It's not the kind you mention at the school gate. It's not the kind you bring up with your mother-in-law.
The deep, dragging ache in your pelvis when you roll over in bed. The sharp pull climbing the stairs. The discomfort when you stand up from the floor with your toddler. The feeling that something inside your hips just isn't sitting right anymore.
Sister, if that's you, you are far from alone.
Pelvic joint pain is one of the most common, most under-discussed, and most under-treated parts of pregnancy and postpartum recovery. And in too many communities, including ours, it's quietly tolerated rather than properly addressed.
It doesn't have to be that way.
7 in 10 mums. And nobody told you.
Here's what the research actually says: around 7 in 10 women experience pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy.
That figure comes from one of the most widely cited reviews on the subject, published in the European Spine Journal, and it's echoed in multiple subsequent studies, including a University of Plymouth clinical trial which reported the same 70% figure.
But the more important number is this one: most mums recover within about four months of delivery. But roughly 20% are left with persistent pelvic pain. Pain that follows them through the school run, through every prayer, through every time they pick up a toddler. For some, it lasts months. For others, years.
These are the mums no one talks about. The ones whose 6-week check-up focused on stitches and bleeding, not their pelvis. The ones told it'll settle, and then it didn't.
If this is your story, the data is clear: you are not making it up, and you are not the only one.
What's actually going on inside your pelvis
To understand the pain, you have to understand the joint.
Your pelvis isn't one solid bone. It's made up of several bones held together by ligaments, most importantly at the sacroiliac joints at the back and the pubic symphysis at the front. In a normal body, those joints barely move.
In pregnancy, they're designed to.
The hormone relaxin loosens those ligaments to allow your pelvis to widen for birth. By the time you deliver, your pelvis has been working hard for months, and after delivery, it doesn't just snap back together. The ligaments stay loose for months, sometimes longer if you're breastfeeding.
That instability is what causes pelvic girdle pain (PGP), the medical term for what most mums simply call "my hips have never felt right since I gave birth."
Postpartum imaging studies have shown that 75% of women have visible fluid in the pubic symphysis joint within the first week of delivery, with similar changes in the sacroiliac joints. Your body is recovering from something genuinely significant, even if no one ever explained it to you.
Pelvic joint pain can show up in places mums don't always realise are connected:
- A dull ache at the front of the pubic bone
- Sharp pain in the lower back
- A "grinding" sensation when walking
- Pain rolling over in bed
- Discomfort climbing stairs
- Pain whilst kneeling down in prayer
- A feeling that one side of your hip is "lower" or "off"
Many sisters silently assume this is just what postpartum feels like. That this is the price of motherhood. It doesn't have to be.
Three things working against you
Loose ligaments that haven't tightened back up. Without stable ligaments, your pelvis can't hold itself together properly. That's why standing on one leg to put on trousers, lift a baby, or climb stairs suddenly feels so unstable.
A massive drop in estrogen. Postpartum estrogen levels crash and stay low, particularly while breastfeeding. Estrogen supports cartilage health, ligament integrity, and inflammation control. Lower estrogen means more inflammation, more discomfort, more delayed healing.
Constant, repetitive demand. Every time you bend, lift, twist, carry on one hip, or stand up from the floor, your pelvis takes the load. And it does it dozens of times a day, every day, with almost no recovery time.
Your body is overworked, under-supported, and asking you for something it hasn't been given.
Rest alone won't fix this
The standard advice for postpartum pelvic pain is usually some combination of rest, a support belt, and pelvic floor exercises. Those things help. But none of them address the underlying tissue that's been depleted by pregnancy and birth.
Ligaments, cartilage, and connective tissue are made of collagen. And pregnancy is one of the most collagen-demanding things a human body ever does. Your baby drew from your stores to grow theirs. Your skin stretched. Your joints loosened. Your hair shed.
If you don't replenish what was taken, your tissues are trying to heal with empty hands.
Why collagen is the missing piece
Collagen makes up the structural foundation of your ligaments, tendons, cartilage, and connective tissue. Exactly the tissues most affected by pelvic girdle pain.
Research has explored the role of collagen supplementation in supporting:
- Joint comfort and mobility
- Cartilage and connective tissue health
- Skin elasticity and postpartum recovery
- Hair and nail strength
- Bone density (especially important during breastfeeding)
- Muscle recovery
For a postpartum mum, collagen is structural support for the parts of your body that have done the most work and received the least recognition.
One of many verified Deen Health customers shared: "I bought this collagen because I had severe pelvic joint pain during pregnancy. Within 3 weeks, my pain reduced drastically!" — Elizabeth B.
Not every woman responds in three weeks. Some take longer. Collagen rewards consistency, not urgency. But the difference between doing nothing and quietly supporting your body every morning is, over months, enormous.
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Questions sisters often ask
Is it safe to take while breastfeeding? Deen Health Halal Collagen Protein is a single-ingredient, unflavored collagen with no added sweeteners, flavourings, or fillers, making it a clean option for breastfeeding mums. If you have specific concerns, please consult your healthcare provider.
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Will it actually help if my pelvic pain has lasted over a year? Long-standing pelvic girdle pain is more complex, and collagen alone isn't a cure. But many mums find that combining daily collagen with gentle movement, postnatal physiotherapy, and proper rest produces meaningful improvements even years after birth. Supporting the underlying tissue is foundational, no matter how long ago you gave birth.
You were not made to suffer in silence.
The pain you're carrying is a real, well-documented, well-understood consequence of what your body has been through, and it deserves real support.
You have nothing to prove by enduring it.
Take care of the body that brought your children into this world. Quietly. Consistently. Every morning. One scoop, bismillah, and on with your day.
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