25 weeks and I've put on one and half stone.

[Pandora2016]

This is not good.

I have SPD and the NHS won't help (a half hour chat on the phone is all you get here) and just getting out of bed hurts so exercise is out. I used to cycle everywhere, swim, go walking... Now I struggle to walk down the street and get on the bus.

Is there anything I do about this? I'm always bloody hungry though.

Utterly, utterly miserable.

No advice but sending you as that sounds awful. All I can suggest is eating more protein to make you feel fuller so you don't feel hungry all the time. Best of luck

You poor thing, SPD is vicious. If it helps, I had it terribly at about the same stage but now at 35+6 it's actually better than it was! I got a V-shaped pillow from IKEA which goes between my knees and under my bump at night and it really helped.
Re the weight gain, please don't worry! 2-3 stone is normal if you were a healthy weight to start - and the less you weighed prepregnancy, the more you'll likely put on. With my daughter I'd gained 5lbs by 20 weeks and put on 2 stone overall - this time round I'd put on over a stone at 20 weeks! I was convinced I'd end up massive, but actually I just gained it completely differently - the weight gain slowed right down after that and I've put on about 22lbs with 4 weeks to go - so right on track and following the guidelines.
Just do your best, eat healthy more often than not and limit the junk - it's all you can do. Everyone is different - some people put on 10lbs and struggle to lose it, some people put on 4 stone and it falls off after the birth. You can only do your best, no point spending the next 4 months worrying about it. and a dose of and

Some PGP/ SPD resources:

NHS Liverpool leaflet with stretches

Really good yoga routine

Pelvic partnership

Plus there are private physios who treat PGP/SPD you can find them here along with some guidance booklets for patients

SPD is horrible. I put on 2.5 stone with DS1 (he was 9lb when born) because I struggled so much but the physios did keep me together and in work. It did ease off in the last couple of weeks

Very basic advice:

-Sleep with a pillow between your legs
-When changing position do so with your knees together whether it's rolling over or getting out of the car.
-Sit down to put on socks and trousers etc so you don't stand on one leg.
-Avoid pushing heavy supermarket trolleys or hoovering - basically anything with resistance and twisting
-Don't carry anything unbalanced so if you use a shoulder bag wear it cross body or change to a back pack
-If you don't have one already use a gym ball to sit on at home (and at work if desk based) for some of the time.

Thanks Carrot, that's useful stuff.

Can I ask, did you pay privately for physio?

I paid privately for a physio, only needed three sessions and it was amazing.

I also put on three stone over both my pregnancies (from 8 stone to 11 stone) both times I lost my baby weight without too much effort. Try to not worry, I wasted lots of time fretting over my weight gain and it was unnecessary.

Mine was on the NHS. Our trust has a self referral service for pregnant women to be seen by specialist women's health physios. I do know of two private physios locally who also do PGP work.

It may not be your thing but if you can find an acupuncturist who'll treat pregnant women then I found that to be the best pain relief