Pgp with twins

[Ella31]

Currently 21 weeks with twins. I'm in agony with pelvic girdle pain or spd. It's right in the middle of my pelvis and as of today going down my left leg from my buttocks. I could barely walk today. Don't know how I'm going to last the next few months to be honest.

I had this with ds. It's a pita! Go to physio, I ended up injuring myself and even now get flare ups of the pain if I'm wearing ds in his stretchy sling or walking very far or wearing heavy boots. I found the NHS physio genuinely useless, they offered me crutches and sent me on my way. Whereas private physio were much more keen to address the issue and work at strengthening etc.

Pregnancy yoga is good as is pregnancy pilates but you will need adaptions for the pgp as any movement that opens your legs is not your friend eg sitting cross legged. So ideally a class run by a physio should be a safe bet.

Driving massively triggered mine so I had to reduce my driving for work and worked from home more. You need to act like you've a short skirt on and need to protect your dignity with how you move, so knees together when sitting, turning etc. A plastic bag on the car seat helps you swivel with your knees together. A bump support is also a good shout to take a bit of pressure off and swimming is really helpful as it takes the weight off while letting you be mobile and active, I loved being in the water it was like instant relief! I swapped my chair in work for my birthing ball and that helped too.

You need to take it overly easy really, I wouldn't notice something hurting me at the time but I'd know all about it when i could barely walk the next day. So if you've some days that feel a little better don't be tempted to do more as you'll set yourself back. A good supportive pillow for nighttime is helpful as well. It doesn't last forever!

If you can possibly afford it, start private physio now. You need someone who specialises. I wish I had - I waited for the useless NHS physio which was just some leaflets - and ended up having to see someone for six months post-partum as it didn't go away.

I still get flare ups now if I over-do it... soft plays are not my friend!

I agree with the others - if you can afford it, go and see a private physio or osteopath who specialises in pregnancy health. They will work with you to minimise the pain now and potential damage/pain later.

I had pgp through three pregnancies, including a twin pregnancy. I used belts and crutches and was basically unable to walk for the last two months of my last pregnancy. I saw a fabulous osteopath after my final birth, but I so wish I had seen her during pregnancy as I am sure she would have helped enormously through the pregnancy and early post-partum weeks