SPD - does it get worse the further along you are?

[mara16jade]

I've just been diagnosed with SPD. I had my suspicions starting about 2 weeks ago, and now its pretty bad. Started off with a slight discomfort when lifting my leg to put on underwear or pants, and now its escalated into severe pain. As well as having trouble going up/down our stairs at home and moving things aside with my foot like I used to do. Very strange how quickly it all became much more painful over the past two weeks.

I'm now wearing a support belt and will be sitting down to put on socks/underwear/pants. But I'm worried about what all this means.

Can anyone tell me what to expect with SPD the further along I get?

 

[mara16jade]

Bump?

 

[teenpregnant]

I got spd at 18 weeks started physio at 21 weeks however after 4 sessions I found it no help so stopped going. It is more painful as I've got further along but not as bad as I thought it would be (maybe im just lucky though!) I still have to take it very easy and do have to be much more careful than I was with my first. However it's not as bad now as I thought I would be. I'm 34 weeks Monday. Hope that helps and you feel better soon x

 

[MummyToAmberx]

Oh yes! Started at 24wks. Once hit30wks just got worse weekly. I dont know if we all suffer differently with it. From 36wks hubby had to always help me out of bed i couldnt roll over couldnt do much i went 9 days over.

For labour stay off bed and be active swaying hips or birthing ball. Do not give birth on your back its way to much pressure on the pelvis.

I gave birth on all 4s. Deffo try for a water birth what im.going for this time.

 

[kimbob89]

I had SPD from 8 weeks with my first and it did progressively get worse. when I gave birth the pain got better but didn't go away. Now pregnant with my second I got it as soon as I found out I was pregnant. Tbh I'm in agony, I'm like a prisoner I can't walk anywhere without suffering for the rest of the day so most of the time I stay in. Physio hasn't helped. I think I do have it quite severe and it will effect everyone differently. Just try to take it as easy as possible.

 

[MissMummyMoo]

Unfortunately yes it does. I didn't have it with my first, I got it at 30/32 weeks with my second and at 16 weeks with my 3rd, I tried the support belt, physio, acupuncture and none of them worked. I got given crutches at 22 weeks and by 30 weeks I regularly used a wheelchair for slightly longer journey's (such as going to town/food shopping)

Once I had LO the relief was immense, but I made it worse again by slipping over in the shower and landing on my pelvis! BUT it does generally go away after a few months, I still get pains every now and then if I turn certain ways but nothing major.

I would ask your physio to see about acupuncture as it does work for certain people, failing that the crutches did help a little but the wheelchair was the best for me but I hated it as I've always been very mobile and quick and I hated the slowness etc x

 

[fides]

I also think it's different for each pregnancy/woman.

with DS1, it didn't really get much worse - came on from 34-36 weeks then stayed pretty much the same until delivery at 42 weeks. With DS2, it progressively got worse - i was pretty much stuck in bed from before the EDD until delivery 18 days past EDD b/c it hurt so much. It was excruciating.

I highly recommend water birth, if you can! Once I stepped in the tub, both times, felt nothing at all in terms of SPD pain.

huge hope it doesn't get much worse for you.

 

[MissMummyMoo]

Oh and swimming is supposed to be really good for SPD too if you can manage to go X

 

[kimbob89]

Oh and swimming is supposed to be really good for SPD too if you can manage to go X

I wouldn't recommend breast stroke though! The thought brings pain tears to my eyes! I bet it would be lovely to just float there and take all the pressure off.

 

[pinklizzy]

With my first baby it got progressively worse, with my second pregnancy it started very early (about 24 weeks) so I was very worried about how I would cope. It actually got a little better after I was more careful about how I slept, lifting things like shopping and the hoover etc. I was painful for the last month as his head was engaged but I found that gentle walking and swimming helped.

 

[emalou90]

Unfortunately there is not a good answer for this.
Yes for me, it's got worse and worse.
I have crutches now.

Trick is to get physio 6 weeks after birth to make sure you recover well xxxx