spd...... c section or natural ??

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im 33 weeks pg and have for the last 4 wks been in agony with spd , been to the hospital last night because it came unbearable
have been advised that maybe a c section for the birth would be more appropriate ??
is this such a good idea?
im seeing my midwife this afternoon, has anyone else here had this and had a c section ?
or grined and bared it ?
any advice please ??

my friend had awful SPD with her second but decided to have a natural birth. She used the birthing pool and said it was the most amazing thing ever for her SPD and went on to have a very good delivery.

i also have SPD and havent been advised on a type of birth so i will be having mine hopefully without a c-section as i dont think i'd be able to manage looking after a toddler and baby and trying to recover.

hopefully someone can offer you better advice than me! good luck with it all

Mine was bad in my last pregnancy, but probably not quite as bad as yours since you went to hospital for it, poor you! I had a natural delivery, stirrups, the lot. SPD didn't affect the birth, or at least I didn't really notice it with the contractions, and afterwards, well I was achy all over but my hips felt a squillion times better. I deifnitely didn't need a section for spd, but that was just me. Some people get it a lot worse.

How bad is yours exactly? can you walk? can you open your legs without pain at all? are you hearing loud clicking/crunching? does it feel like your legs might pop out of joint?

I had bad SPD throughout my 1st pg, but unlike you it improved a bit towards the end. I had an emcs after induction, and at the time it was a blessed relief because it felt like DD was stuck at the SP joint and was causing me agony.

However it took a long time for my SPD to resolve itself after birth, and I blame this partly on the section because it took me longer to get mobile again and I was too tender to exercise to the same degree as I can now, after having had a vbac in December.

If it's any comfort, my SPD wasn't at all debilitating with #2. I reckon a memory foam mattress helped loads!

I had bad spd with DD and was wheelchair bound for the last few weeks.

I wanted a water birth but the hospital would not allow it as they needed me to be able to get myself out of the pool (or at least assist them) in an emergency.

In the end I had an elective section on recommendation of the midwives and consultant and am glad I did as I really didn't want to casue any further damage to my already battered pelvis.

Any questions feel free to ask.

LilRedWG - I'd like to know more about your experience of an elective C-section with SPD as i'm considering my options right now. I had SPD in my 1st pregnancy but did not realise what it was and 'pushed through' the pain of walking/doing stuff etc just assuming that's what everyone felt even though I couldn't move much by the end of the day - I covered it up and tried not to think about it. I then went on to have a natural drug free water birth (by complete accident really - not planned!) and the pain was INSANE. And i've remained in varying degrees of pain since then. I'm SICK with worry about going through it again (i'm 36 wks now). I used to cry whenever i got in the bath for months after 1st birth experience, and looking back now, having been diagnosed with bad SPD in this pregnancy (i'm 36wks) i imagine I did a lot of damage without knowing it. After 1st birth I went to my GP 3 or 4 times (1st born is now 2 1/2) to complain about 'bone pain' in my pubic area - damage that felt it hadn't healed - sexual positions really hurt - can't lie on back, sitting uncomfortable in certain ways. They examined me vaginally and siad I was fine. Thinking it was a back problem I went to a Chiro and they said one side of my hips bore all my weight and they were really misaligned but i just thought 'That's what happens when you have children' and put up and shut up. Now i'm terrified of the birth again and have appointments with Physios, and an Osteopath and a Consultant in order to talk through the various options - and pros and cons of each (induction/ natural/ epidural/ positions/ c-section etc) but would love to know more about SPD sufferer's who have opted for Epidural and lateral birth and elective C-section (especilaly if you have had a natural birth prior to the C-section. Any advice welcome!

Hiya, i had an elective, partially due to SPD, and im so glad i did!
i was in a wheelchair for the last 5 weeks, and lived downstairs as i literally couldn't walk.
i haven't regretted it, and the pain was so much better, although not gone, it was managable, i had no issues with looking after my baby, the ward was so busy i was in for 4 days, and didn't buzz them once to help with DS.
i had it from 18 weeks, so in my mind i had been in enough pain, i didn't want to make it worse or put up with a difficult labour.
i was advised against the water birth which i asked about as i also had gestational diabetes, and later disscoverd i had placenta prieva my consultant said i should consider a section, and i agreed, after that i felt a lot better as i knew the date, and knew that it wouldn't last any longer than that date, it did me the world of good, however the pain got worse and they eventually moved my date up a week after a scan to check babys lungs etc.
tbh it was such a good experience, i feel like someone upstairs was making up for the crap pregnancy lol, and was thankfull for that.
i recovered so quickly ( section ) my hv kept phoning me asking if i was really ok and not putting a brave face on lol.
i still get a niggle or hear/feel my bones crack/grind, but its much much better.

i will be having another elective again

oh also, because my back was so messed up they couldn't give me the epidural dispite them trying 5 times ( ouch )
the consultant put this down to the spd aswell, so if i had had a natural birth, i wouldn't of had the option of an epi to make the pain bearable! so glad i had the section!

Hiya,
I had really bad spd in 1st pregnancy from 18 weeks. Was on crutched by 24 weeks and then wheelchair! I had a natural delivery although they induced me at 37 weeks as ds was big and i couldnt walk or do anything else! I don't regret having him naturally even though he is 19 months now and i have only just been dicharged from the consultant about my spd- My consulatant said they would only give me a section if essential- after i had ds i was told to wait at least 2 years beofr trying for another (im sure he will love the fact that im nearly 8 weeks pregnant now!) I already have pain with this pregnancy and really dont know how i will cope with a toddler whilst on crutches!

I had SPD and it actually made labour easier than not having SPD. My ligaments were so lax that the baby slipped out without any problems.

For me the pain of SPD was a lot worst than labour pains. The physio advised on what was the best position to give birth in. Although in practice that got forgotten about. I was advised to give birth in a supported kneeling position, where as in practice I gave birth standing up. Avoiding my daughter being born down the toilet took priority over SPD.