SPD

I have been getting a lot of questions about the pain that I've been experiencing so I thought I'd share with you what is actually going on and why I sound so miserable in my posts a lot of the time!


I am actually experiencing an issue that is called SPD or Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction. In pregnancy, you develop a hormone called relaxin, which causes your pelvis to open up in preparation for childbirth. But women with this condition have excessive relaxation in the ligaments in the pelvis and the there is too much mobility and separation in that area.
The pubic symphysis joint is right smack dab in the middle of the pelvis, which is why I often say that I feel like someone kicked me between the legs (sounds great right!?) Not so much... Sufferers of this condition also experience pain elsewhere (lower back, hips, groin, legs, abdomen.) I think because my pelvis is not aligned right, that when I sleep, everything starts to ache and that is why I'm in so much pain at night. 
It says about 1 in every 35 women will experience it, and so it sounds fairly common. It usually remedies itself after childbirth, but a small percentage of women still have trouble even after the baby is born. Not much can be done in the meantime. Yoga seems to help, but I've been advised by my doctor and yoga teacher that it can actually aggravate it. So can most exercises. So I'm feeling kind of stuck. I was hoping to stay pretty active throughout the pregnancy, but it's difficult to do when basic movements cause such pain.


My countdown ticker tells me that there are only 116 more days to go! I'm convinced that Trent is going to come early. I want to meet him so badly, and I want the relief of not carrying him anymore, but I want him to stay in there where it's safe, and where he can grow for as long as possible. But please, not one day longer...!!