Hi all. I suspect I may have spd. I have severe pain whenever I walk, get dressed, climb stairs and when im moving in bed. I feel like im crippled. I even had to leave work at just 21 weeks. So now im home and barely move. I plan on discussing this next appointment. Has anyone else experienced spd? Its such a painful condition and has me worried as to whats in store for me
I had to look it up, but I know what you are talking about. I have issues with my pelvis while pregnant but I stay on top of it by going to an awesome chiropractor who is very experienced with working with pregnant women. Have you thought of that? I go at least once a week (we are on a family plan, my whole family goes including my 2 year old) and she keeps my pelvis in line and also helps with the rest of my back.
SPD is awful! I had it from about 21 weeks as well. It is ridiculously painful and there's almost no relief. At about 23 weeks I switched from sleeping in bed to a recliner and it was a lifesaver. I didn't touch my bed from about 24 weeks until after I delivered.
You described to the tee how I've felt since last night. I'm 33 weeks, but I hadn't had this type of pain until now. Thanks for asking about SPD otherwise I would have had no clue what to ask my OB on Monday. Hopefully, some of the other ladies will have some advice for us. I don't remember having this type of pelvic pain with my first twin pregnancy.
Its really horrible!! Im miserable everyday, all day. Im uncomfortable and in pain all the time. Its in my groin area, thighs and back. Sometimes I have this shooting pain right in my vagina and its unbearable. Im only 22 weeks, forced to leave work and now at home. Ive read you may end up on crutches or in a wheelchair! Cannot imagine that happening and am hoping it doesnt. But I dont have the feeling that this is going to get any better. Its just so difficult to enjoy this pregnancy because of the pain of it all.
I've wondered about it myself as well. I work with a woman 2 weeks behind me with a singleton she says she has no pains down there! I'm like I feel like I've been kicked a hundred times, but this is my first preg and I've told my doc and she doesn't act like it's out of the ordinary! I joke with the girls at work that I need a hemmoroid pillow for my front! Lol! I can't stand or walk for long, it's so hard to lift my leg to put it into pants if feels like my pelvic bone is gonna snap!
I did not feel like I was being stabbed in the vagina until closer to the end with the twins but I have for a couple of weeks with this baby, I called my OBs office today and they just blew me off telling me to drink more water, rest and take Tylenol. She said that since I have had 5 kids and 2 of them are twins she was not surprised. I am going to discuss it with my peri on Monday this is an awful feeling! Mine seems to get worse when I lay down so I sleep sitting up most of the time.
FirstTimeMomma, it sounds like your symptoms are worse than mine. :hug: Of course, last night was the first time I felt like I could be split in two. It started after walking upstairs and then trying to sleep on my side. Heathermomof5, I took Tylenol today and I'll admit it helped some, but...I guess the true test will be tonight. I'm staying downstairs on the futon and will be sleeping propped on pillows on my back. (Of course, that makes my back ache half-way through the night.) Oh well...here's to hoping we all find something to help. :grouphug:
It actually helped me some too! and yeah, I feel your back pain too! That is how I feel after sleeping propped up! :grouphug:
Sleeping in a recliner was helpful for me, too. I don't think I slept in bed after about 24 weeks. I literally couldn't roll over in bed because of it. I had to have my DH roll me. It wasn't that my belly was so big (though yeah, I was big as a house), it was the pelvic pain. And if I did sleep in bed, I'd wake up and not be able to walk. My legs would give out on me because of the pelvic pain. It took a long time for things to go back to normal, too. Until about 6 months after the girls were born, I could squeeze my knees together and my pelvic bone would pop, like cracking your knuckles. It hurt, but then kind of relieved pressure at the same time. Gross, I know. The good thing is that it did feel VASTLY better after having the girls. And eventually it did heal. And I didn't have the same problems my next (single) pregnancy.
