SPD 36w Can't walk

[seebychloee]

36w had spd pain for weeks. Doctors can't help. Physio useless. Midwife don't say much. I'm at the point the pain is bad I just cry everyday. I feel bad for not walking the dog when DP is at work. Getting up or turning over in bed is excruciating. I'm at wits end. I'm so emotional and everyone just seems to be annoying me etc. I'm wanting to avoid seeing my family as they stress me out even though they are just trying to be helpful. I've packed my hospital bag. Need to create a space for baby stuff as house is currently being renovated which is adding more stress due to not being able to 'nest'.

Sorry for the rant is there any tips or advice to make the last few weeks bearable? I feel guilty I feel so down and feel I should be excited etc.

Oh OP I remember that pain well! The only thing that made me feel better was a bath & a hot water bottle. My midwife also suggested I got cocodamol 8/500 from the pharmacy which I only took at night & it helped me manage to get some sleep. It’s honestly the worst & people don’t understand how painful it is if they don’t experience it

37+4 and in the same boat here the nights are by far the worst just turning over in bed is agony! I do find that once I am up and moving around after a while it does ease, hot baths and water bottles do help and I take paracetamol before I go to bed but I am in tears.
No one seems to be able to suggest anything that will fix it unfortunately and the promise that it will go after baby is here is all that's keeping me going.

Ive had this in all four pregnancies but only as bad that I couldn’t walk with my first, it really is awful and I wondered how I could cope, then the baby moved ( I can’t remember at which week) and it eased up and I could walk again. I did ask about getting crutches at one point which I think so hospitals give women.
With my second and third I had acupuncture and this really helped. As did cold water swimming ( 15 degrees or so but I get this is not for every one I imagine) I’d be pain free for about 3/4 hrs afterward. So I don’t know if you can try a cold shower or an ice pack? I also had a physio manually manipulate my pelvis which helped too.
In this pregnancy I’ve been wearing a support belt which kind of helps. And taking co codamol as the acupuncture service and the physio service are suspended.
In all four though, the more I sit down the more in pain I get and if I can get past the initial pain staying mobile seems to help me? But just walking as walking pushing a pram or carrying a kid is still horrific.
Hopefully there’s some ideas here which might work for you. And I hope you have the same baby shifting position reprieve that I had x

It's awful. I got signed off at 20 weeks and was in a wheelchair for anything more from the end of the drive at 25. Don't push yourself it's nit worth it.

What helped me was moving as little as possible generally and using an acupressure mat when it got bad for instant relief. Do not feel guilty. Take care and do what you have to do.

Could you push for an early section? 37 weeks?

Sorry to hear this OP. Am in the same boat since about 12 weeks. I've now been signed off work as it got too much for me. I also had the occupational therapy team come in and put some equipment in the house, one to help me have support when turning in bed which has been really useful and also a swivel chair in the bath as I was struggling to lift up my legs. I am 29weeks now and it is getting worse and making me feel really miserable. Add in hip pain in both hips plus throbbing legs like I've run a marathon and it is unbearable. Has your GP given you any painkillers? I'm on cocodamol 30/500 which really helps to take the edge off the pain. Good luck with it all and take things easy

Hey Op, I’m sorry to hear you are in such pain. This is my second pregnancy and the pain started a lot earlier this time for me. I went to see a specialist physio and she recommended a support belt. Not a pregnancy stretchy one but one that firmly held your pelvic in place. Its very good.

I was recommended some exercises and told not to overdo it. Can you see a specialist physio - the one I saw was recommended through my private health care and really knows her stuff (much better than the physio I had in my first pregnancy)

I’m 36 weeks and also have severe SPD, walking is painful and sleeping lying down in bed is off the scale agony - I’ve been sleeping upright on the sofa.

No solutions I’m afraid but I feel you.

Had a phone physio appointment, doing the exercises given and wearing the tubigrip, taking paracetamol, do all the pillow between knees, don’t stand on one leg to get dressed etc and resting as much as possible.

Was told by my midwife the only other option was a GP appointment to be prescribed stronger pain relief but I don’t like the sound of potential side effects for baby.

If you can afford it see a private physio who specialises in pelvic girdle pain. Trust me, it's worth every penny. I wish I had known I could have been helped, if not on the NHS. In the end I still have problems with mine and ds is 13 now although I can mostly manage it.

Only things that's made it easier were Crutches, chiropractor and this book

Relieving Pelvic Pain During and After Pregnancy: How Women Can Heal Chronic Pelvic Instability https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0897934806/ref=cmswwrcppapiglttfabc81T37GS4RAB1P6947NB7??encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I suffer from 8 weeks first pregnancy and 4 weeks 2nd (that's how I knew I was pregnant)

My children are 5 and 7 and I still get pain every month when my period comes. All the focus is on spd in pregnancy but it's can be a long term condition, it's such a horrible thing.

I understand how you all feel. I just wish more was done for women suffering, until you have spd you truly don't understand the the pain each day.

I'm 28 weeks and this is my 2nd pregnancy. Suffered with spd first pregnancy but not like this. I was diagnosed with Osteoarthritis 12 months after ventouse delivery after pushing for scans etc as I didn't seem to get better. Now I'm suffering with spd and arthritis 😪 went to physio last week who said I will be getting crutches at next appointment and try to rest as much as possible. Hard to do when you have a 19month year old. I had a phone call today from the midwife care team at hospital who has put me forward for a c section after very lengthy discussions. I'm struggling to walk, roll in bed is a nightmare ,I feel I have done a million miles on a bike! I have been given cocodomal but refusing to take just yet. Again told to use a support belt and heat packs. I have also just been put on 200g ferrous sulfate x3 daily but told my baby is at the larger end of the scale? Sorry to go on, but I take great comfort reading everyone's posts knowing I'm not alone. My advice is stay as positive as you can, take each day slowly and except any help... something I struggle with.