What is your top tip dealing with SPD and a huge bump?

[madmouse]

Got it literally in the space of ten minutes so am a bit shocked . Am learning about keeping legs together as much as possible, but walking is so sore...

Rest, rest, rest, rest, rest - seriously! Do as little walking/turning over as possible. Go up the stairs backward on your bum, do not pick up/carry heavy things (esp toddlers)

Bag of frozen peas on your pubic area.

The key is getting it to settle down asap then make sure you do not aggrevate it again.

I used osteopathy and it was wonderful for me I went in on crutches in agony and it improved it to being bearable to walk again. IN my next pregnancy it never got as bad presumably because I knew the signs of the warning twinges and started being careful so it never got really aggrevated.

You poor thing. I had it last time - I just lurched to catch the dog and wham, ow!

My sympathies.

How much longer do you have to go? Hopefully not too long.

There's no magic cure really. Rest. Be organised so you don't have to keep going up and down stairs. Sitting on your gym ball is good. I found kneeling on the sofa, leaning / slumped on a big beanbag was quite a comfey way to sit! And although they're not recommended, my elastic support belt helped a lot.

On the positive side, I was ever so worried about the technicalities of giving birth with SPD but it didn't really affect me much when it came to it.

Good point broccoli I'm sure they recommend birthing on all fours with spd, def not on your back with your legs open.

I have been on crutches with my last 2 ds's and found loads of pillows in bed, a chair with arms and not too deep for the livingroom, only walking when compleatly nesercery, and having a step for the car, (we have a people carrier) very helpful

oh gave birth on all 4s with ds4 and stoodup with ds5! make sure you tell them if/whenever you have an internal as well, and if you end up on crutches take them to hospital with you I had to use mine for 3 weeks after ds5 was born

Thank you for the quick responses! I am nearly 37 weeks so feel quite lucky really as I have the end 9and the baby!) in sight, I am on maternity leave and everything is ready. I feel i have 'done'it by wearing running shoes for my regular walk (which have a correction for overpronation so are not level -doh, feel a dodo now ) instead of my super supportive walking boots, and then keeping on walking all the way dismissing it as just a bit of ligament pain.

Not walking is hard (moan moan), birth ball is comfy and was already planning a home birth on all fours.

Thanks again, this is Mumsnet at its best

It's probably worth mentioning that if you have a C-section (though that doesn't sound likely in your circs), keep the crutches. I was elated after DD2 was born as nothing seemed to hurt anymore. I left the crutches in hospital - I thought it was a miracle!

Then I came off some of the painkillers and realised that my poor pelvis still had some way to go

I am such a dope ...

are you seeing a physio? get refered now if you can as it can be a fight if you still need help after

see a physio & get a special belt

I got the SPD belt like this via the NHS physio (it was free, but probably depends where you live....) and it was FABULOUS

rest, rest & more rest. knees together & don't lift/push anything heavy, including the hoover!