SPD/ Pelvic Girdle Pain

[Tiny Sue]

Hi girls - I know there are a few threads about this now. I am just too lazy to go looking for them...


Just wondered - what works for you, seeing as you can't take pain relief? Lately my SPD has become more intense. It is harder to get out of bed in the morning. It is harder to sit/stand/lie and be completely comfortable. My pubic area feels sore and bruised most of the time.

I know that my pain is relatively mild but I hope that it doesn't get any worse. At the moment I'm working full time and it gets tiring, so that when I go home in the afternoon I feel ready to cry, the constant pain while walking and going up and down steps, while mild, is getting me down and making me tired.

I just wondered if you guys got relief from anything and if so, tell me about it!

Sue

 

[Mama 2 Be]

My heart goes out to you honey. I'm exactly the same and it's causing me problems sleeping too. I'm even standing at my desk at work in the afternoons now because I can't sit down for the full day now. Like you say I want to cry after a day at work.

I have no idea what to do either but I wanted you to know you are not alone and that I feel for you.

Hope we both feel better soon

 

[purplepants]

I struggled with pelvic pain during my last pregnancy from about 12 weeks and its just started to bother me again this time It is definatly worse in an evening, i struggle to get comfy on the couch & getting off it
I was thinking about buying one of those pregnancy support belts in a few weeks to see if that helped, rather than all the weight being supported by my pelvis

 

[Jaidy]

Luckily I havent had SPD but it sounds awful, just wanted to send you a few of these Sue


I hope you can find something that helps ease it soon!

 

[purplepants]

Ive just found this maternity support belt http://www.benefitsnowshop.co.uk/shop/detail.asp?bid=GDSL-1113684&sectionId=751&item=8151&ref=30497 ive read a couple of user reviews saying its really good for spd. I think this is what i am going to invest in & hopefully it will help

 

[Kelly G]

I have been getting the same thing but didnt know what it was up untill a couple of days ago. Its so painful and definatly worse on a night time. Im going to mention it to my midwife when i go on friday

 

[kathmac]

My best mate is a pharmasist and she says its fine to take paracetamol or even co-codamol after 12 weeks so yo would be fine to take some of them if the pain is too much.

 

[minxie]

Im having hydrotherapy next week for mine (physiotherapist recommended it) so I'll post if that helps with the SPD pain.

I can't seem to work out any way of managing/reducing the SPD pain and discomfort, except for a warm bath...but the relief is only temporary.

Good luck x

 

[Tiny Sue]

Thanks girls. -


You all sound like you are suffering more than I am...thing is, most people over here don't seem to have heard of it and if they have don't know much, so I don't know what I have to look forward to. I know it can become debilitating, am just wondering how labour etc will be if it does get worse.

Thanks for all the hugs and support. Mama 2 Be - my job is 9 to 3, and at the moment my discomfort is manageable, but two or three days last week even the constant mild ache was getting me down. I guess I'm just a softie. You sound like you're having a much harder time than me and I wasn't complaining. My heart goes out to you too hun.

Thanks again for all the advice.

Sue

 

[Tiny Sue]

oh - just to tell you guys...

I found a website for a group called the pelvic instability network. Just google SPD/ Pelvic Girdle Pain and it should come up. There's even a page for partners to show what they can do to support SPD sufferers.

One of the hints I picked up as well is that if you sleep with a pillow between your knees and a foam wedge under your bump it is easier to be comfy at night. It's also getting harder for me to turn over at night because my bump is getting bigger.

Also, avoid twisting movements, draw your knees up and keep them together when turning over in bed, avoid sitting on one side of your pelvis, sit down to get dressed (don't stand on one leg, for me this is excruciating) and DO YOUR PELVIC FLOOR EXERCISES - if this gets worse it can cause urinary leakage (which I already had anyway) when you cough or sneeze or laugh...

NICE OR WHAT???

Sue

 

[Mama 2 Be]

Ok I haven't managed to shift the pain but I've found a way of sleeping at night which makes all the difference. Try loads of pillows and quilts etc.

I now sleep on a folded up blanket on my matress with three pillows under my head, a pillow under the top half of my back and another under my pelvis with a huge body pillow wedging me up on my left side. I think the softness stops my legs/hips from going numb during the night and it is definately better the next day after a good nights sleep

What not to do: paint down low bythe skirting boards of the baby's nursery - AGONY for the rest of the weekend!

Hope you're all feeling better soon

 

[smurf]

i ladies hope you don't mind me commenting on this I had SPD very badly with my first pregnancy I'm now 19 weeks pregnant with my second and it's kicked in again. These are my recomendations.

Pillow betweem your knees when sleeping does make a big difference also when turning over in bed I found this excruitating and found it easier to get out of the bed and get in in the direction of how I wanted to face.

With regards to sex stay away from positions where you straddle your partner it will make it worse. (IU'm sorry!)

When getting in and out of a car try and keep your knees together.

I also went to see a McTimoney Chiropractor she was brilliant they specialise in SPD and really know what they're doing. Unfortunately they're private so your midwife/dr couldn't refer you but if you can afford it I'd definitely recommend it. Just remember bad and all as spd is the minute my daughter was born the spd went away.