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Pelvic Floor Exercises- Do them now!
Most women have a vague idea that exercising the Pelvic Floor is important, but many are not sure why and even more are now sure how! What is the Pelvic Floor? The Pelvic Floor is a set of muscles that are positioned between the pubic bone (at the front- inside your pubes) and your tailbone (the bottom of your spine, just above your bum crack!). The muscles sit like a hammock and hold all your pelvic organs in place. This includes your bladder, bowel, uterus and vagina. Why is it Important? When these muscles are working […]
VIDEO DEBUT – We should ALL be doing Pelvic Floor Exercises!
Ever wondered WHY we should do Pelvic Floor Exercises and HOW? It will all become clear.
Prolapse – baby 7 weeks old.
I had my baby 7 weeks ago and have noticed a prolapse (possibly bladder & bowel) which protrudes slightly at times. I have an appointment with my ob/gyn but would like your opinion on whether there is likely to be some improvement with time & when I stop breastfeeding. Or am I looking at surgery? It is far too soon to predict You can expect a considerable improvement with the passage of time , regaining your normal pre pregnancy weight , pelvic floor exercises and further improvement when your hormones return to normal after stopping breast feeding . So often […]
Round Ligament Pain at 29 weeks.
I hope you can help. I had awful pain yesterday on my right side of my bump near my hip. I think it was round ligament pain. The pain was so bad I cried but I lied down for a bit and it calmed down (I was also having braxton hicks). I read up today that you don’t usually get RLP in the 3rd trimester but I find that hard to believe. I suffer from pelvic girdle pain and I saw my physio yesterday morning and she commented on how strong my muscles are so if i’m growing a lot […]
I Wet myself when I sneeze or cough! Help!
I am 24 weeks pregnant and every time I sneeze or cough I wet myself. What can I do? This is called stress incontinence and is quite common in the middle part of pregnancy. It is quite likely to improve later in the pregnancy, particularly if the head engages. You may find some improvement from doing your pelvic floor exercises. In fact we recommend that all pregnant women do them throughout their pregnancy and not just afterwards. It remains to be seen whether you will have problems in the postnatal period or not. It may take a full 3 months for […]