Tailbone area pain when I wake up---anyone else?

I quite often have pain around my tailbone when I wake up. I suspect it's related to arthritis, as I only seem to get it in the cooler months. I sleep on my side (and switch sides when I wake up overnight) and sleep with a pillow between my legs and a rolled blanket behind my back. This also seems to be the best way to avoid any leg cramping or related issues. Still, it's a little annoying to get this pain, though it does disappear fairly fast once I'm out of bed. I sometimes use either ice or heat, but often don't even bother with those. I use a heating pad on my lower back before bed, but that doesn't seem to be doing much of anything in the tailbone area.

Just wondering if anyone would know of any good exercises to help prevent this. I have done several searches and I do core-strengthening exercises every day--I would guess that should be helping somewhat. Any specific exercise ideas for this?

Thanks for any suggestions---and also, Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!

It could be related to sciatic nerve issues.

Sharon

Sharon: I never thought of sciatica and really should have! I did have sciatic nerve issues, especially in the past. I do stretching exercises that are supposed to help, but it does flare up once in a while.

Alcie: You make a good point about the lack of padding. Ha--I am with you--would be nice to 'redirect' belly fat to a better location!

Things seem to be settling down some, body-wise, as is the weather. It would be nice if we didn't have to go through the weather changes so much and they didn't throw us out of whack with big changes. I'm hoping my body gets tired of those changes one of these days and is content to just work as it should, ha ha.

Thank you both for the responses!