Need some info

Hi Guys,

I have a couple of questions I was hoping someone may be able to help me with. May be a little TMI so I apologise in advance

First, I was advised by my doctor I have an unstable pelvis (sympis pubis dysfunction) I was wondering if this can cause early labour. Has anyone had this or knows someone who has?

Also I had an internal haemaroid (spelling?) which has now become external. I have a presription cream that my doctor gave me a while ago that I have started using. Has anyone had these before, how long does it take for them to go away when using the cream?.

Thanks in advance

SPD - I've had it, went 9 days overdue, no signs of going into early labour and I haven't heard of it being a risk for early labour. I wish!!!

re the Hemorrhoid cream - the usually the creams that are prescribed take away the pain and symptoms, and do not have a huge effect on the time that it take for them to go away.... you need to ensure that you are not straining etc and have nice soft bowel motions (sorry the nurse in me emerging) as this will help shorten the time that they are out - usually they stay out for a few days, but if they are bad can stay out longer (esp if you have not treated the problem) Drink lots of water, increase fibre and i find that stone fruit every day helps ;)

Hope this helps

I have had SPD with each of my pg's and this time i have managed it really well, I have had regular massages throughout my pregnancy and doing little things like keeping my knees together at all times even rolling in bed, sleeping with a pillow between my legs and never lifting one leg off the ground so even when getting dressed sit on the bed to put your legs into your clothes. I also have a pelvic support belt that i use when it is really painful. It is a very common condition and alot of women get it at some stage towards the end. I had a few adjustments with my chiro and that really helped me too as my pelvis was twisted.

As for going into labour i haven't heard of that before if it is bad it can make some positions in labour difficult or painful.

As for the dreaded H word, i have had them with each pg also and as long as you don't get constipated and strain they can be pretty manageable too, sometimes they can cause trouble still but the constipation is what causes the most trouble for me and prune juice has been my saviour this pregnancy and i have only had one night of trouble so far (touch wood). The Dr i was seeing for my last DD told me that when they came out to get my DH to push them back in, i was horrified as if i would ask him to do that, but if you can do it yourself when they are bad then that can relieve some pain.

with regards to the dreaded H's i too had them bad when pg. For me i found the cream did little and was just too much hard work iykwim. I upped my water and fibre and it helped but until DD was born they never went away as such and even now (she is 13 weeks) i've had the odd occasion where it has popped back out (sorry tmi)

I go to playgrp with a girl who had really bad SPD and she wore a supportive belt thing through her pg as she go bigger. She was induced at 38wks as she wasnt coping with the pain and was having trouble looking after her DS too. She is the only person i know who's had it and her case was severe.

I hope you are feeling better soon been pg is fantastic but some of the 'side affects' can suck cant they.

I suffered from severe SPD when pregnant with my DS. The pain started when i was about 26 weeks along and I had no idea at the time what it was and had never even heard of the condition before. It wasnt until i was around 32 weeks that it was diagnosed and i was told that hydrotherapy can help as can a support belt. My DS was born at 34 weeks so i didnt really get a chance to try any of the methods advised but i have been told that you can suffer from the condition with each subsequent pregnancy. I also found that a body pillow was great in bed as you can wrap your legs around it which i found helped with the pain. I hope that you can find some kind of relief because i know first hand how bad the pain can be.