Severe Acute Pelvic Girdle Dysfunction

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This is my 3rd pregnancy and suffered from this during my 2nd at around 7 months. I am 19 weeks tomorrow and already suffering very badly and have been issued crutches from my physiotherapist but they have had a knock on affect on my wrists and RSI is setting in. It has gotten to the point now where I'm in so much pain walking that I am struggling to take my 2 children to school and nursery everyday :(

I have contacted the local council to see if I can get any help with transport but am just shy of the minimum distance to qualify so not confident they will be able to help

I've currently had to have my son's school work sent home for him to do but really don't want to keep him of school but at a loss to know what to do as DH workings hours cannot coincide with school times and I have very few friends where I am as we haven't live in the area very long

Are they any charitable or government organisations I could contact that maybe able to help with my transport issue?

go and see an osteopath - really - that will get you walking again. you might still be a bit sore but it will be totally manageable.

Thanks for your message, have asked my G.P and she says if I want to see an osteopath then I will have to do it privately :( Thanks anyway Emma x

Much sympathy - I am in a similar situation (mine kicked in around 16-17 weeks, and I'm on my third child - it gets a little earlier each time) but fortunately I have a car.

I am seeing an osteopath, and normally they do help a lot, but I don't know if I am seeing huge benefits - I'm still struggling to walk more than a hundred yards or so at most on bad days. Chiropractors are good but I have not tried one.

If you are in or near London, the British School of Osteopathy has a half price (£20/session I think, maybe less) expectant mother's clinic. The final year students usually do the work but they are very closely supervised by real experts in the field.

I never had any luck getting anything out of NHS provision. I don't know if the Red Cross might be able to help with anything? I ended up hiring a wheelchair last pregnancy but obviously that's of no use when you have two children to get to places!

I am sorry you are in such a horrible situation.