Painful pubes

[Velvetee]

Have any other pregnant ladies experienced this? Over the least couple of months, I find my genitals hurt, especially after having sat for a while. When I stand up, between my legs hurt and I find it painful to walk.

[redcrx]

it could be SPD, have a word with your midwife who will be able to advise ways to ease the pain

http://www.ivillage.co.uk/pregnancyandbaby/pre gnancy/complicatepreg/articles/0,,15_187741,00 .html

[Velvetee]

Thanks Red, unfortunately, I don't have a midwife yet, I have to have my Ante Natal appointments at my GP's surgery. I'll have a look at that link, never heard of SPD before.

[redcrx]

how come you dont have a midwife yet? GPs are good but always much better to see a midwife.
make an appt to see GP if necessary and ask for a referal to physio if it does sound like SPD, if left it can get very very painful but they can give you information on how to avoid the pain.

[Velvetee]

Well it seems I live in the middle of two local authorities, so the Midwife service is out of my catchment area. My GP surgery doesn't have any community midwives either, so I have no idea when I will actually meet a Midwife, who will attend the birth.

I have my 28 week Antenatal appointments soon, so will have to enquire about this, obviously I would like to know who will be delivering my baby and feel that I'm comfortable with her. The one I saw at my last appointment, who works in another hospital, was a right cow and I don't want someone like her.

I'll definitely enquire about the SPD, it does sound as though I might have that. Thanks.

[gash]

Velvetee I found I got pain In my clitoris after aroung 30 weeks. I couldnt have sex without pain. Is this similar to you?

[Velvetee]

The pain for me is a little lower than that. I've been experiencing this from about 20 weeks.

[k8bailey]

Hi Velvetee,

I dont know if it's different in other areas but where I live, I saw a comunity MW every few weeks at Drs surgery and also at home sometimes. Always saw different MWs/Drs when I had hospital appointments at the ante natal clinic and when I was inlabour I went to a different hospital and was assigned a MW who I'd never laid eyes on before, then 10 hours later the shift changed an another MW delivered the baby! After the birth I was visited by the original community MW and sometimes by another MW based in the same area. Here women are assigned to a hospital and seen by whoever's free. So when you do get a MW she may not be the one who ends up delivering your baby!

Hope you get some answers on the pain.

[Velvetee]

Thanks K8

[redcrx]

velvet, Im a bit confused. From your post about a mobile epidural it seems as if your are going for a hospital birth and yet you say here that you hope to meet the midwife who will deliver you.

even if having a home birth you may get a different midwife to your community one, they cant be on call 24/7 and often the community midwives may just do a day a week at the hospital.