Any advice to help with SPD post labour?

[lucky24]

I started with SPD at 38 weeks but it is worse now (5days after birth) any advice on how to improve it?

Hello

I had it throughout all my pregnancies from much earlier. In last pregnancy could not walk past 36 weeks. I had physio and pilates. Still have weak core stability that is because with three kids and a full time job I have given up Pilates. Good luck...go easy on your self and slow gentle recovery will come.

I had terrible spd and with ds being in scbu it took longer to heal because I was on the go, my only advice is to rest as much as you can and have everyone run around after you (they should be anyway ). Congratulations!

My spd was steadily getting worse 3 months after ds was born. The heavier he got the more it hurt. After 3 trips to the osteopath it was gone. I thoroughly reccommed a trip to see one. Have a look at your at your local ones and see if any specialise inpregnancy or maternity problems.

Phone the hospital physios - they should offer post-natal assessment and a post-natal exercise class.
I found it was a bit worse after birth but by 2 weeks mostly gone, only there was different pain - all the muscles that hadn't been used for 6 months were not happy!
Was recommended to walk 30 min a day, at least 5 days a week, starting really slowly - was better after 3 months.

Also putting ds down on a blanket everywhere really helped as I could just pull/lift him without having to move much.