SPD - Is it worse/better with second pregnancy?

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I'm wondering..as it crippled me at some points with d.s and I really hope it isn't as bad this time
Does anyone have experience?
It's a hard thing to research..no one seems to know! lol

Well i am afraid i am the bearer of news you don't want to hear.

With my dd (2.5yo) i only got SPD towards the end and wasn't that bad, i am now 29 weeks pg with no2 and have suffered quite badly with SPD from about 12 weeks -ish, and is quite a bit worse this time around.

Saying that i suppose everyone is different, and not sure if it is definately worse 2nd time around for everyone.

hth

lol..don't worry!

It's helpful to hear experiences..
I will need to come up with a plan of action if its baad as ds is 6 months and i spend all day dashing around after him..
that would be impossible if it's like last time..often it took me 20 minutes to walk from bed to the kitchen to make a cup of tea..

I am identical to pucca, had it only slightly first time, didn't even mention it to the midwife as I just thought it was a normal pregnancy ache and pain, but I started with pain around the 12th week stage this time, and on looking into it, I am assuming it is SPD, haven't seen the midwife since so I haven't actually been 'diagnosed' with it, but everything points to it, and it is alot worse this time round.

ooh no..well i got it at about 20 weeks last time..but now can only be 12 weeks (lame for not knowing..but. a.f has been erratic!)
and have had bad spd pains..mainly in the morning..

Did you get any advice on how lay in bed and exercises to do last time? Have you been doing them?

I didn't get much advice tbh..i got a belly belt at 32 ish weeks which was too uncomfortable, so i didn't wear it, but maybe that might help in the earlier stages!?

ooh x posts..no this is what i feared!

ah well..best try and scrape money together for childcare before it gets too bad...

I guess you have a booking in appointment coming up with a midwife, speak to her about it, apparently GP's aren't the best people to ask about it, I am coping OK with mine at the moment and I am seeing my m/w later this month so I will ask about it then, but until then I am just trying to sit properly (i.e. not slouched or sideways) and sleeping on my side etc. Seems to be about the only advice to take until it gets much worse.

I think you need to hear from PandaG, not sure when she'll be around. She had a bad bad time with DD, 2nd pregnancy.

I had it wprse with DS than with his little sister.

haven't sorted out a booking appt. at all..I was assuming for ages it was due to natural a.f changes after having ds, I did a couple of home tests but they didn't test positive,

then saw my gynaecologist, who did a scan and thats how I found out! crazy i know!

If I get the same comm. midwife as before i'll be really happy as she was great, but she didn't know much abut the spd really..

I don't know if they would be able to do very much but what about ringing NHS direct? Don't really know what else to suggest!

thanks..but it's not urgent..nor do I think doctors will really have advice..
i just remember when i was pregnant with ds a lot of you had the same, so i'm looking for experience really..

and fingers crossed it wont get bad..but i will prepare for that eventuality!

but things don't look good..the scan was a basic one so she couldn't really measure, but estimated 9 weeks, and said to prepare for an actual date dat9ing at 2 to 4 weeks either side..one i have my next scan..so not much to go on!

i'm just so worried about having the spd like last time with the little guy to run after..it'll be impossible!

Well I can be bearer of good news

With DS it was bad from about 30 weeks, with DD I knew I was pregnant from my SPD pain at 4 weeks and it became unbearable at 20 weeks, saw an osteopath who gave me my life back... kept seeing him but it was very much manageable until 38 weeks when baby's head engaged and it was hell... I could not walk at all!

This pregnancy - I am 18 weeks - NOTHING absolutely NOTHING!!!

One of my best friend had it for her 1st 3 kids and nothing for her 4th.

I am prepared if it comes back. I plan to see this \link{http://www.hilarylewin.com\lady}... she did a lot to get me pregnant in the 1st place and I know she can help with SPD (which is basically initially an over relase of relaxin). And if she fails then the osteopath... but I will not suffer without getting proper treatmant. I know a good osteopath can make a world of difference.
Good luck

I had mildish SPD in the later stages of my second pregnancy - nothing too bad, just aches walking & lying down & getting in/out of bed etc etc...
But it cleared up really quickly after giving birth & breastfeeding. For the first couple of days everytime I BF I would get stomach cramps (uterus contracting) but also really bad pains in my hips. I put this down to the BF hormones that help shrink everything back to size. By about day 3, the pains had gone and also the spd.

Can't be sure that BF was the answer as I know other people who's spd dragged on even with BF but worth considering if you weren't planning to BF.

I'm afraid mine got much, much worse with each subsequent child, sorry!