Week 22 • Second Trimester
Hip Pain at Week 22
Pain in hip joints, often worse at night
🔍 What Causes Hip Pain at Week 22?
- •Relaxin hormone loosening hip joints
- •Extra weight stressing hips
- •Sleeping on side straining hips
- •Changed posture
- •Baby's position
- •Widening pelvis preparation for birth
✓ Normal Signs
- ✓Aching after activity
- ✓Worse at night from sleeping
- ✓Both hips affected
- ✓Improves with stretching
⚠ Concerning Signs
- ⚠Severe pain preventing movement
- ⚠Pain with fever
- ⚠Sudden severe pain
- ⚠Inability to bear weight
💊 Relief Strategies
- ✓Sleep with pillow between knees
- ✓Use pregnancy pillow for full support
- ✓Prenatal yoga hip openers
- ✓Swimming for low-impact exercise
- ✓Avoid crossing legs
- ✓Wear supportive shoes
- ✓Apply heat to hips
- ✓Gentle stretching
- ✓Prenatal massage focusing on hips
🏥 When to Call Your Doctor
Contact your healthcare provider if you experience:
- ⚠Severe pain preventing walking
- ⚠Sudden, intense hip pain
- ⚠Fever with hip pain
- ⚠Numbness in leg
- ⚠Hip pain with swelling