Help! My fanny bone is splitting apart!!

[xenabelly]

Sorry, not sure what technical name is for 'fanny bone' but basically it's the hard front bit. Woke up today and it feels like it's splitting apart when i walk - is killing me! Is fine when I'm sitting down or standing still but if I walk or go upstairs - argh!!

Is this SPD that people talk about? Is there anything I can do about it? Is it worth mentioning to midwife or just another of those lovely pregnancy side effects?

Am 33.5 wks!

Thanks

By fanny you mean bottom dont you?

As opposed to ahem front bottom?

hi

No, I mean vagina (front bottom)!

russelbrand must be American

Yes, it does sound like SPD. You have my sympathy, I remember it well and it bloody hurts

I would do three things initially:

1. arrange to see a physiotherapist to talk about exercises (v. gentle ones, to alleviate the pain) and to get her advice and input about later pregnancy and birth positions

2. ask for a support belt - either your midwife or physiotherapist should be able to get you one.

3. start talking to you midwife/antenatal team about drawing up a proper birth plan for delivering with SPD. It does change things a little in terms of positions and pain relief and you really need to make sure whoever looks after you during the delivery knows you have SPD. If I went through it again I would ask the physiotherapist to write a letter to go into my notes explaining that I had acute SPD and what the implications for delivery were in her opinion.

I hope I haven't waffled too much . I had serious SPD with my first baby, was in a wheelchair for a bit - and I know how bad it can be. I would have a chat with them about pain relief during later pregnancy too, if it gets unbearable. Good luck!

PS - mine was very severe, but it still vanished quite soon after the birth - I was surprised how quickly it dissipated.

Yeah I had it, not really much you can do about it, they could send you to a physio who will offer you a support belt or if it's really bad you could get crutches or other walking aids.

However at 33.5 wks gone I just wouldn't bother, I got it from about 12-13 weeks and was in agony for the whole pg but as soon as I gave birth it stopped. Trying to turn over in bed was the worst psrt of it for me.

I got it from 16 weeks flutturkey, it was horrendous - I'm with you on the turning over in bed. I was in hospital for the last 6 weeks before delivery (induced at 35 weeks) and I was begging them to let dh sleep on the floor just because I needed him there to help me turn over/get up/go to the loo. It was murder.

Did you find yours resolved pretty quickly after the birth?

Yeah mine went straight away thank-god

I remember having to try and use my arms to push or pull myself over in the bed or waking DH to help me out. I also had to get DH to get me in and out of the shower (step over the edge of bath kind) because I just couldn't do it on my own.

Wow hpw glad am I that it goes after birth. I really feel for you Xena!!!!!