Postpartum knee pain

I’m 3 months postpartum and have been getting quite bad knee pain.

I’ve had some swelling just above the kneecap for about a month that won’t seem to get better.

I’ve been trying to rest as much as possible but it’s quite hard with a baby and know it’s probably only going to get worse when my baby gets bigger.

Anyone else experience this or have any advice?

I’m going to book a doctors appointment but worried they’ll just say to ice and rest which is what I’m already doing or take ibuprofen which I can’t do due to a sensitivity.

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Hi Lauren! I had the same thing- i was struggling to go up the stairs or bending down to put my little one on the ground. I started to take multivitamins and that helped. Im 4.5months post partum and it has gotten better!

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I had that too. I had bad knees before baby but by 3/4 months pp my knees were really sore again. Going up stairs and walking was so painful. They're a lot better now (8 months pp) but have odd days of it being painful to bend.
I do a bit of yoga, and use heat on them when theyre sore.
You can go to the doctors, they might do a physio referral, thats what they did when I first went. Physio can be helpful

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