I'm am 25w & have had SPD symptoms since very early on (6w) today I am struggling to walk. It's uncomfortable & painful. I am hoping to finish work at 35w, but I think I'm pushing my luck.
Walking aggravates the pain & rolling over in bed is really painful.
Chiro? Physio? Support belt? Taking it easy? Ice packs on your pubic bone and heat packs on your back?
Let someone else push trolleys for you at the supermarket is my biggest thing - I have to take DH with me now to do the shopping, even though he hates it. But I need him to push the trolley because I just can't do it.
ETA - oh and are you sleeping with a pillow in between your legs? That helps me. And when I have to turn over, I support my hips with my hands, and sort of hold everything in place and do a big whale flop to get over LOL
main points to remember:
*always keep your knees together - do not do any lung or wide leg type movements, including when getting into a car
* don't roll over in bed, roll under
* get chiro or osteo help. I see a chiro twice a week and will start physio next week
* rest. Do not push through or overdo it - you pay for it
* accept. Yes, you walk like a nana and that's frustrating. You feel like you can't do things or plan your life. This is just the way it is. It's better to plan for no more than 30min walking a day and accomplish it than plan for more and not make it, as we'll as ending up in agony
* online shopping. 10min in a supermarket can end with me in agony. We've switched to online. A bonus is we're saving money, even with the delivery fee, simply because I'm not impulse buying as I walk down aisles.
With DS1, I ended up on crutches and had a temporary disability parking sticker for my car. Old ladies would help me by opening doors or carrying bags. I'm hoping to stay off crutches as long as I can this time, hence the 2 x weekly chiro. Affording it is another problem.
Everything they said... and I can also highly reccomend the SRC support shorts. They're insanely expensive new but I found some for a reasonable price on eBay and honestly, had I known how much difference they would make (to me at least, I'm sure every pelvis is different) I would have happily paid twice that. I'm still sore, but I can walk and do what's needed to care for my kids when previously it was getting to the point we were discussing DH having to take carer's leave as I could barely stand some days.
I'm wary of chiros too. But have found both Osteo and physio treatments helpful. Certainly don't make it go away, but they can help balance things out a bit and the guide you on how to hold yourself, which muscles to activate etc to best support your pelvis.
Pain pain pain!
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