I have SPD and it started off with hip pain.. don't leave it if you suspect you may have it. I didn't mention it to my midwife until I was 36 weeks and in agony and then was referred to the hospital physio. I take panadol and some nights strong pain if its really bad, my pharmacist said to only take the strong pain if its really bad as the codeine is constipating. Hope you get some relief soon.
You can go to the physio once (and yes you will get something back if you have ancillary cover) and get exercises that you can then do at home which helped - and you can do them standing up! I get debilitating hip pain with my pregnancies, so bad I can't walk at all from about 32 weeks - so I know what you mean! I also get it in my right hip, so lying on my left side (which you are supposed to anyway) with a pillow in between was OK, but it was only after massage and exercise that I got any kind of relief. Drugs were out for me as panadol would have done nothing for me as the pain is really nerve pain. I went to SJOG in Subiaco which has a physio/ sports medicine place which also runs ante natal classes, so that lady I got was fabulous and knew EXACTLY what to do. I remember walking out after hobbling in. I also had a hip belt which you can buy from the chemist and the physio aslo gave me a long stretchy belly band kind of thing (included in the consult fee) which was supportive too. Hope your hip doesn't get too bad for you.
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