Ouch, Ouch, Owwwwwww!!!

I'd had a few twinges that I thought were maybe SPD*, I'd managed to escape it in previous pregnancies, but twins are more prone to causing it so I wasn't too surprised. I asked on the baby forum I belong to and the experiences sounded familiar.
I'd mentioned it to the sonographer who'd done the 20 week scan who'd told me "well, that package of babies, and placentas and sacs isn't far of the weight of a term singleton so you need to take it easy" some hope, with 3 children of my own, Father in law staying and a birthday party for 15 children to host - all in one weekend!
First though Sam had his football lesson. Father in law wanted to see him play and the other two boys like the climbing frames at the venue, so we all went. J and his dad took it in turns to watch the football while I spread out a picnic blanket and sat on the ground to watch the lesson for an hour and a quarter.
What a mistake! I could barely stand once the session finished. Getting in and out of the car was horrendous.
Sam had a party to attend that afternoon - the friend who is also having a sibling in the spring has his birthday the day after Sam - so we dropped him off, arranged for  a friend to bring him home and I took to the sofa, and my bed and anywhere I could get vaguely comfortable.

Sam's party next day was at the local Cricket Centre, a sports party where two young, sporty guys put the children through their paces, organised the food and were generally wonderful. It was the perfect party in everyway. The children loved it, were occupied and used more energy than they consumed in sugary things, and best of all we as adults were able to look on fondly and let the sports guys do the rest. Fab!

For the next few days the SPD raged. And everything seemed conspiring to make it worse, Ben fell on the school run and had to be carried, J needed driving to a meeting on the other side of the island in rush hour meaning I had to be on and off the clutch a lot.

I kept doing the things my research into SPD had suggested and it did ease over time thankfully. I'm not keen on the idea of spending a huge chunk of this pregnancy on crutches....





*SPDis a condition that causes excessive movement of the pubic symphisis, either anterior or lateral, as well as associated pain, possibly because of a misalignment of the pelvis. SPD is a dysfunction that is associated with pevlvic girdle pain (PGP) and the names are often used interchangeably. It is thought to affect up to one in four pregnant women to varying degrees, with 7% of sufferers continuing to experience serious symptoms postpartum. Although the condition was recognised by Hippocrates, incidences of SPD appear to have increased in recent years; it is unclear whether this is because the average maternal age is increasing, or because the condition is being diagnosed more frequently.