Please help! Dh put SPD belt away in a 'safe' place - and now he can't find it!

[spongebrainmaternitypants]

After my 1st pg, dh safely stored my SPD belt away in the loft ready for pg No 2.

Well, I am pg again and can he find it?!

So, I need to buy another one urgently, as already in some considerable pain at 10wks and don't want it getting worse .

Problem is I can't remember for the life of me what it was called or where I got it from - it was a fairly sturdy black belt, with velcro straps that you could pull tight once the belt was on. I think it cost about £20 something.

I think I ordered it from a foreign website - somewhere in Europe.

Does that ring bells with anyone? Need it urgently so if anyone can help would be very grateful!

Hello there

Was it the serola belt? I've recently bought one, and it fits your description. Here's a link physiosupplies.com/acatalog/Serola_Sacroiliac_Belt.html.

Can you not ask your midwife to refer you to a physio and get a free belt off the NHS, espcially if you bought your belt last time.

I am sorry you are in so much pain at this early stage in pregnancy. I realise that physio referals vary in speed from area to area, but if you are suffering badly at 10 weeks, it will be tougher at 30 weeks.

My nhs belt is fanastic. Its made by a company K.S.A Ltd

herb, you are a star!

that is exactly the one - sorry to hear you're suffering too

off to order my new belt (and then dh will find the other one I bet!)

Sorry reallytired, x-posted, I have been referred to physio but my physio last time suggested I buy this one rather than get the NHS one as it was much better!

Maybe you have a more generous PCT!

I am seeing a physio now and they are hoping to strengthen my pelvic muscles to do the job of my ligaments.

IKWYM about how bad it's going to be at 30 wks - the thought of it scares the crap out of me, esp with a young baby to look after .

SPD sucks sooooo much .

I hope the physio works for you. SPD is absolutely wretched. I am 37 weeks and I had SPD since 27 weeks. I hope for your sake your SPD does not get worst.

It does seem that the nhs is a bit of postcode lottery.

What is an SPD belt? My wife still suffers terribly some 7 year after giving birth.

Could she het help from the NHS, some physio a belt etc or would she have to pay? She got no after care at all.

Sometimes her legs just lock if she stands or lays in a certain position.

ABetaDad, I had SPD from 14 weeks pg, DS2 is 19mo now, and I still get pain (had belt during pg, and crutches towards end)I was referred to physio by my GP, it really helped, she did some sort of massage and gave me exercises to do.

Betty - thanks for that. I will tell her.

I have only had one session of physio on the nhs. I wasn't given any massage or anything like that.

I got given advice on how to get out of bed, what position to give birth in and the support belt. Apparently there are certain positions that if you use for birth can cause permament damage.

If my SPD gets worse then I can contact the physio and make an appointment for up to 6 weeks after birth.

I have been told that my symptoms should dissppear after bith. I am horrified that ABetaDad's wife is still suffering 7 years after birth.

I think it varies how much this condition is reconcised.

Abetadad, sorry to hear your wife is still suffering.

Reallytired, my SPD disappeared immediately after I had DS, but it's not always the case. There is one lady on here who is still suffering 12 years on .

However, these are the exceptions - most women do notice their symptoms disappear almost completely straight after birth, if not within a couple of months.

Fingers crossed for you - you're nearly there now!

Reallytired - she got crutches but no advice, no belt and no physio. She was in a lot of pain. I think she really injured herself trying to walk while pregnant with DS2 and I think she should have had a wheel chair. I suspect some GPs do not appreciate the long term damage that can be done and just think it is a temporary issue that will go away once the baby is born.

It has got better over the years but sometimes I have to help her move her legs if she has slept in a certain position in bed. She finds it difficult to turn over or standing in one position for long.

GPs don't really understand SPD I don't think - in fact the registrar I met during my ante-natal care seemed pretty clueless too and my MW was totally unsympathetic, so we shouldn't expect too much from GPs!

I am wondering whether I will resort to a wheelchair as my pg progresses to try and limit the damage - it seems preferable to being housebound for 7 mths .

Did your wife have SPD in her 1st pg?

sponge - definitley agree with you. Our GP did not understand it.

She only get it with DS2. She did not know what it was and the Gp was no help so she struggled to walk unaided until the 7th month until the pain was too much to bear.

ABD, my heart goes out to your DW. I only had the physio a couple of months after birth, as I was told the pain would be 'cured' by birth .
It was a hell of a lot better, bit still v painful after 2 months, so I asked the GP to refer me.
I had approx 8 sessions, then was discharged as there was nothing more they could do, and as long as I kept up the exercises, I wouldnt get worse.

herbietea - I am sat here with tears in my eyes. Your story is awful, truely awful.

Thankfully my DW is not quite as bad as you -neither of us had any idea it could last for years.

Thanks for the link. I will go through it today and may well come back with a few questions.