SPD advice again sorry :(

[lisad123]

My SPD has got pretty bad the last2-3 weeks.I have spoken to physio ytoday who is lovely. Im getting numb thumb from using the crutches, and really struggling some days. Im off work, not driing and resting well.
However. Physio has now suggested wheelchair use. Im worried if i get inot that wheelchair that there i will stay. I know its stupid, but those that has used wheelchairs, have they helped? how many have ended in c setions due to spd? Physio seems to think t might end in csection but consultant still saying vbac, which im happy with right now.

L

I was never on crutches or a wheelchair, but what helped for me was strengthening my core muscles. He helped support the area around the pubis so my stomach muscles carried some of the weight.

Hang in there, take good care of yourself, I struggled to get back into exercising after delivery and only managed to do so pain free since March this year, ds is now 19 months.

Good luck!

I have just given birth 2 weeks ago. I have had severe SPD throughpout my pregnancy (the doctors and midwives say it is the most extreme case they have come accross). I ended up in a wheelchair (totally unable to walk) from 36 weeks pregnant and am still in one now, 2 weeks after the birth. I also brought a mobility scooter as it was impossible to get around in a wheelchair with my toddler. This scooter has imporoved my quality of life as I can go out anywhere. I also feel more in control with the scooter as I don't have to rely on someone pshing me around in a wheelchair. I really hate being so disabled and the reactions from others can be quite outrageous - people tend to think that there is something wrong with you mentally if you are in a wheelchair. However, i am on the road to recovary and hope to make a full recovary even if it takes months. I also had a vaginal birth (even though I could barely move), gave birth on all fours with my legs tied together so I couldn't move them and damage my pelvis more. Managed with gas and air only, refused all other pain relief so as to not mask the pain of the SPD and prevent further damage to my pelvis. The pain of giving birth with SPD was actually nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be, I think you gain a much higher pain threshold when you have SPD so the actual giving birth is not really a problem.

If you do go for a vbac lisa, a good tip is to measure the distance you can open your legs comfortably (use a piece of string/ribbon and cut it to the right length).

Make sure your DP/DH has that string/ribbon with him in the delivery room to check that you're not going beyond the comfortable distance you can open your legs. Its all too easy to get carried away during labour and risk damage.

My dp is an osteopath and he says that osteos get good results with SPD, perhaps try that?