That's total BS!! Sorry for the outburst :ignore:
I had sciatica prior to my first pregnancy so when the pain started I presumed it was that until I researched on the net and found out about SPD (or PGP depending who talks about it!)
I suffered from about 14wks.
I ended up being referred to physio via my mw and that did help a bit but not too much. And the pain did continue throughout the pregnancy and made the birth difficult (the epidural didn't work properly because of the positions I couldnt lie in!) and the only time I can honestly say I had no pain during pregnancy was when they gave me the spinal block for my emergency C-section.
I was told my my attending
mw in delivery suite to expect to get SPD again and she advised me that apparently it gets worse with each pregnancy.
I fell pregnant again shortly afterwards and it started up again almost immediately and was significantly worse.
By now I had moved house so fell under a new NHS trust and I pushed to see a physio earlier on.
The lady I saw was lovely, and gave me a support belt to wear when I was up and about, but she also told me not to sit for long periods, but also don't do too much. I was also given a set of crutches which did help but I couldnt use often as I was pushing a buggy most of the time!
The other thing she advised was minimising trips up and down the stairs, and also to have showers and not to have a bath because of the extra pressure on the pelvis.
It really did worsen the further along I got and in the end I had no choice but to opt for a Caesarean again as I literally couldn't move my knees far enough apart to have a successful labour - sorry if that's TMI! especially as we were expecting another large baby and my first's head was too big to fit into my pelvis which is why I had the first C-sec.
Any woman who has experienced SPD know's how painful it is to even sit still so my thoughts are with you and I really hope they get the pain under control.
Your MW should be able to arrange a physio consultation for you and also some appropriate painkillers.
Good luck and let us know how you get on!