Anyone been induced for SPD? Do you think I should be induced or put up and shut up?

[sweetkitty]

Am completely fed up tonight, am 37+6 weeks pregnant and am in complete agony, even just sitting here my hips and pelvis are aching. I have had a particularly bad day today, I'm not in a wheelchair but should probably be on crutches, I am shuffling along, can't walk very far at all, driving hurts as gear changes hurt, wake up all the time at night as I move it hurts.

I have a nearly 4yo and 2 1/2 yo to look after, DP is great when he is here but he's out at work 6-6 5 days a week. I am only doing essential journeys like the nursery run and a weekly top up shop. No family to help out.

DD1 was 15 days early DD2 12 days late and right now the thought of going through another 4 weeks of this hell is killing me. I am so down right now. I have lost all patience with the DDs, hate them bouncing on me, cuddling me etc hate having to get up to do a nappy change or spilt up a fight. Feel they have crap mummy as I can't do anything with them.

Am seeing MW on Friday and am seriously thinking of asking her to be induced, am I mad? I have gone naturally twice, had 4h and 2 1/2 hour labours, I have heard inductions aren't nice and it would also mean homebirth is out.

Oh I don't know if I am just moaning and don't want an induction, just wish this little girl would come out now.

Inductions are not nice IME. Have you considered an elective section - difficult I know with several other children to consider.

I empathise, I have SPD, early PET and am only 35 sodding weeks so I know I have a while to go yet.

Are you taking a decent level of painkillers? I know it sounds daft but I was refusing them till last week and now I'm on four paracetamol a day and it's really taking the edge off and allowing me to get some sleep at least.

Does your SPD recover after pregnancy or does it take a while - I was so lucky last time, the day after I had a cs I felt no pelvic pain whatsoever. Right until I got to week 9 of this pregnancy .

IMHO, I would avoid induction for as long as possible.

I thought I had SPD with ds1 (now 3yo) but wasn't confirmed by mw until I was about 37/38wks, and by then was too late to see physio. I was induced (he was 10 days late) and ended up with ventouse delivery. Not nice.
Started getting SPD symptoms a lot earlier with ds2 (at around 18wks) (he's now 14mths old) and got referred to physio. She gave me crutches and some good exercises. Told her my plan for a homebirth, and she was all for it, saying that as I would be in my own environment, I would be more relaxed, in a better birthing postion, therefore in less pain.

I know the pain is bloody awful, but I'd rather go through SPD again, than have an induction.

Aand agree with WMMC about taking painkillers.
Have you got crutches? Its a pita trying to use them around lo, but towards then end I found them a lifesaver even going to the toilet in the middle of the night!

Hi SK - I was induced last time - partly for spd and partly for other medical problems - but it took 4 days to get things moving which wasn't nice.
It might be worth talking to someone about painkillers - I take cocodamol (8mg you can buy OTC) but last time I was prescribed 30mg ones (you need lactulose with those too!!)and my OB said if necessary she would prescribe tramadol or even go as far as diamorphine! She wasn't worried about that at all - she said it was worse for me to be immobile than to take painkillers.
Do you see a physio at all? Mine is a real support - not a huge amount she can do atm but has given me some tips ..and crutches which really help when geting up at night - especially those first few agonising steps.
Lots of sympathy anyway

I had SPD from 14 wks, by 20 weeks I had a brace and by 30 wks I was on crutches.
I saw my consultant at 36 wks and begged for C-section, as felt like you, and couldnt bear the thought of going another 4-6 wks like that.
He said C-sections make it harder to recover from SPD as scar is across your pubis (plus, its obv major surgery) and you have the regular recovery to put up with also.
He offered to induce me at 38 wks.
My waters were broken at 7.30am, and labour started naturally.
Unfortunatley. had to be put on drip (pictocin?)at 1.30pm as my labour stopped (did in 1st pg too - natural start)DS2 born 6.30pm
Pain is very intense, but brings contractions quicker, and with your labour time history, you'll have her popped out within the hour.
I say go for it.

whomovedmychocolate - elective section complete no no, too scared and also will have 3 DC under 5 and no help. Last labour I was up and about 2 hours after and driving the next day. I am lucky SPD almost completely goes once the placenta is out. My labours are pretty horrendous in themselves although fast they are intense from the off one contraction on top of another, keep thinking induction can't be worse than that can it?

I hate hospitals I hate intervention, being poked and prodded and told what to do.

aggie - have seen physio quite a bit in this pregnancy, basically she says my whole pelvis is misaligned, the right side is higher than the left and it causes a lot of pain on the right and has a knock on effect across the other 2 joints especially the symphilis pubis. She told me last time that every time she tries and puts my pelvis back my ligaments are so soft they just pop back. Never thought about painkillers no one has suggested it apart from the odd paracetamol which is useless will mention it to MW tomorrow.

herbietea - ouch 12 years later, have you seen anyone, there must be something they can do. Sounds like your DS just wasn't ready to come out first time.

It's the old thing if I knew when she was coming if it were around her due date that would be OK but to go 2 weeks over argh!!!!

herbie - thats awful your poor thing you have all my sympathy, the only thing that keeps me going is knowing that this goes (apart from a few twinges) once the baby is here, I cannot imagine having it long term. This is definitely my last baby as well.

just something to consider - your spd could be exacerbated by a very medical birth - which of course is more likely to occur if you are induced rather than starting labour naturally

I think you should try to avoid an epidural / forceps delivery if at all possible
this would mean avoiding induction if you can

but I do entirely see why you are considering it - I would talk all options over with a midwife or consultant but do think carefully about possible consequences after birth if you have a very medical birth while suffering with pelvic problems

What about asking your midwife to do a membrane sweep? Just to see if things will get started. That way you could still have a homebirth.
Hope bubba comes along soon.

hatrick - pain free labour - can you buy one online?

F&Z - I know I know induction is something I have always really not wanted, I was facing one with DD2 but she finally budged 2 days before I was booked in. I had a lovely homebirth with DD2 last time, 2 1/2 hours from "ouch that was a bad BH" to baby out, recovered great. I have this idea that they could just break my waters, stick a gel up there and my body would do the rest since it's already done it twice. I knwo the reality is different.

Wisknit - had 2 membrane sweeps last time did nothing IME they only work if you are just about to go into labour anyway.

Looks like it back to all the old wives tales and maybe even have sex although thats going to be a challenge.

Oh SK I know exactly how you feel, it's bloody agony. I want my homebirth soooo desperately that I've decided to put up with it, I don't have any other DC to think of. Let's ask our GP's what pain relief we can take, if I could sleep longer than 90 minutes at a time, I might feel better!
I do agree with Franny in that once you go down the path of intervention, it's a slippery slope but I understand your desire to have baba 'in the arms and not in the pelvis' as I posted yesterday!

Go see an acupuncturist and ask her to see if she can kick things off - you can but try - you are term already so it doesn't matter if you do go into labour now.

SK and Gilly - start buy getting cocodamol over the counter - tis lots better than paracetamol

Thanks to all those who advised taking painkillers, as like Sweetkitty it never actually occurred to me. Am now regularly popping pills and so much happier!

I wish it was okay to take ibuprofen cos they're fab - but not allowed