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Childbirth

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SPD sufferers past and present - did it come back for your next pregnancies??

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bobsmum · 27/08/2006 20:07

Had horrible SPD from very early on with dd and 14 months on after the birth I'm still in quite a lot of pain.

Dh will not contemplate having another baby now having seen what I went through last time.

Does it come back the next time?

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BrookeandTaylorsmummy · 27/08/2006 20:10

Mine didn't, I got it in the late stages of pregnancy with dd and didn't next time round with ds. Hope this helps

Jobot · 27/08/2006 20:18

hi there, am 34 weeks pg and have terrible spd am on crutches, have been advised by physiotherapist that it tends to get worse with subsequent pregnancies.

UCM · 27/08/2006 20:23

What are the symptoms of this please and do they come & go??

Jobot · 27/08/2006 20:25

sorry am rubbish at adding links but go to www.pelvicpartnership.org, it is a really useful site. Hope this helps

kate100 · 27/08/2006 20:32

DH and I have as yet discounted the idea of a third child because of SPD, it would be unfair to be pregnant with SPD on the boys It was very hard having ds1 and being pregnant. However, if I'd had it in my first pregnancy, I would still have had a second, my desire to have more than one child would have made me get through the pain.

My physio told me the same, it would be worse with subsequent pregnancies.

UCM, it's pains and clicking in the joints of your pelvis, sometimes it feels as if the bones are griding together, especially when you move your kegs apart. Do you think that you have it?

rickman · 27/08/2006 20:32

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kate100 · 27/08/2006 20:33

I mean LEGS

Nemo1977 · 27/08/2006 20:34

With DS I had mild spd, came back with a vengance at 16wks with dd to point of belt being given crutches etc. Now 20wks pg with number 3 and as yet no sign[touch wood]surprisingly unpregnant and unachy feelings.

BettySpaghetti · 27/08/2006 20:36

I never had it in my first pregnancy (in fact had never even heard of it then) but got it really badly with my second.

Its one of the reasons we're not considering a third as I don't think I could cope with it again. I, too, have been told it tends to get worse with subsequent pregnancies.

kittywits · 27/08/2006 20:39

'fraid so, worse and worse, sorry

UCM · 27/08/2006 20:52

I have pains in my buttock area when I relax on sofa and lay down on bed. Very sharp ones. So I am not sure but they ease up a bit when I get up.

kate100 · 27/08/2006 20:55

Is it in you bum or the joints in your pelvis? I had quite literally 'a pain in the ass' when I had SPD as the muscles around the joints were working extra hard to hold it all together. I fact my bum still hurts now and d2 is 13 months old, oh well. If you think you might have it see your GP and move carefully, so you don;t do yourself any more damage.

UCM · 27/08/2006 20:57

I have just looked at the site thanks. At the moment I am ok, but the bit about not being able to part your legs sounds right, when it hurts I have to walk with my knees together. Errrrm could be then. Hopefully not.

kate100 · 27/08/2006 20:57

Or maybe your baby is on your sciatic nerve? That's what I thought my problem was at first.

ghosty · 27/08/2006 20:58

Got it worse second time round .... sorry ...

UCM · 27/08/2006 20:58

If you could shoot an arrow through my bum cheek I would say the pain would be in the middle between front & back.

Jobot · 27/08/2006 21:05

I agree with kate100, if you think you might have it go and see gp or mw I left it for ages and think that if I had got advice sooner i wouldnt be so bad now.

ghosty · 27/08/2006 21:07

UCM - that doesn't sound like SPD ... well, not like mine anyway ... it hurt with movement, walking (couldn't run if I tried - lol), rolling over in bed ... anything that used a 'scissor' movement of my legs ...

UCM · 27/08/2006 21:10

It could well be sciatica as I have had that on/off for years and maybe it's now spread to my arse which has done a bit of spreading in the last coupla years. Thanks for replies anyway. Next time I am in pain, I will post and describe it more accurately.

Californifrau · 28/08/2006 01:11

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Mummymummy · 28/08/2006 08:10

Not at all with first, quite bad with second and just the odd twinge with third due 2-3 weeks even though I am much less fit with poor muscle tone this time.

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bobsmum · 28/08/2006 15:01

Not looking good for another baby then

I could just about convince dh on all the other reasons not to have no 3, but going through the pain and being housebound and just generally miserable whilst looking after 2 little ones would be almost impossible. And the thoguht of the pain lingering on the way it has done after dd - ie 14 months on .. I don't think I can do this as much as I'd love a third.

Are there any miracle cures or even treatments to get you through pregnancy if you can anticipate it happening next time round??

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BBWBabeLisa · 28/08/2006 15:18

Yeh I'd be really interested to know of any miracle cures too, I was on crutches from 20 weeks and completely wheelchair bound for the last couple of months with my DD (but my weight was a big contributory factor - was over 23 stone by the time she was delivered). Desperately trying to lose weight before trying for number 2 as I'm told that'll help the SPD a lot. Am currently 19st (a stone less than when DD was conceived) but still suffering somewhat with the SPD - and DD's almost 8 mths.

kittywits · 29/08/2006 11:34

I don't have any particular miracle cure for during the pregnancy but I did have an AMAZING technique done afterwards which cured all my SPD probs!
I did use during my last preg and although the relief was only temperary it did make a huge difference and perhaps if I'd had it regularly it would have kept the discomfort to a minamum.
Anyway it's a "The Bowan Technique" and it's a recognised form of soft tissue manipulation. It's very gentle, is done through clothing but the results are very , very good.
After I had my 4th baby I was walking around like a cripple. I was over taken at great speed by a lady using a zimmer frame at one point .
It would take me a good 5 mins to get out of bed as my moving my hips after they had been still in one position for a long time during sleep was agony. A month or so things had improved alot but I was still in alot of discomfort and whenever I lay on my back I felt ny hips sort of clicked out of place and it was very painful. I certainly couldn't move well.
Anyway I decided to give this technique a go as I was desperate. During the sessions it didn't feel as if the practioner was doing much atall and I was a bit miffed. However when I walked after the first session the diiference was truely astounding. I could walk pain free!!!!!
After 2 more sessions I had no more pain atall and had full mobility.
I know that this is my experience, but I have refered a number of people on to this practioner, they have had a real variety of complaints, but all have been helped beyond their expectations.
Sorry, that was a bit long winded, but it really helped me and for those of you who are desperate and have access to a practioner, you might like to give it a go.

IdrisTheDragon · 29/08/2006 11:37

I had it moderately badly with DS, but not at all with DD. So there is hope for subsequent pregnancies.

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