Painful SPD and working

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I'm 26 weeks pregnant with DC2 and am struggling with SPD which came on about 2 months ago. I work in an office and we are pretty short staffed. By early afternoon my back locks up & it's incredibly painful. I have been referred to a Physiotherapist who has just signed me off for a few weeks (didn't know they could do that!) with a view to doing reduced hours when I go back. My boss is great but I could hear in his voice that this is going to cause major problems, and just feel so guilty. Mentally I am able to work, but physically am a bit of a mess.

Has anyone else had experiences like this and successful returned to work pre baby? And any advice on how to manage works expectations?

I reduced my travelling away from the office, but my commute was 60 miles driving a day so it only got worse. Also was given crutches which meant I could actually walk. There is also getting the balance between moving enough so you don't lock up, but not so much that it gets worse. I had exercises to do, a belt to hold my pelvis in place and pain killers. Due to the spd and other health issues I was signed off at 31 weeks. Although I'm less active the spd is getting worse. I hope this is not the case for you but unfortunately it might be .
In terms of managing works expectations, it might be worth saying that it could get worse and suggest to them what might help. Could you work from home at all? I tried all I could to stay at work, despite a number of hcp suggesting being signed off earlier, but my body just couldn't do it.

Hi Squeezed, thanks for the reply, sounds very similar. Work have agreed to me being home most days with one day in the office, but even at home I struggle as I'm on calls at the laptop all day in blocks of 3-4 hours in place of meetings & can't just move around. I'll have a think over the next couple of weeks about what could be done to adjust the working day.