Will SPD make my labour harder/more painful?

[Spice17]

MW thinks I have this and after days of barely being able to walk, get up etc I agree.

Very uncomfortable and making me miserable (only 3 weeks left at work though -woo!)

Just wondering how/if this affects labour, wanted to stay mobile, walk, bend over things, sit on ball etc.

Can I still do this? Are there any additional complications I should be aware of?

TIA

Natasha yes she did but apparently can take up to 4 weeks when I'll be 36-37 weeks.

Am feeling like an arthritic old lady and it scares me how much worse it could get!

Concerned about the spreading legs wide thing, don't you have to? plus I have very chubby thighs right now :)

Good question Spice I also want to know this. :)

I actually found in the last week before I gave birth I was in much less pain, I had a natural birth and MW encouraged me to find a position I felt comfortable in and I mainly laboured standing up holding the side of the bed for support, and this was the position I gave birth in

SPD is horrible and you absolutely have my sympathy

spice until you see a midwife, you need to try and keep your knees together as much as possible (turning over in bed, getting in & out the car etc) and do basic pelvic floor exercises like clenching your pelvic muscles -it really does make a difference

I had spd in all 5 pregnancies, i found the best thing for labour was to stay mobile, use birth ball, kneel, be on all fours etc and also labour in water. I was in the bath forva lot of my labours with ds2 and ds3. Had ds4 in the birth pool.

The worst thing will be flat on your back, legs in stirrups.

Puy in your notes/birth plan that you have spd and so you dont want stirrups and must be careful how wide you spread your legs etc.