SPD Ladies - Help Please...

[alioops]

Rest up hun. I always found when it was not as bad as it is now that if I did too much 1 day I would be sore the next, so do as little as possible. I know the feeling of being forced to run though, Sarah did it a few weeks ago coming out of daycare.

[Inertia]

Well, I got googies to hide at like 3am, and then we have to put the seats in the bus - I know - I have absolutely NO concept of "taking it easy". But after that I should be right to put my feet up for a while. In fact, Angies best friend is coming up tomorrow arvo, so chances are pretty good because she won't have it any other way. Great kid - tis why we never have a problem with her spending her school holidays here with us. She is an only child and thrives on the family environment.

Oh man, that makes it sound like I am taking advantage!

[Anila]

oh hun, i do hope u get some relief soon, do try and rest, and get the kids to help out when possiable.
Good luck hun.

[fionas]

yep, my physio said the best thing is rest. She told me that I should spend two days per week just in bed if I get pregnant again.

I almost feel off the pilates bench and rolled around the floor laughing at that concept.

[echidna]

Am I too early to get SPD? I had pelvic girdle pain in my last pregnancy at about 28 weeks onward. A support belt helped. But this pain is different. Its in my groin, toward the right side of my pubic hair, and is painful when I weight bear on my right leg. I also feel achy a little in the centre of my pubic hair. Sometimes I have no pain at all, but if I sit down a lot or sit cross legged a few times a day, I have a lot of pain just trying to walk. I really try to avoid spreading my legs, but the sitting down a lot, I can't avoid when I have to travel long distances on trains. And I've applied for a few office jobs, and I'd be sitting a lot. I seriously hope its not going to get worse, otherwise I can't work and I really need to work right now, money is tight.

[alioops]

Unfortunately not Echidna. I wish but it does sound like PGP again (which is the new name for SPD) Get a physio referral ASAP and start managing it early!! Try as hard as you can to avoid crossing your legs and get back into the management techniques you used last time. I hope it doesn't get any worse for you

[echidna]

Ali, tell you what, I didn't know what PGP was until I was 37 weeks, because I googled. By that point, there wasn't much I could do, I was due soon.

Sometimes its comfortable for me to raise one knee and lay it flat with the other straight in bed. Making a P if I make sense. I shouldn't, but keeping my knees together constantly is uncomfortable. All the regular GPs are on leave, so seeing the doctor is quite difficult.