SPD at 19 wks??

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Feeling very rough today, back and groin area is sore. Headache and sore throat!!
At night I have a mountain of pillows to help get in a good position so I won't be in pain with my hips an hour later. Never works feel like I'm turning ever 20mins.
What tips have you ladies for helping with SPD pain??
Went for a walk yesterday evening and though I would never get home, groin area was sore along with my back. This is my 4th pregnancy and never had anything like this with the others. At this stage I would be zooming around the place.. But no such luck this time feel like I've been dragged through a bush this morning !!

Hi - I've had SPD with my first pregnancy and again now with my second. Both times it first came on around 18-20 weeks, was quite troublesome up until about 24 weeks but then went away until 32 weeks (in the first, I'm 29 weeks now with no2 and still fine). The first bout must be my body getting used to the initial relaxation of the joints and then the second because the baby is getting so heavy. So not a lot of consolation for you but you may have a lengthy spell in the second and early third trimester when you are pain free.

Otherwise, I only found that making sure I kept my hips aligned (eg pillow under my upper knee when lying on my side, don't stand on one foot, don't lean with your weight on one foot) and avoid walking long distances at a slow pace (such as going shopping!) helped at all. Sitting for very long hours at my desk job also made the pain a lot worse so this time I am working shorter hours and working from home so that I have a different chair/desk arrangement part of the time (and can sit on my bed if I need a break).

good luck and congrats on baby no 4!

Oh I feel for you! I got it at 17 weeks. Try a support pillow for sleep and making sure you move to the edge of the chair before standing etc. also a support belt may help.

Hi, I've had it in both pregnancies, chronically in the first which left me in a wheelchair by 7.5 months. My advice would be don't go for a walk and keep your knees together as much as you possibly can. I found it frustrating to hear other people talking about exercise and how good it is in pregnacy but if you've got SPD, anything where your legs move in an oppositional way (I.e walking, going up the stairs) puts strain on the pelvic joint. At this stage, you only have prevention as the cure is giving birth!

Good luck, hope the pain gets better for you - I'm pregnant again now (12 weeks) and am nervously waiting for the moment my pelvic joint decides it's had enough!

Thank you ladies, I will be trying all tips. I would have though walking was good but when you put it like that it make sense. Ill be avoiding that for a while. I feel I'm carrying very low this time round also, so that's not going to help. The joys of pregnancy, hopefully it will resolve itself in time.

This is my first pg and I developed spd as early as 14 wks,it has got steadily worse and I am going to see an osteo next week.
Don't suffer unecessarily-for me the pillows in sleep,legs together,tips help but don't alleviate the pain. many who have sought treatment say spd can be 'fixed' and you don't need to put up with it.its just very misunderstood (gps have been especially useless for me)
I recommend the pelvic partnership website,lots of useful info there. Your mw can refer you to hospital physio,I am still awaiting my appt so have gone private as its affecting my day to day life.

Go and see an osteopath! Best decision I ever made, the pain is so much less already after just a few sessions, wish I'd started sooner. The best thing I was told is walk/get out of a car/bed/sit etc etc like you have a very short skirt on and no knickers! Basically legs together as much as possible 24 hours a day. Also when you're at home go up and down stairs sideways, takes longer obviously but puts much less strain on your pelvis. When sitting up sit with your back against the back if the chair with a small pillow in the hollow of your lower back. Lastly as much as you practically can lie on your side with a pillow between your legs, I spend whole nights on the sofa like this now instead of sitting to watch tv.

Basically do as little as you can, don't have too many busy says and nights in a row if you can and just look after yourself. Oh and if you've done too much one day, frozen peas on the pelvis for the swelling!

Good luck!

I echo the osteopath suggestion! Mine is a godsend. I'm on crutches for the SPD, but can cope better now with weekly sessions on my back and daily ice packs on the symphysis pubis (15 mins 3-4 times a day).

I find sitting on a birth ball is most comfy for me; even when being treated by osteo!

Have an apt with my gp for Friday. I'm in angony today, have taken panadol for the pain which i dont like to do but just so sore. ive also taken to the couch with dozens of pillows.

I feel like my pelvis is in two, and walking is a form of torture now. Did to much this morning and paying dearly for it! Ill mention an osteopath to my gp and hope she refers me.

Good luck for the gp. As far as I know the nhs do not refer to osteopaths,they may send you to the hospital physio and this may or may not be useful.if you can afford it many recommend shelling out to see a private osteopath.