SPD/Pelvic Girdle Pain

[3isthemagicnumb3r]

22 weeks and it's already making me miserable! So sore! I have a pregnancy support belt and resting as much as I can. Taking paracetamol but don't really want to take codeine. Any miracle cures/advice? It's my 3/4 baby (expecting twins) and I never had it like this with my other two pregnancies! Crazy what we go through! X

My dd has this was miserable for her, the GP referred her for physiotherapy had a couple of sessions & was much better, could try that or if you have the funds pay privately, hope you feel much better soon.

I paid for an Osteopath for mine and I really felt it helped. Didn’t eradicate it, but improved. I used a pregnancy pillow to position my legs better at night and avoided any specific exercise that exacerbated it. No miracle cure sadly.

There is no cure. I was there too.
acceptance I think is important. The day you have your baby it will leave. So take it easy and be kind to yourself.

I agree with the tips PP have given too.

If you can afford it, see a private women's health physio. Worth every single penny. You don't need to suffer.

Rest rest rest rest was the only thing to really help mine- as soon as I walked more than 20m I'd be in pain for days after. A support band helped in the early days when I was more mobile, and I paid for a fortnightly physio session with a women's pelvic specialist which really gave some relief. It was my third pregnancy and after two without PGP it was a huge shock! I had it from 16 weeks, am now 34 and counting down the time until baby's here so I can live a mobile life again.

Thanks everyone, I'll look into a women's health physio! X

This is very poor advice and actively harmful as you need early intervention. The condition can often be successfully managed with manual therapy from an experienced practitioner. Look up pelvic partnership for more details on finding a practitioner and coping strategies.

Have a look at the pelvic partnership website. They have lots of info and also a list of osteopaths who specialise in this horrible condition. Don’t do anything that makes it worse if you can avoid it. I found a huge bbhugme pregnancy pillow (pricey but doable on eBay) was the only way I could position myself without too much pain for sleep. Very much more supportive than foam pillows - it’s like a beanbag. And I sat on a yoga ball as even the sofa was too painful by the end. Poor you. It’s not fun.

Don't push through the pain. (Easier said than done when it's not your first!) but when it starts to hurt stop whatever you're doing. You can make it worse if you press on, it's not like exercise pain where it's no pain no gain, pain means stop. Where your support girdle as much as you can. Keep your knees together, so things like watch out how you get out of the car, swing both legs out together, or if you swim don't do breast stroke legs.
I had a mobility scooter by the end as I couldn't even walk to the end of the drive!
My physio said once you get it in pregnancy, it will be worse with every subsequent pregnancy 😱 luckily it was my last one.

Physio helped me so much. This is my third baby and it’s started earlier each time. My Pilates instructor sent me on a pelvic symmetry sequence and I now have pain free days. Some days I lean down to pick up my baby and I can feel the twinge. I do find exercise helps it, but I have to listen to my body.

Yup - physio for me too. Pelvic partnership 100%.

Had it so bad in 1st pregnancy I was crying most days, couldn’t walk very far, stairs were a nightmare and turning over in bed was agony.

Got in with a good physiotherapist found via pelvic partnership and 2nd pregnancy was a walk in the park in comparison.

I had this for the last two months of my pregnancy with DS1 and was bed bound, I had a belt, crutches and took codeine, nothing helped