Lara310809
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I'm watching "This Morning" and they're talking to a woman who had an enlarged labia after giving birth to six children. She has also said that she suffered from incontinence after her pelvic floor muscles were damaged (due to pregnancy and birth).
I have suffered from bladder weakness since I had my daughter in 2010; specifically when I sneeze, cough or vomit. The first trimester was interesting this time around, because if I know I'm going to throw up I have to sit on the loo and vomit into a bowl, because if I intend to vomit straight into the toilet I end up peeing myself... lots. If I know a sneeze is coming and I'm walking down the street, I need to stop and clench my pelvic floor and squeeze my thighs together to prevent me from peeing.
When I had my booking in appointment for this pregnancy, I had two midwives present, and I was asked if I'd had any incontinence in this pregnancy. I said "well, no more so than I've had for the past year", and I got a concerned look. I was then told "well you wouldn't have had that problem if you'd done as we said and done your pelvic floor exercises"
I did do my pelvic floor exercises, and my pelvic floor was awesome before I gave birth. I even continued after the birth, but nothing improved.
On "This Morning" they've just said that 50% of women experience bladder weakness after having a baby, but that many of them will improve if they continue to do their pelvic floor exercises, however some won't improve at all.
That made me feel a lot better. Women don't talk about these things, and we should do. 50% of women expeirnece this, and I felt like I was in a real minority. And I was made to feel bad that mine hadn't improved, when actually it's normal.
So here I am, telling you that if you have the same problem, it's normal and you shoudn't be embarrassed about it. Well, not on here anyway
I have suffered from bladder weakness since I had my daughter in 2010; specifically when I sneeze, cough or vomit. The first trimester was interesting this time around, because if I know I'm going to throw up I have to sit on the loo and vomit into a bowl, because if I intend to vomit straight into the toilet I end up peeing myself... lots. If I know a sneeze is coming and I'm walking down the street, I need to stop and clench my pelvic floor and squeeze my thighs together to prevent me from peeing.
When I had my booking in appointment for this pregnancy, I had two midwives present, and I was asked if I'd had any incontinence in this pregnancy. I said "well, no more so than I've had for the past year", and I got a concerned look. I was then told "well you wouldn't have had that problem if you'd done as we said and done your pelvic floor exercises"
I did do my pelvic floor exercises, and my pelvic floor was awesome before I gave birth. I even continued after the birth, but nothing improved. On "This Morning" they've just said that 50% of women experience bladder weakness after having a baby, but that many of them will improve if they continue to do their pelvic floor exercises, however some won't improve at all.
That made me feel a lot better. Women don't talk about these things, and we should do. 50% of women expeirnece this, and I felt like I was in a real minority. And I was made to feel bad that mine hadn't improved, when actually it's normal.
So here I am, telling you that if you have the same problem, it's normal and you shoudn't be embarrassed about it. Well, not on here anyway
