What is the earliest they will induce me with severe spd??

[spiderpig]

Hello

I was just wondering if anyone knows/has experience of early induction?

Basically I am 31 weeks and am suffering so badly with spd/pgp. I had it severly in my last pregnancy too and was induced at 37 weeks, but do you think there is any chance I could be induced even earlier?

I know that even thinking about it is quite selfish, and obviously all I really want is for my baby to be born healthily and safely.......earlier in the pregnancy I was determined to avoid induction at all!

BUT I have other children too and a partner who can't take time off work to help me and I'm really really struggling obviously there is no way I'd want the baby to come too early (I have had a premmie) but what about after 35 weeks?

I just don't know how I'll cope with another 6 or more weeks of agony

Actually they've changed the guidelines I believe and now they try and get you to at least 38 weeks (sorry!).

But talk to your consultant (I assume you have one, if not ask for an urgent referral). Of course, as you probably know, having the baby doesn't guarantee the end of SPD. It can go on a while post partum.

Good luck.

Hi there spider pig, I too had spd with dd1, it was agony so i sympathise with you. I was referred to a pysio department who gave me some tips and exercises to do and made a support belt for me. I was offered crutches if it got worse. There was no mention of early induction. Perhaps your midwife or doctor could refer you to a physio. After the birth of dd1 i was still in pain with the spd and went to see a Chiropractor. They took x rays and showed me the extent of the spd, it was shocking to see how out of snyc my body , back etc was. The chiropractor was fantastic, she got my body back into sync again, and when we decide to have another baby i will definately visit the Chiropractor during and after pregnancy. Best of luck

I can sympathise, I had SPD and it's hideous.

But I doubt they would induce you before 38 weeks. They don't even like to do elective sections before 39 weeks now as apparently the risk of breathing problems is 6 times higher at 38 weeks as it is at 39 weeks. (That's what I was told in 2006 when I had DD3, no doubt it has changed again!)

I have sPD - it's severe enough that I need a wheelchair atm if I go out anywhere. I'm due today, but nothing's happening yet!

I had v bad SPD with dd and had her normally (a VBAC), but because I had to be continuously monitored I was stuck on the bed and delivered in the lithotomy position - stupid move.

As a result my SPD continued for another 18 months or so after the birth - I did some serious longterm damage.

I would say if it's as bad as you say, then an induction is only going to increase your chances of needing other forms of intervention and will certainly restrict how you deliver - you'll be unlikely to get off the bed and will need CFM - therefore needing to be on your back and causing big problems.

I would be more likely to ask for an elective section in order to avoid the SPD continuing after the birth - it's just not worth the risk IMO.

hth - good luck - it's hell isn't it

Bobsmum - I had an elective section (for reasons other than SPD) and still suffered for ages after the birth.

But I am sure that the sort of delivery you had would have been so much worse - I could hardly lie on my back near the end let alone try and give birth that way!

Hope you have your baby soon

Unfortunately, there is nothing much that can be done for SPD. Its a very nasty 'side effect' of pregnancy. I've never seen anyone induced before 37wks for SPD either. My friend had horrendous SPD and had foot drop by the time she delivered, her leg muscles had wasted and she had to have intensive physio for the first week after delivery because she couldn't walk.

Have a look at this website, they have absolutely loads of information and you can download or send for their booklet.

www.pelvicpartnership.org.uk/index2.html

Thanks sidge

I did try to tell the consultants that I couldn't get on my back let alone deliver there - but I wasn't given the choice because of the monitoring Ended up with an epidural so that I could mask the SPD and lie where they wanted me - grrr.

As I've had a section in the past, I can't be induced due to the (teeny weeny) risk of scar rupture. So I either go naturally or have a section. Either way, I'm housebound atm - my (disabled) mIL has had to move in with us for the past week to take ds to school/make the meals/do everything. I'm sick and tired, especially watching someone who is very disabled having to do everything for me and there's just no sign of this baby!

But as there's no public transport here - I'll be housebound for another 6 weeks anyway if I end up with a section - its a no win situation

Thank you all so much for the replies

I ma so sorry to hear that so many of you have/are suffering with this, I had no idea it was so common until I started useing these boards

So I guess the answer to my question is no lol! I know that keeping the baby in as long as possible is absolutely whats best, I guess when I'm really in agony (usually at the end of the day!) that I lose perspective a bit.

My midwives and consultant have been really great, and I have been offered induction at 37 weeks again as I am so bad so I will try to be grateful for that, though this seems quite unusual? I'm wondering if it helps that my babies seem to come out fully cooked at this point

Thank you also for pointing out to me that I need to be prepared that it might not go straight after delivery, I was so incredibly lucky with my last baby that it did but I might not be so lucky this time, I will definitly be looking into chiropracters!

I hope all of you still suffering recover soon and bobsmum I hope you baby makes an appearence soon! Lots of baby out vibes to you

Spiderpig- I have acute SPD and have lost all perspective. 36 weeks and housebound...but I have been booked for an early induction at 38 weeks, so only 2 more to go. They won't do it any earlier, but having at least a date to focus on has made a big difference to my mental state.

That having been said, mw gave me a 'long talk' today about the likelihood of a c-section as early inductions don't always work. So now I have something new to obsess about.

You have my sympathies, and I hope you get your induction. I knew that labour would be hell. I never imagined half my pregnancy would be too.