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 Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 4:16 pm
I don't know if you're plus-sized or not, and it really doesn't matter because SPD affects ALL women. At one point it was thought to happen more in larger women, THEN it was thought to happen more in smaller women. Then they were just like...WTH EVERYONE can get SPD. I mainly link to Kmom's website because it's so good regardless of your size: http://www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/pubicpain.htmBasically, SPD is when the hormone Relaxin floods your system in too large amounts and too soon. It causes your hip bones to get way too loose can cause groin pain, pelvic pain, hip pain, sciatica, popping and locking in the hips, etc. etc. If you had it in your first pregnancy you are more than likely to get it in your second pregnancy. AND even if you didn't have it in your first pregnancy you are more likely to get it in your second simply because your body realizes your pregnant often sooner and more efficently. So check out the site, see if any of that sounds like you. It's one of the leading causes of pubic/hip/joint pain during pregnancy.
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 8:26 pm
Well it could be SPD, so how do I get my doctor to listen? sweatdrop
Basically the joint gets really stiff & painful. After the first pregnancy I discovered that sitting on the floor & putting the bottoms of my feet together, knees bent and doing a slight "butterfly" type movement with my knees helped "pop it back in place." I doubt that is what it was really doing, but that's what it felt like to me, and I had hubby check it once, right before or early on in this pregnancy, since he knows a bit about sports medicine, and arthritis, and he's the one who told me it might be arthritis...he has it bad in his knees.
My last doctor didn't even listen when I told him it hurt, and this one suggested a pregnancy belt, but as I'm getting a tubal when he does the C-section, and that's less than two months from now, I don't see the sense in spending money on it, you know?
Thanks for the responses, I'll look around that website a bit more & see if there's anything there that might help. smile
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:05 pm
Get another doctor. If you sit down with them and explain this to them and you are concerned that it is SPD and they're not listening, keep finding one till you get one that listens. I've found nurse practioners are better for me, personally, and some other people choose CNM, etc.
The problem with specialists is, choose your speciality, choose your disease. (I watch too much House, M.D.)If he's dabbled in sports medicine, of course he's going to say it's that. Being in pain is no fun and don't get jerked around if there's something that can be done! Good luck!
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 9:26 pm
doc's not the one who dabbled in sports med, hon, hubby is. wink
Other than the hip pain thing I like my current doctor, he's given me no hassles over the fact that I know my own body....hell I knew it was a boy before he did the ultrasound & told me it was, I'd already told him that it was. He also trusts my opinion on pain meds, if I say I need them, he trusts that I'm saying it out of actual need. That's pretty rare around here. I go back on the 30th for another checkup, I'll mention the SPD thing then, I didn't even know what it was called when I told him about it before. But even if he doesn't do anything further on it, I'm not so sure I want to switch doctors this far along, you know?
Thank you for the advice. heart
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:37 am
Lol, put a big "duh" on my head on that one, Zan, sorry. xd
Yeah, I can understand not wanting to switch doctors that far along. At the very least, if he doesn't listen or agree to tell him you want a second opinion. That way you still get to keep him, but just get that diagnosed and another opinion, which can't hurt.
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:56 am
Well it has been several weeks since I posted I was going in to be induced...
Kaiya Elora was born on Jan 6, she was 5lbs 15oz and 18 1/2 inches long.
It felt like the longest days ever, I was in the hospital from the 3rd until the 10Th. After I got there and the nurses started getting things going...there like hmm I wonder why your in here already your barely 60% effaced and I was maybe dialated to a fingertip. Anyhow they tell me this after they have already put the first dose of that pill in. So we did that all night...and the whole next day (I think..it is a little fuzzy xd ) Anyhow finally the doctor came in and said that she was going to gimme some sleeping pills so I could sleep for the night and start the Pitocin in the morning. So they started the pitocin...they had me going at such a high dose of it the nurse had to be in with me almost at all times to keep making sure it didn't send my uterus into over drive or something. As time went on hat day my contractions were actually lessening..so the doctor came in and apologized to me for bringing me in too soon, she said she made a mistake and thought I was more effaced and such anyhow then she said we have some options to think about. Either we just go home for now come back another day... or get things ready for a C section..or just let me sleep that night (since I was so tired the sleeping pills didn't help much) and they would try a different inducing drug in the morning. So the doctor left so we could talk it over. We figured there was no way we were going home, since she would just be calling us back in a few days later to induce me and we would have to start all over again. So we opted to stay...and were just telling the nurse that..and BAM my water broke all on it's own. So they started the pitocin back up...to get things going. Well 12 hours later I finally had her. It wasn't as bad as I figured although I'm sure things could have been much worse. Earlier that night they kept starting and stopping the pitocin because the Kaiya's heart rate would drop to almost 55 with my contractions...the doctor started talking about C section once again...instead she started trying to push my cervix behind with her hands I guess...she started having me push when I was 8 cm...she finally asked if I didn't mind being cut...I told her I didn't really want to but if that is what needed to be done. My epidural wasn't that great..the guy who did it was wonderful...but because I was on high blood pressure medicine and my BP was already so low...he had to be careful so once he got the thing in ..he was putting only so much in every 5 minutes or so...seeing how my BP was and then putting some more in. The bad thing though I was already having really bad contractions when he came in, he did the epidural and then...it wasn't working on my left side! So it felt worse once I got it..because before the pain was well everywhere...then it was just in this small spot on my left side. he had me try to turn on my left side, in hopes the medicine would run that way...but then the doctor came in and said since Kaiya's heart rate is dropping I need to be on my right side! lol it was never ending that night...the medicine did go to the other side..not fully though..I could still move my left leg really well and still move my right one some. I could move it so much that when the doc asked me to push I was lifting my own legs. In the end though...like most mothers say...none of it mattered once they gave her to me. So we both ended up staying int he hospital extra time..they wanted to watch my BP and then she had jaundice..and had to be under the lights for a couple days. sad
But she is doing great now. Thanks you guys for all your support.
Here's some pics!
First pic
Newborn hat
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:03 pm
lunashock-I will, and thank you again. heart
Kaiya-congrats, and sorry it was such an awful time for you. *hug*
She's absolutely adorable. smile
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 3:58 pm
Kaiya, she's sooo beautiful and I see dimples! That hat is too precious. I'm glad that you both made it through okay though!
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 4:55 pm
Congrats Kaiya!! The happy news is much welcomed here for me. I am sorry I haven't updated or anything in awhile. I found out a friend of mine recently committed suicide so I haven't been feeling "social" but here is an update on things from me.
Went to the doctor at the beginning of the month and he said everything is looking really good and seems to be going pretty smoothly. I go in next week for the glucose/diabetes test thing so that should be fun. rolleyes Besides dealing with the bad news I have been feeling pretty good and energetic. I am not sure when they say the whole "nesting" instinct kicks in but I think it is starting to kick for me. I have been a tornado of cleaning lately! My fiance is, as I type, painting the baby's room. We bought a crib this weekend and did our baby registery too. I guess that is about it out of me for now! I hope everyone else is doing okay!
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:07 pm
Congrats Kaiya! Your baby is beautiful and her hat is the cutest hat I've ever seen.
*hugs Syllandra* I'm sorry about your friend.
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:39 pm
Aw, so many people having rough times.
Sincerest condolences, Syllandra. I know how hard it is to lose someone that way. crying It's so hard for the people left behind.
Aw, Kaiya. I had been wondering why they were inducing you so early. Your story reminds me of some others I've heard. Doctors don't always know to leave well enough alone. I have a CNM so I don't think I'll have this problem, but if she tried to induce me before 42 weeks with no health reason to do so, I'd tell her to go jump and wait. mad Baby will come when baby is ready, darnit. I don't give a rip about a schedule or the alleged convenience of picking the baby's birthday. Sometimes you really just shouldn't meddle, you know?
I'm really close to you in terms of due date, Syl, and I'm already having some nesting/ crazy-preggo woman stuff going on. I've been convinced for the last two weeks that if I didn't find a diaper bag and NOW that the world is literally going to end and I'll never be ready for May. It's supposed to kick in more 3rd trimester, but us late 2nd tri ladies seem to fall prey to it as well. rofl
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:15 pm
Thanks you guys! heart This is the second friend I have lost to suicide in the last three years and let me tell you it isn't any easier the second time!
Pirate- Thanks for sharing the diaper bag story, it's good to know I am not the only crazy pregnant one around! Seriously I spent 4 hours cleaning just the kitchen today...I have never spent 4 straight hours cleaning anything in my life. I hate cleaning but today I just couldn't stop! I have no clue where those hours disapeared to either. One minute I was just cleaning up my lunch dishes and the next my fiance is home from work and I am still in the kitchen but have progressed to mopping the floors! I wish I could be that modivated to clean all the time!!
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:06 am
i saw my baby 4laugh and they wrote my due date wrong..morons so i'm due aug 7th biggrin the baby is in a word ..lively. The sonographer goes " eek " no wonder i can feel it moving around..at one point it pulled its knees clear up to its forehead and then stood straight up gonk right now it just kinda feels like bubbles and is cute but i have a feeling in a few weeks thats really gonna hurt sweatdrop and our baby has looooong legs. Once i get my scanner running i'll put the pic up. It was just a huge relief to see my little one and know its doing well. I tell you i could stare at it and watch its little heart beat all day xd Tim looked like he was gonna cry it was so cute and eric just wanted us to change the channel rofl this babys placenta is really low it looks like it covers part of my cervix but erics did that at first too. Luckily as my uterus grew it moved uyp so we'll see what happens.
Syllandra-im sorry to hear about your friend
Pirate Dirge--my mom has that nesting ...she already bought me like an entire nursery eek im serious i have a brand new crib changing table and dresser in boxes in my room as well as bedding , a bouncer, clothes ect. She's just so excited to be a grandma again mrgreen
Kaiya- congrats and i love the dimples lol
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:21 am
What does it mean to be a high risk pregnancy??
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:19 am
http://www.bestdoctors.com/en/conditions/h/high-risk/highrisk_081600.htm There ya go Hikari.
Yeah, it's common to get due dates wrong until they do the ultrasound to get it accurate. Heh, hard to pin down the exact day of conception. wink Although that's cool they adjusted it!
Syllandra, sorry to hear about your friend, it's hard losing someone like that.
Lol, I dunno, I think from my experience last time, I'd be glad to not have to go to 42 weeks before inducing, lol! I was all ready doing all the goofy wivestales to try to stimulate labor.
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