Hi signet, Physio is a good think to have lined up, that and meds is the only thing that will help. The physio is right in some ways in terms of pregnancy. Prof Grahame, a specialist in hypermobility wrote a good little reference guide for EDS and hypermobility in preg I will hunt it out and post a link here later for you. You can get more pain when pregnant, the extra weight gain does put increased pressure on your weight bearing joints, and the relaxin hormone generated in preg can play havok with dislocations and subluxations. I spent much of my 1st preg with a dislocated knee cap! However it still manageable for most people, I have had three dc, many of the mums on here have had multiples of dc, so don't let that out you off. Yoyu are statitsically more likely to dilate quickly and give birth quickly, but again that is about being prepared. There is also a possiblity of membrane rupture in later preg, but this is pretty rare, no-one on here has said they have had that. I had three preg, all different, some increased pain, but I managed without pain meds, just rested as much as possible and was careful n ot to put on too much weight (at the time, wish that was still the case!) I had three quite quick deliveries, but no dramas at all.
20% of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Hypermobile type sufferers have little, shortened or no reaction to local anaesthetic, if dental ones haven't worked in the past I guess you are in that category. It will mena that epidurals will probably not work for you, but this can be tested in the back of your hand if you ever need to have syurgery under local anaesthetic. You will need to have ga if it is confirmed, but don't stress about that either it is just important to know either way so drs can plan around it.
What is TTC sorry I may be being dense, been a bit os a stressful day at this end?
Mummyplum it seems to me that you have come up against a paed who is under the mistaken belief that EDS and hypermobility is a thing you can pretend you don't have!!!!! Arghh, but not uncommon. Go back to your gp and ask for a referral to a rheumatologist, and a gastro, your dd needs both. The EDS/hypermobility may be mild, but she still needs a confident dx by a medical professional who is an expert, and a community paed is not this. This is your paed trolling out some rubbish about not wanted to "label" your child, cos they think "labelling" isn't helpful. Ask many mums on here and they will tell you labelling is extremely helpful, it allows you to talk knowledgeable and credibly to schools it gives you a framework for what to expect and it outs you in touch with other parents who are experiencing the same thing. Hypermobility is a recognised medical condition which waxes and wains in the way it affects sufferers, other symptoms seemingly unrelated seem to develop over time, and it can affect different individuals very differently, in that respect it is impossible to generalise a sufferer which surely is the only down side of a label!