u/WTT_TTC

I'm 36. I had my first baby last fall. I have some other health conditions that I can't be treated for during pregnancy or while breastfeeding. My husband is almost 40. Given this, we were planning to try to have another baby when kiddo turns 1. The thinking is that we stack all of the sleep deprivation and time off of medication. That way I will only have one recovery period- after baby #2.

But I didn't take my hypermobility into account. Before pregnancy, it wasn't a problem- it was more of a quirk. But during pregnancy it got worse. And now my shoulder is painfully subluxing. I'm wondering if my joints can take another pregnancy in five months.

I'm considering hitting PT really hard up until I get pregnant (assuming I didn't need surgery). Is this crazy?

What would you do? Wait until your joints had recovered from pregnancy? Or just bite the bullet and follow the original plan?

I'm open to hearing about your experiences with pregnancy spacing as well!

My shoulder started subluxating frequently about a week ago. Up until now, it has only really happened unexpectedly a few times, and they were never painful.

When I was a kid, I used to sublux my shoulders as a party trick. I'm now realizing that I've been subconsciously pushing my shoulder out to do daily tasks. I know this now because it's causing me pain whenever I do it. Reaching for something in bed, picking up laundry, stretching.

It's it normal for it to progress like this? Painless until it's not?

It's the solution always surgery? I would love to stabilize it some other way if possible. I had a baby last year and I don't want to have to recover from a surgery while having to care for an infant.

Sorry for the rambling... I'm feeling pretty down and I'm not organizing my thoughts well.

How do you guys exercise? I've already stopped running and swimming because they causes hip and shoulder subluxations. Would love a group or team activity I can do on a weeknight!