Many women feel that although pregnancy is hard, it is easier after delivery. But in fact, there are still many problems to face after childbirth, for example, some women will have symptoms of coccyx pain after giving birth. So, what is postpartum coccyx pain? What are the symptoms of postpartum coccyx pain? What should I do about postpartum coccyx pain? And how to prevent postpartum coccyx pain? What is postpartum coccygeal pain? The bottom section of the spine is the tailbone, which plays a vital role in the body. However, the human tailbone is not protected by much fat, so it is very fragile and easily damaged. When the tailbone or tailbone joint suffers a direct injury, it will be easy to have tailbone pain. In addition, if the mother’s pelvis is relatively narrow or the fetus’ head is too large, the tailbone is likely to be squeezed and the nearby muscles will be injured when the fetus’ head passes through the birth canal. Symptoms of postpartum tailbone pain After giving birth, there is pain at the end of the spine when leaning back, lying down, sitting or exerting oneself in the toilet. If you sit on something harder, this feeling will be more obvious, and even squatting will feel painful after a long time. 1.Pain in direct trauma The pain in the caudal vertebrae area is sometimes felt when the woman falls and sits directly on the ground, or falls from a higher place and lands on her buttocks, or the tailbone may be hit by other external forces, etc. All of the above traumas can make the joint between the vertebrae and the middle of the tailbone sprained, and there may even be a fracture of the tailbone, which will lead to inflammation and pain. Generally after a period of time it will automatically heal, the pain will disappear; but if the healing is not complete or simply can not heal on its own, then the pain will always be accompanied by. 2, sedentary resulting in tailbone pressure when the pain during the month, some mothers in sitting, tailbone parts will have discomfort, if the pressure, then the pain level will increase with the sitting time, serious time even lying will also feel discomfort. This time it is recommended that the body lie on its side to reduce the pressure on the tailbone, the pain will also be reduced accordingly. 3, pain when changing posture Some people will feel significant pain when standing up in a sedentary position, which is due to the tailbone dislocation or abnormal changes when sitting. In severe cases, even walking will always be accompanied by pain. Most of the causes of postpartum tailbone pain are due to injury to the pelvic floor muscles and tailbone caused by the fetus passing through the birth canal during delivery. It is recommended to take more bed rest, and if it does not work, then it is better to have another examination. This pain is likely to occur if the fetus is too large, the mother’s pelvis is too small, and the delivery takes too long. This is due to forced displacement of the caudal vertebrae, inflammation of the periosteum or compression of the nerves, and also due to excessive pressure on the caudal sacrum from the fetal previa. In the first stage, bed rest and painkillers are recommended; in the later stage, more exercises can be done to help early recovery, usually in a few weeks. Treatment of postpartum coccyx pain As far as the current medical level is concerned, there are 2 ways to deal with postpartum coccyx pain, which are conservative and surgical treatment. The former may take a few weeks or a few months to heal. If conservative treatment does not have any effect after a period of time and the coccyx joint is very unstable or loose, the pain can be reduced by surgical removal of the coccyx. However, it takes 4-8 months after surgery for the pain to subside and the symptoms to improve. Postpartum tailbone pain care methods 1, in the pain can take the method of hot compresses, hot towels on the affected area, can speed up blood circulation, muscle can also be relaxed. 2, can not lie down to sleep, sitting to avoid the painful parts of contact with hard objects, it is recommended that a soft cushion or rubber band on the seat. 3, tailbone pain slowly diminishes only after one to two months after delivery. So in order to avoid this problem, it is recommended to consider surgery to help the birth or direct caesarean section when the baby’s body is too large (greater than four kilograms) or the mother’s pelvis is too narrow. 4.If the pain cannot be relieved during the puerperium, then it is best to seek medical treatment early. How to prevent postpartum coccyx pain? In order to avoid postpartum coccyx pain in the future, pregnant women should prevent it early before delivery so as to avoid or reduce this pain. 1, in daily life to exercise more, increase muscle tension. 2, during pregnancy, pregnant women had better exercise more, not in a static state, for example, you can do more stretching thighs, but less to do the waist and hip amplitude of the strenuous exercise. 3, if the women’s pelvic joints exist tuberculosis or rheumatism and other diseases, then to be completely cured before pregnancy. 4.Nutrition should not be excessive during pregnancy, otherwise the head of the fetus will be too large and easy to press on the coccyx during delivery. 5, during pregnancy to avoid chronic cough and constipation, so as not to increase the pressure on the abdomen. 6, in the middle and late stages of pregnancy, we should pay attention to try to stop physical work, especially walking with weight. 7. If the fetus is found to be heavy (more than 4 kg) or the mother’s pelvis is too narrow during the physical examination, it is better to use surgery to help the birth or consider a cesarean section directly during the delivery.