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SPD
For the last couple of weeks I've had some really funny pains 'down there' and for the last two days I've felt pretty crippled.
I'd put it down to just 'being pregnant' but after a little googling I think it may be SPD.
It really hurts when I turn over in bed or try to get out of bed or stand up. Putting knickers and trousers on is painful and this morning I vacuumed and swept the floors any found it almost impossible.
I've just had a bath and although I spent most of the time worrying about whether I'd be able to get out again it has eased it a bit.
Have you suffered? What did you do to relieve the symptoms?
Help me!
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I'd put it down to just 'being pregnant' but after a little googling I think it may be SPD.
It really hurts when I turn over in bed or try to get out of bed or stand up. Putting knickers and trousers on is painful and this morning I vacuumed and swept the floors any found it almost impossible.
I've just had a bath and although I spent most of the time worrying about whether I'd be able to get out again it has eased it a bit.
Have you suffered? What did you do to relieve the symptoms?
Help me!
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You have really suffered so far with this pregnancy. I know its a corny old cliche, but it will be worth it!!! I guess you may be throwing this back in my face when you are having sleepless nights! lol!!
I would see the midwife ASAP. Let us know how you get on!!
Get as much help with the SPD as possible. My pelvis and ribs ached as I carried the twins and that was without SPD.
Thing was that I'd got Jack in my ribcage and Nina took up everything else, Nina was head down from 20 weeks, she kicked up into my ribs and jack kicked down to my hip bones. They also tended to 'fight' with each other, but Jack came off worse than Nina, he has a stork mark still in the middle of his forehead to show for it.
I wore a maternity support belt as much as possible, but nothing other than rest helpt after 25 weeks. Luckily Milly was still having 2 naps a day so I didnt feel too bad about going to bed too.
Push for the help, your gonna need to reserve as much of your strength for when they arrive.
Sally
Sally, it is really interesting to hear about your pregnancy with twins.
Thanks to Caroline and Mel for making me chuckle.
I've been doing all the things you've advised and they are all helping. It doesn't hurt if I'm sat, lying or standing still but if I try to move from any other these positions to the other it's agony. I really needed a wee yesterday and was in tears because I couldn't face standing up. (I did make it though, I didn't just sit there in a puddle - but it may come to that! )
I've just left a message for the midwife to give me a call when she gets to the surgery but I'm not sure if I'll be able to see her today.
I found a spd support belt on ebay which was £40 with P&P. I don't mind spending that if it helps but I'd rather take advice from her about whether it's the right one before I buy it.
I really don't think that being pregnant suits me at all! I'm glad it's twins so that hopefully I won't go through it again. Lol.
I've just phoned the hospital to try and get the ball rolling a bit quicker but the midwife just snapped and said "it's a bit early to be suffering with that".
She said that she couldn't refer me to physio without seeing me and that there were no clinics on Friday either so I wouldn't be seen about it then but I could "collect some more information and phone numbers".
I told her that I'd just have to keep walking round with the help of all my furniture and walls until I can get something sorted. She didn't seem to pick up on the sarcasm and urgency in my voice.
What an absolute farce! I'm sure that this pregnancy wouldn't have been half as unbearable if I'd just had a little bit of help from the medical 'professionals'. I just hope that the delivery staff are slightly more caring and better at their jobs!
The outcome is that I'm seeing a consultant tomorrow when I go for my scan (even though I was told that that simply wasn't possible) who can then refer me for physio.
I realise that hopsitals are busy and don't expect to be treated straight away but I just need to know that I'm at least somewhere in the system!
Thanks again girls, you're all very kind, helpful and supportive. It helps to come on here when nobody else seems to be listening.
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With Bronwyn my legs swelled up beyond belief and I was measuring at least 4 weeks bigger than i should have been, I was referred back and forth to the consultant. He just kept saying that big babies are healthy babies!!!
It took me being unable to walk before they accepted that I had a problem in my legs. I was scanned for DVT 4 times, nothing was found. Eventually I was diagnised with an "infection" in a vein in my thigh and had to self inject blood thinning drugs (i cheated and the midwife popped in every day and did it!!). Even after having Bronwyn i had to have the injections!
This time if, god forbid, anything like this happens I will make sure that they take me seriously!!!
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