SPD/PGP Support thread

[MrsGlitz]

Thank you Caroline. Apart from you ladies and my DH, only one other person has encouraged me to go for a natural delivery. Other people (those who haven't had SPD) have said if there is a chance of an emergency section to just opt for an elective.

As I said, I will book in with the physio to discuss positions. I am wary of an induction as I heard that makes labouring longer and more painful but I don't know if I could cope
going to 40+ weeks. I'll ask for a consultant referral and see what s/he advises.

Sorry you are having a tough time Caroline. Good luck for tomorrow! Will be thinking of you, make sure you update us as soon as you can! I love your image of a geiatric penguin shuffle! Exactly how I feel! I can't turn over in bed either, it hurst everywhere to do so. Last night when I woke (only the once!) I couldn't even roll onto all fours to turn over so I had to wake DH! I think that was just as much to do with Baby H's position as the pains. But I only woke the once so can't complain too much!

 

[mackenzie]

Hi there! I am 23 weeks pregnant with my first child, and the last couple of weeks I have had pain in my groin when walking. It goes away completely as soon as I sit. I have got a good sized bump and it is all out front. Do you think this sounds like SPD? I hadn't heard of it until today and thought my ligaments were just adjusting to their newfound floppiness. Any advice would be brilliant!!! X

 

[Essence]

Mackenzie- It does sound a lot like it. Does it hurt more when you are moving around more, such as stairs, or if you are lifting or anything? How about when you are in bed, and perhaps chaning positions? I hope it doesn't get too bad for you if it is SPD, so I am wishing you the best!



Lately me SPD has gotten much worse. Before, if I spent a few hours in bed (seemingly paralyzed because -any- movement of me or the mattress made my entire body spasm in pain, and my back arch off the mattress while holding back a scream!) then it would calm down enough that I could sleep. But now, no matter what time it is in the night, the pain is so terrible that I find myself almost in tears just -thinking- about moving to get up and go to the washroom. The pain shoots down my inner thighs now, too when I move, not just my hips and pelvis, it is excruciating. The doctors still seem to pretend that nothing is wrong, and whenever I am asked by them or the nurses "Any complications in the pregnancy so far?" and I tell them, they just say "Oh yeah, the usual things that every woman goes through" and smile at me like I am a wimp and that nothing is wrong! Ack!!

 

[Emx]

Morning all! Am up at an ungodly time yet again - am getting used to the SPD pain now and have had a couple of mornings of being able to go back to sleep for a bit... Am finding it difficult to sleep in any position other than my right hand side though so have woken up this morning with a stiff neck and really painful shoulder on the right hand side!! Just cant win!! If I sleep on my back for even a short amount of time my hips just sieze up completely and I can hardly move when I get up... cant seem to get comfy on the left hand side either... sorry, just having a moan.. sick of not getting much sleep more than anything!

Essence - I know what you mean about being made to feel like a wimp... I cant believe SPD/PGP isnt taken more seriously to be honest - this thread proves how many women experience it....

Caroline - Good luck for getting an induction date - I am still waiting to hear if I need an elective due to low placenta - have final scan next Friday to see whats what... xx

 

[MrsGlitz]

Morning

Oddly I have been able to sleep OKish for the last couple of nights but I have always been a deep sleeper. This morning though I woke up about 6am in agony. I have never felt pain like it. I had to get up to go to the loo and couldn't even shuffle with crutches without it being agony. Even wiping was painful. I have taken my painkillers already and woken DH up because I was crying so hard with the pain. So today my so called pain free gap doesn't exist at all. I feel so helpless. The pain is all around the groin, the pressure on my pubis is immense this morning, the pain in my thighs has spread to the back of them, not just the inner thighs and my lower back hurts too. Am also getting shooting pains all down my legs now, I wonder if that is more to do with lack of exercise or something?

 

[MrsGlitz]

How long a 'break' did you ladies have between your children? We do ideally want 2 children but obviously we now need to factor in the SPD. My thinking is that it would be better to either start TTC ASAP after the birth of Baby H, if we caught right away then Baby H would still be a baby and not *that* active and therefore easier to look after than if we waited say 1.5-2 years (our original plan) he would be a proper toddler and a lot
more difficult to care for with SPD.

 

[lynnikins]

the 20month gap im going to have with this one and ds is great caus ds wont remember anything but is horrible in that hes so active and so big and needs an active mummy to help him out more than I can and hes too young to understand that,

im thinking instead of the same gap as this for our next one that we might wait a bit longer so DS is old enough to properly help out or make it until we have saved enough to pay for a "mothers help" for me for a few hours every day during my next pregnancy, thats providing i make it to the end of this one and want to do it again, we might just adopt or foster instead

 

[lynnikins]

last night i went up to bed just before 11 and DH took our guest home then came home himself and called up the stairs when he didnt find me downstairs but then went to work on stuff on the laptop and i fell asleep till 2.40ish when he stopped and came up to bed and that was the best sleep i got after that i was awake about hourly to roll over and like you mrsG my painfree gap doesnt exisit this morning ive let dh lie in and gotten ds up and fed him myself , i just have to figure out a place to put the laptop where ds cant get it and it can still charge so i can let him loose to play for a bit since childrends tv on bbc2 has nearly finished for the morning now so cant leave him stuck in the highchair watching it anymore, Hope dh wakes up soon and gets up caus it would be nice to see him a bit before he has to go to work

 

[Caroline]

Mrs G I wouldn't have too close a gap as I think with spd they recommend waiting @ least 12 months to let things settle. I will have a look for u & see what the physio leaflet says.

It might be worth going to see osteopath/ chiropractor after birth. I saw a lady @ work who had spd with her 1 st pg, then saw osteopath after & he knew why she had had it, & managed to do something & she never got it with her 2nd baby.

 

[Emx]

Would be really interested to hear what the theory is between gap of babies... As I mentioned a few posts ago, I am going to 37 in a couple of months and as we dont want this to be our only child, I suppose I am looking at possibly being pregnant again next year at some point(sucker for punishment eh!!).... My physio has said I will be on her register for 2 months after this baby is born so I am assuming it will be worth utilising her if it may make a difference next time??

 

[tannembaum]

Hello, can I ask how long it took everyone to get a physio appointment??
I know it will be different for each hospital; I've been waiting for 3 weeks now for an emergency appointment which I think is rediculous, especially since I've been having physio on and off since I was a teen for Hypermobility. I think I might call my Drs tomorrow and ask why its taking so long!! ....What do you all think?? Am I being too impatient??

 

[livin]

There was 20 months between by dd1 and dd2, 33 months between dd2 and ds3 and 8 years between ds3 and this LO. Each time my spd has gotten progressively worse. I thought after an 8 year break I would maybe be lucky to get away with it this time, but unfortunately it was not to be.

 

[lynnikins]

my mw and gp said id have a 6-10wk wait for my phsyio appoitment after my refferal but she called me the next day caus i was already at 30wks then and she felt she needed to see me,

 

[MrsGlitz]

I would call the womens physio dept at your hospital. Originally I got my appointment in mid Jan for end of Feb. As I was struggling so much I called them and explained how much pain I am in and I got an emergency appointment for the following day.

 

[livin]

I self referred to the ante-natal physio at the hospital and was seen within a week or so. Didn't need to go through my doctor or midwife.

 

[tannembaum]

Thanks everyone, think I'll call them in a bit.

 

[sallyanne]

I called my physio after seeing my midwife. My midwife said to call the physio up and tell them you are in pain which i did and got in the following day.

 

[xxEMZxx]

I'm still waiting to see physio but its only been a week. In so much pain in bed though trying to move!

 

[wannabubba#4]

I self referred to physi otoo and was seen within a week

As for the age gap between siblings thing - I was given a leaflet from physio that suggested leaving at least a year but tbh I waited nearly 8 years and the pain is incredible this time, I couldn't imaging it being much worse if I had only waited a shorter period of time!!

Most importantly I think, is to make sure you get some after care, from your physio or even go to a chiropracter to get properly realigned and hopefully that will make all the difference. I had no after care at all after my last son was born, despite still having pain at times (even 7 /8 years later) -silly me!!! - but I didn't know there was anything available ...until this time around. So make sure you continue seeing your physio afterwards.

xx

 

[lynnikins]

I'm still waiting to see physio but its only been a week. In so much pain in bed though trying to move!

get some satin or silk pjs and make sure you keep a pillow between your knees and keep your knees bent, and a pillow under your bump
I have a duvet on the mattress on my side of the bed to cushion everything and im finding im not as sore as i was,