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amandapthompson · February 2014

I have a few questions!

How did you find out what you had?
Did you mention symptoms to your dr and they told you what it was?
What are you doing to help with the pain?
Does anything different happen during l&d for you ladies?
If you have had it before, did the pain go away or did you continue to see someone to help manage?

Any other helpful information would be greatly appreciated!

I've been to Dr. Google and I've pretty much self-diagnosed. I have an appt next week and I am definitely going to mention it to my doc.

Nickiechan · February 2014

I had a severe case of SPD with DS 's pregnancy which caused PTL at 28 weeks and was wheelchair bond by 33 weeks... it was a very rough and extremely painful pregnancy. It almost got us thinking we only wanted one child because of the pain and suffering I was going though.

How did you find out what you had?
At 28 weeks I started having full blown contractions that were consistent. When I got on the table to be checked I screamed because my legs would not go that way and the doctor on call pushing them. I was writing my waddling at 13 weeks as normal aches and pains... The doctor was surprised and stated that I may have a skeletal issues and after we got my PTL contractions settled he wanted me to go to PT. PT was a joke and they told me there isn't much they can do and only gave me a couple exercises and told DH how to realign my pelvis and hips which in would go out alignment very quickly. Went to my follow up appointment with a midwife to complain about the awful pain did she diagnosis me with severe SPD.

Did you mention symptoms to your dr and they told you what it was?
My OB didn't call is SPD. He called it skeletal issues but my midwife told me it was SPD after I explained what my symptoms where... which were difficulty spreading legs, waddling, limping, extreme pain in on side of hip, grinding, popping...

What are you doing to help with the pain?
DH realign me, however with this pregnancy I am seeing a chiropractor and he is a miracle worker and I am able to walk in 3rd trimester. With DS' s pregnancy they gave me narcotics for the pain and I only took them when it got extremely bad.

Does anything different happen during l&d for you ladies?
Malpositioning... This is the number 1 issue with SPD. Your body is producing too much hormone relaxin which make your pelvis and hips very unstable but also allows more room for baby to move about. They say that SPD suffers have faster labor but my was 18 hours long of natural labor and we found out he was Sunnyside up...

If you have had it before, did the pain go away or did you continue to see someone to help manage?
I still had alignment issues afterwards, however the grinding and popping did settle down some. My chiropractor feels I may have some underlying issues such as hip dysplasia so we are planning xrays.

Kbaughan · February 2014

I had it with all 3 of my pregnancys. Doctor diagnosed me. Also my sister suffered with it before I did, so I knew what to look out for. Both my labors so far have been uncomplicated and pretty fast. Both girls were healthy 8 pounders. I'm a small girl with a pretty small frame so I like to tell myself it's my body's way of preparing for my chunky girls ; ) right now for pain I sleep with a heating pad cramed against my pelvic bone and it has helped significantly. if I over do It during the day I stop what I'm doing and soak in the tub for a bit. I found taking the pressure off by letting the belly float really helps. I don't take any meds because they simply do not work. After babies are born I do struggle with alignment problems. They really only cause great pain during my period (when relaxin strkies again) and when I'm trying to work out. I saw a pt right before becoming pregnant with this one and it actually helped me a lot! He basically taught me how to strengthen the muscles around the pelvis and back holding everything in place better. Out of my 3 pregnancys I've struggled the least with SPD this time around.

amandapthompson · February 2014

@nickiechan I thought it was you who had spd but didn't want to do a call out in case I was wrong.

Thank you for all the information. I really appreciate it. The limping, extreme waddling, spreading legs issues are definitely problems for me this pregnancy that were not with my first one. I can't lift my legs (even hardly an inch) off the ground to put pants/socks/underwear on for example.

So chiropractor care is what has really helped you?

Nickiechan · February 2014

amandapthompson said:
@nickiechan I thought it was you who had spd but didn't want to do a call out in case I was wrong.

Thank you for all the information. I really appreciate it. The limping, extreme waddling, spreading legs issues are definitely problems for me this pregnancy that were not with my first one. I can't lift my legs (even hardly an inch) off the ground to put pants/socks/underwear on for example.

So chiropractor care is what has really helped you?

Yes! Find a chiropractor! My is a miracle worker.

amandapthompson · February 2014

Thanks ya'll! I really appreciate the info.

KayCee85 · February 2014

Okay, I'm gonna be the idiot that asks...what does SPD stand for?

Nickiechan · February 2014

Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction

KayCee85 · February 2014

Thank you! I did some research. ..sorry you girls are going through that!

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