I used a support belt and regular visits to a physio to help me deal with my SPD. If I was walking with my children I made sure they were in the pram and I was pushing it, as this helped stabilise me and hold me up. On the rare occasions I was out without the kids, and round the house, I used crutches which provided so much support and eased the pain of moving dramatically.

I also avoided walking uphill and upstairs when I could, and slept with a pillow between my knees to stop myself accidentally pulling them apart when asleep. I never did it myself, but I have heard tying the pillow in place with an old pair of tights can be very helpful.

Postnatally I visit a chiro and also regularly ice if I start to ace and that helps heaps with my sore hips. They were heaps better as soon as I gave birth, but do ache from time to time especially if I have been overdoing it at the gym.