SPD..???

[MerlinsBeard]

Can SPD start in your hips? i am in an incredible amount if discomfort and by the end of the day pain in my hips, mostly my right. my lower back is aching a lot but i am only 16.5 weeks so i know its not caused by enourmous bump!

Yes!

As Califright says, early physio can help enormously. Ask your GP/MW to refer you asap. Make a fuss about the pain - some medical types don't seem to appreciate how unpleasant spd can be.

There's a good website about SPD:

google the Pelvic Partnership.

Best of luck.

Mine was also simular by the time i was 38 weeks it was agony. I found that the support belt helped even just where it was tight iykwim? I was induced in the end.

i will look at the pelvic partnership thank you. haven;t another appt with mw until 20 weeks so if i can last until then without getting much worse i will try to. ty for replying!

Don't wait - call your midwife or GP. SPD can get very bad, very quickly. I'm not telling you this to scare you, I'm telling you to make sure you get help as soon as possible. You need to see a physio and get a support belt and/or big tubi-grip. Neither are sexy, but will help you!

I found not sitting on hard surfaces helped, sitting on a gym ball is great, also immersing yourself in water, I had a deep bath every night with some relaxing lavender oil in it. The belt and physio was OK but not that helpful.

If there is a brine baths near to you - go!! It is amazing, as the highly salty water makes you weightless and the pain just disolves whilst you are in there! (But is a bitch when you get out)

I am using a boob tube to cover up my trousers now that they don't fasten and that is supporting my hips as its quite snug. is a support belt much different?

no brine baths near here but am going to start swimming again. not actually swimming, just being in the water while ds2 splashes around.

a gym ball? like one of those hoooge things that they soetimes have in birthing centres? was offered one recently so think i will say yes!

and do you have to pay for support belts? or can they be prescribed?

I didn't pay for mine i went to hosp to have it fitted. The gym balls are fab. It made an amazing difference in labour as the spd made it quite painful to move around. I'm certain it speeded things up too.

My (NHS) physio referred me onto the orthotics department of our local hospital and they fitted me with a (free) support belt.

TBH, I never got on with it that well, but some people swear by them. I think SPD is one of those conditions that affects people very differently.

Have you had SPD with previous pregancies? Pilates can apparently help prevent recurrence if you decide to have any more children.

Hi there

I put this on the antenatsl thread as well but maybe this is where I should have put it. Am new so I hope I'm doing it right!

For SPD I really recommend chiropractic treatment from a practitioner experienced in pregnancy. It is so gentle and really effective. I know some people who have tried physio aswell but they then went onto chiro and found it much better for SPD as its a structural issue and chiro approach is perfect.

Its so awful to be in pain in pregnancy.
It's far too common and not enough people get told about this great treatment that will really help! I really want to spread the word as I have seen it do so much for so many pregnant women - me included - and is ultimately really beneficial for both you and your baby.

Here's a link to a practitioner's website just to give you an idea of their considered approach. SPD is something that an experienced pregnancy chiropractor deals with all the time.

Take a look at the articles too and the baby pages. All worth a read.

www.barnes-chiropractic.co.uk/pregnancy.html

Best of luck and here's to reducing the pain,

Love Sara x