Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (SPD) Chatter #1

[Arimeh]

Leekee - you poor thing I remember having to have panadol before bed just so I could have 2 hours relatively pain free of sleep before the pain started up again and I would have to turn over every 20 minutes - like a pig on a spit or something.. rotate.. rotate.. rotate.. arghhh... is there somewhere else you can go for treatment? My physio didn't help keep the pain away, but my chiro has.

So here I am, 18 and a half weeks (basically) and STILL no pain. My chiro and I are just in utter amazement considering I had pain from 4 weeks with DD2.

[nickle730]

Sorry you are feeling so crappy Leekee! I hope you find some relief and are able to get in to see a physio. Can you see someone privately?

Update on the SRC shorts... I LOVE them. I still have some discomfort, definitely not pain-free, but I am up and walking and that's more than I can say for my previous two pg's! When I take the shorts off to wash them I have a marked increase in pain by the time they are dry and ready to put back on. Put the shorts on... relief within an hour or two. They were expensive, but I absolutely recommend them! (Thinking I need to get a job in their marketing department...!!)

[LionsandBears]

Has anyone used acupuncture or anything before a subsequent pregnancy to prevent SPD coming back in the next pregnancy? We're going to TTC a lot sooner than originally planned, so won't have a lot of "healing" time between pregnancies. It may be the relaxin hasn't left my body before the next one starts and so I expect SPD to come back earlier and harder.

My acupuncturist had suggested seeing her for a few months before getting pregnant again. WDYT?

[Arimeh]

I'd recommed chiro if anything Tash - 19.5 weeks and still no SPD here. Having had it from 4 weeks with DD2 - its nothing short of a miracle. I was on weekly treatments for about 4 months though.

[LionsandBears]

Mel - was that 4 months before you got pregnant?

[Kazbah]

OMG I went to the pregnancy expo, was A-OK until I got into the car to drive home. by the time I got home, I was unable to move. Still can't, but worryingly the pain has moved from the left lower back to the right lower back. zconsidering waking husband to get panadol...

[Arimeh]

Mel - was that 4 months before you got pregnant?

Yup. Mine was really bad at the end of my pregnancy with Eden, but I didn't start chiro until she was about 3 months old.

[Kazbah]

wow.

Tashy, thanks for last night - DS woke up and DH got up to him, I got my panadol. got some sleep.