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SPD and beyond.

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pie · 29/06/2003 20:25

Ok, well I'm 25 weeks gone and thinking about my birth plan as I want to make it clear what I can and cannot do. I'm just about to get delivery of my wheelchair too, so I want my midwife (who I'm sure I'll have never met) to know just how severe my SPD is.

I know about the best birth positions, finding out the max comfort zone for parting my legs etc.

But I was doing some reading and saw that some physios recommend not letting the mother out of a wheelchair for up to 48 hours post delivery, even for going to the toilet. I was hoping for an in and out delivery, but not I'm worried the SPD will automatically mean a stay in the hospital.

Also no where seems to have any info on whether the symptoms will improve and how soon.

I know everyone has different degrees of SPD so no one may know how long it takes to recover from my severe kind.

When I had DD 4 years ago I didn't have SPD so this time it really is all new to me.

If you been through childbirth with SPD how did it effect things? Did it mean a longer hospital stay? How long before you noticed an improvement?

TIA!!

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KMS · 11/07/2003 22:46

Saw physio and am now on crutches! gp has written large note on my handheld notes so shouldn't get missed. He also said water would prob be good idea. feet are now swollen up like balloons only 9 days to due date hope this baby out soon

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