SPD/PGP Support thread

[lynnikins]

Morning ladies - hope you have had semi decent nights sleep! Up with the lark again because of the pain - first time this week though so cant complain too much!

Im going to phone my physio today and make another appointment and see if there is anything she can do... I can hear my pelvis and hips creaking and grating around so much more now so am wondering if she might be able to move some of them back to where they should be!! Am also going to enquire about chiropractor for post pregnancy - maybe a light at the end of the tunnel?

Have also done my shoulder in from using my arms to hoist myself around so much!! So may be asking her to treat my shoulders instead of my pelvis/hips!! Just out of interest does anyone know if the relaxin that causes SPD affect other joints such as arms or is just coincidence and overuse???

the relaxin can affect any joint in your body hun its quite common for it to affect your arms and shoulders in fact so your physio should definatly take a look at them too ,

Nmum1, welcome
im experienceing problems as a result from going swiming yesterday, was nice to be in the water but getting out hurt and i didnt sleep too well either

 

[Emx]

Thanks Lynnikins... I did wonder! Definitley going to phone the physio again then as my arm feels as if its going to fall out of its socket! Luckily its my left arm and Im right handed otherwise I would be in real trouble! Thank god I am so close to the end of my pregnancy though....

 

[MrsGlitz]

Hi all

After a few "good" days I am back to having next to no pain free gap today. Again, even swinging my legs out of bed onto the floor has been sore. I need to get out today to collect my Gaviscon prescription and MATB1 (manager lost mine!).

 

[livin]

Can totally sympathise mrs G, had a better few days myself, until yesterday DS (he's 8) involved in argument with another boy and his dad was shouting at my DS, right up in his face, wagging his finger. I needed to go to sort it, but had left crutches in car so walked for couple of minutes without any support/belt and boy am I feeling it today. Got my DS class mass this afternoon too and dreading having to go out at all.

Hope you feel better, but know its probably unlikely.

 

[MrsGlitz]

livin.

 

[Shinning_Star]

Hey I'm back, my bil fixed my lap top and even upgraded it for me!

I have to say NO good days anymore, on painkillers four times a day, I try really hard to avoid them but it's impossible, got crutches now, which help a little bit for very short distances I need to go! BUT basically I can't walk to the top of my drive, stairs are nigh on impossible it's tears and biting through pain to go to the loo, other than that I avoid them like the plague! So great fun, BUt we're nearing the end, I just hope this goes as quick as it came seeing as it had all started by ten weeks!

How did the appointment go caroline, I hope you manged to get a date. My consultant wouldn't even talk about it until my next appointment at 34 weeks and then said they may still say no cos it's a 'soft' case for requesting induction! WTF she can go suck an egg if she thinks I can wait until 40 weeks! I have a eleven months old daughter who's missed out on quite enough already, it's her birthday in two weeks and am so sad I can't do anything with her.

 

[lynnikins]

shining_star , sorry that you having such a rough time hunni

i just know tomorrow is going to be misery as im awake at nearly 2 am sitting upright instead of sleeping thanks to some horrible toothache which has been quite severe since before 6pm yesterday and of course painkillers arent helping and im out of co-codamol thanks to the spd,

 

[nightkd]

Hey ladies.. I was wondering if I could get your opinions.. I've had a sharp pain in my pubic area, feels like a nerve pain (I think) just like it throbs once in a while, but sharply... I don't know how best to describe it!! Well I did a google and got a lot of results for SPD...so now I'm a bit worried...Is it very likely it's that, or could it be something else? It doesn't feel like it's INSIDE as such, so not like UTI pain or anything...it's more like a sharp throb through the top of the bones in there, iykwim?

If it is SPD, is it certain it will get worse, or could it just remain this odd, occasional throb and not develop any further? :S I'm planning a home birth, so was a bit concerned it would effect that if it gets really bad.

x

P.S Sorry to butt in, just wanted some informed opinions as I wasn't too worried about it until I got the results for SPD thrown up when I did me search!

 

[lynnikins]

it does sound like very early stages of it hun but if you are careful you may well be able to cope without it getting to the point many of us have, just keep your knees together when getting up or down or in and out of the car and be careful with stiars and not taking too big steps when you are walking

 

[wannabubba#4]

Hi nightkd -just wanted to echo what lynnikins has said -prevention, prevention, prevention!!!!

*Do kegel (pelvic floor) exercises -about 10 times a day (or as often as you can lol), helps to strengthen your core stability and takes the pressure off your pelvis.
*Always sit down to put on/ or takeoff undies, trousers, shoes etc -never stand on one leg
*Dont swim the breast stroke
*Dont push shopping trolleys, or hoover (vaccuum)
*Dont stand or walk for prolonged epriods of time -listen to your body, if it starts to ache -then take a rest.

You could try sitting on a birthing /exercise ball - doesn't work for everyone - but my pain is very central, I get seering shooting pains right in the centre of my pelvic bone and I find the exercise ball really helpful; as the position changes constantly and I never have constant pressure on any one area - (has to be a ball big enough for you to sit on and your knees are lower than your hips when your feet are parallel to the floor-I use a 65cm one)

Good Luck, hope that the pain is temporary and that you manage to keep it that way.

xx

 

[MrsGlitz]

At the moment, pain is very focussed on my actual pubis I think and only on one side. Again, this morning even putting my feet on the floor sent a searing shooting pain through me. I feel like my pubis is splitting, if that makes any sense? I popped out this morning for some hospital bag bits. I was only out on ny crutches for about 30 minutes but it was agony. The only remotely comfortable positon I can find is sat upright in bed with pillows supporting my back and a couple under my knees.

 

[cymrucath]

Poor MrsG I have been feeling a little better since the physio manipulation on Tuesday and hydrotherapy on Wednesday. The nerve that was aggravated by the inflammation of the muscle has eased a little due to the physio loosening the knots in the muscle and showing hubby what to do then instructing him to do it every day for 10 minutes. I am getting a little less pain every day and have not taken a pain killer since Wednesday!
Hope everyone else is feeling a little less sore today. Hugs to all

 

[livin]

Mrs G, maybe time to think about internet shopping. I keep pushing myself trying to do a wee bit here/there to pass time, but I just suffer for it in the end. OH now does shopping etc... I'm at home going out of my mind with boredom right enough, which is probably the best of two evils.

Am going to my friends tonight to see her 2 week old daughter, can't wait, much as we all know the end result will be worth the pain, a wee bit of reinforcement can't hurt.

Cymrucath - glad you have found something that helps even a little bit, my physio said I'm not out of alignment so couldn't manipulate. Good to hear someone can get a wee bit of relief.

 

[wannabubba#4]

Cymrucath - glad you have found something that helps even a little bit, my physio said I'm not out of alignment so couldn't manipulate. Good to hear someone can get a wee bit of relief.

Yep -I echo this, and I am not out of alignment either so no manipulation for me either- was hoping that was going to be the mystery cure too lol

And the boredom is getting to me too -Yesterday I attempted to go through my elder boys drawers to throw out old stuff, as I was so fed up sitting around doing nothing... and boy have I paid for it today -Ow!!!! Can barely crawl upstairs on all fours to go to the loo

MrsG - I feel your pain! Feels like my pubic bone has split too

xx

 

[Tudor Rose]

feeling fustrated lately ive got so much i wanna do before Baby 3 gets here including some nice days out with the kids and DH, but im struggling with just housework at the moment. i had a list of 6 things to do, i got 1 thing done.working the next 2 days, so monday i will be suffering more again, bump seems to have grown alot so i think its making the SPD worse. im getting very snappy and weepy with it too!

sorry for moaning most of you have it worse than me. hope you girls manage to get some rest over the weekend

 

[mummytilda]

My Serola belt has arrived - it is sooo much sturdier than my NHs one, but leaves me with a very fetching stomach-flob overhang! MMMMmm! Its going to get a test tomorrow at work - I have to stand for four hours and I'm not looking forward to it.
Today I have been giving my crutches a makeover. I'm sending Dh to Halfords to buy some Magenta spray paint (like on the new Ford Fiestas) for the metal bits and have painted the grey plastic with a copper acrylic with red undercoat so its all zingy. Sorry - I'm a bit silly, I know, but 9 months is a long time to be looking at boring old grey when I'm NOT a grey person! I may knit some new covers for the handles too........

 

[MrsGlitz]

I don't know how my DH puts up with me. He asks what's wrong with me and I snap something along the lines of "What do you think?! Same old same!". Yet if he doesn't ask how I am he gets told off too.

I had planned to go into town tomorrow to get a couple of books (Childbirth without Fear and a hypnobirthing one) but I think I will give that a miss and just order online, as much as I would like the excuse to get out I think it might be a bit much given how I have been the last couple of days.

I am supposed to pop out for something for dinner as our local supermarkets will be shut when DH finishes but I am in that much pain (even having taken codeine - oops) that I can't face it. So I have said we'll do chippy tonight. Hopefully DH will get up early enough tomorrow to do a proper shop before he starts work.

 

[nightkd]

it does sound like very early stages of it hun but if you are careful you may well be able to cope without it getting to the point many of us have, just keep your knees together when getting up or down or in and out of the car and be careful with stiars and not taking too big steps when you are walking

Hi nightkd -just wanted to echo what lynnikins has said -prevention, prevention, prevention!!!!

*Do kegel (pelvic floor) exercises -about 10 times a day (or as often as you can lol), helps to strengthen your core stability and takes the pressure off your pelvis.
*Always sit down to put on/ or takeoff undies, trousers, shoes etc -never stand on one leg
*Dont swim the breast stroke
*Dont push shopping trolleys, or hoover (vaccuum)
*Dont stand or walk for prolonged epriods of time -listen to your body, if it starts to ache -then take a rest.

You could try sitting on a birthing /exercise ball - doesn't work for everyone - but my pain is very central, I get seering shooting pains right in the centre of my pelvic bone and I find the exercise ball really helpful; as the position changes constantly and I never have constant pressure on any one area - (has to be a ball big enough for you to sit on and your knees are lower than your hips when your feet are parallel to the floor-I use a 65cm one)

Good Luck, hope that the pain is temporary and that you manage to keep it that way.

xx

Thanks girls! That's really helpful... I was wondering if there was anything I could do the reduce the risk of it developing if it is the start of SPD! I do try and do kegels regularly anyway, so I'll look into getting a birthing ball and try to avoid/take care with those activities you've mentioned.

Thank you

xx

 

[Caroline]

Sorry to hear u r suffering Mrs G, I defo recommend shopping online too. Our weekly shop done online & OH takes delivery & puts it all away.

I just ordered my nursing bras online 'cos couldn't face the short walk to mothercare. Actually got 20% discount so they were cheaper in the end anyhow, just hope they fit lol.

Acupuncture worked for a short time, but seems to be flaring up again so not so good. Was in agony last night, my right hip hurt so much from back to the front .

Good news is consultant was more than happy to induce & now am booked in for induction on Friday April 2nd so only more 4 weeks to go .

He also did quick scan to confirm that lo is defo head down, which is a great relief, despite all the pain I really don't want to have a section.

I'm wondering if the head down tho is causing more pain with spd recently, esprcially as I feel lo pusing /wriggling down which really seems to aggrevate things.

 

[Shinning_Star]

Aww glad you got your induction date hun, thats fab, wish my consultants were being as supportive, but it seems to get anywhere in my hospital you have to really stamp your feet.
I'm thinking the head down thing also adds to the pain, cos my pain like doubled (which I never believed it could.) when I hit 31 weeks when baby started to get a growth spurt on and turned head down! Can't be just a coincidence.