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The Little Lilypad is a lifestyle blog mostly written by a mum to two beautiful, cheeky and entertaining daughters. It is sometimes written by the Man on the Pad or by one of our baby bloggers. Occasionally we accept guest posts too. There is frequently talk of sustainable living, saving money, lifestyle and travel. It is hopefully helpful, sometimes funny and always honest.
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An ode to the beautiful growing baby

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This is an ode to my unborn baby,
now I appreciate that this may sound a little crazy,
but those who know me will appreciate my cause,
those who dont, apologies for the lack of a pause,
 
A new baby is a gift of happiness and joy,
Whatever the flavour, be it a girl or a boy,
With a growing waistline and glamorous belly band,
I have had to admit to needing a helping hand
 
At first I thought it was because I had aged another 6 years,
but when the aches in my hips nearly brought me to tears,
I decided to take some remedial action,
To give the control freak inside a little satisfaction
 
At first I tried antenatal yoga to ease the pain,
But after being stuck on the floor, it was still the same,
I am generally fairly tolerant of the odd niggle,
But this pain is going beyond a giggle
 
So the midwife referred me for pregnancy physio
And my other half encouraged me to go
So there I was with 5 other women walking like Elvis,
All of us having severe problems with our pelvis,
 
So apparently we need to rest and not hustle,
and work on tightening the pelvic floor muscle,
None of these things seem to work well with me,
But I refuse to let SPD get the upper hand you see
 
Symphysis pubis dysfunction is its actual name
And the pressure on my pelvis is certainly to blame,
But I cant be cross with my unborn baby,
But a little frustrated with my own body maybe
 
So after discussions with our fabulous facebook fans,
I have lots of recommendations, ideas and plans,
from pillows to assist me to sleep at night,
to elastic bands to hold my pelvis tight
 
We stock pregnancy pillows on the Lilypad,
Never has our product range made me so glad,
So with more physio planned in the weeks ahead,
And a new regime for sleeping in bed
 
I refuse to let SPD get me upset or frightened
because in all honesty I remain totally delighted,
that I have this miracle happily growing on the inside,
I can put all the pain and discomfort to one side
 
You will always hear the phrase no pain, no gain,
And with pain gaining momentum like a runaway train,
This isnt always fun but I can see the light at the end
So SPD you can give me pain but I will not bend
 
I may have to do an extended version
When we've encouraged a little gentle coersion
of this pelvis of mine and the pain its dealt me,
And I can hopefully share the safe arrival of a happy healthy baby!
 
 
 

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  1. Love your writing. Hope your SPD calms down a bit for you :-) REPLY: Thank you .... yes I am all back to normal now :-)

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  2. I would have loved to have seen this as a sort of encouragement when I was pregnant. I suffered terribly with SPD, to the point I was bed-ridden from 25 weeks, off work from 19 weeks. Thank you for this amusing post. REPLY: Thank you, hope your pelvis is happier now :-)

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  3. Very entertaining writing. Sorry to hear you had SPD though. I had it too. The only thing that helped was the one to one manipulation sessions with the physio. Nothing else worked, I couldn't walk by the end Great poem, thanks for linking up to Wednesday Words. Xx REPLY: Thanks for taking the time to comment xx

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  4. This was good to read however the pain sounds horrendous. This made me giggle - "So there I was with 5 other women walking like Elvis, All of us having severe problems with our pelvis" Obviously it's not funny but your way with words is. Thank you for sharing x My Wednesday Words link up - http://bit.ly/Wedwrds2

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  5. So sorry to hear you have SPD, I suffered terribly with my now 5 yr old. I could barely move at the end so I'm glad she came a couple of weeks early. Take all the advice you are given, but most of all just take it easy. And remember to put it in your birth notes as stirrups are not good for SPD. Of course the end result is worth it :-)

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