I wonder if someone can help me. During my pregnancy with DS I had terrible pain in my left hip, just above my left butt cheek (in that little dimple thingy!) which started at 14 weeks and got so bad that some days I could hardly walk. Getting out of bed, or rolling over in bed was the worst! Stretching it aggravated it and even bending to put shoes on was agony. Does this sound like SPD? I was seeing a chiro who never mentioned SPD but said my pelvis was out of alignment and his treatment did help, but I felt as if I needed to go at least twice a week for it to be beneficial to me.
Anyway, I'm 9.5 weeks along now and it's starting again! Eeeekkkkk! I don't know what to do! My chiropractor is an hour away from me and with a 13 month old it's just impossible at the moment! Any ideas?
I don't think it sounds like SPD (to me anyway!), but maybe an unstable pelvis, or just your hips out of alignment? It might turn into SPD, but SPD involves the symphsis pubis bones, which are in the front of the pelvis, your pubic bone 'joint'. As well as the ligaments and muscles surrounding your pelvis hips and possibly thighs. Usually the pain you get from SPD is in the front, in your pubic bone and/or hips. Some people can hear the lower back and hip joints clicking or popping in and out as they walk or change position (I can and can feel it grinding too-yuck!). You can also experience pain in the lower back, hips, groin, lower abdomen, and legs. It might make you walk with a waddling gait and have trouble climbing stairs, problems with lifting and lowering your legs, pain turning in bed or getting out of a car, pain when carrying out weight bearing activities, difficulties carrying out everyday activities, trouble pushing trolleys or prams and just general day to day things.
It sounds maybe like sciatica, Stoked, which I have suffered from and it is agony. You poor thing. Often the pain will start where you describe it, and go shooting down your leg. It is basically a nerve being pressed, and it sounds like your unstable pelvis is causing this. Your midwife will be able to show you a simple stretching exercise that your OH can help you with at home to ease the symptoms.
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