best! Our baby was in breach position way too long (feet first) but apparently just turned to head down, so that was nice.. I think our baby will only be about 5.5 lbs when she delivers, getting very excited. |
It's actually a hormone thing. The body releases a certain hormone in the final month or so of pregnancy which tells all the ligaments holding joints together to relax. This is the final stage that is required to allow a rather large baby to pass through such a tiny area. Without it, no woman would be able to handle it.
Unfortunately, her body decided to release it very early. Chances are it's because this is our second baby and her body thought "hey, I already know what to do!" and just did it.
Besides it being extremely painful (a LOT of weight pushing down on an already stretched to the limit ligament), it was also very scary because for a prolonged period, the pelvis might not be the only ligament affected. She could potentially of lost use of her legs or arms or what have you, and fell. And with a pelvis in that condition, a fall could have been very disastrous.
Good luck with yours, it sounds like your baby knows what to do
