Kegel ladies!

[Zombers]

Just here with a friendly reminder to do those kegels! Kegels help strengthen pelvic floor muscles which will help reduce cases of incontinence, such as peeing when you sneeze or cough. For first-time mothers, yes this does happen! Lol

Use the muscle in your vagina to squeeze for about 5-10 seconds then release. Don't squeeze that butt! Repeat about 10 times in a session and your chances of incontinence or having your perineum rip during labor (ouch!) are reduced.

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[JenStar1976]

Thank you! If you could just repost a few times a day as a reminder, that would be great! �� xx

 

[Charliejones]

https://positivelypregnant-mummytrainer.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/no-more-kegels-during-pregnancy.html

 

[Zombers]

https://positivelypregnant-mummytrainer.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/no-more-kegels-during-pregnancy.html

What you have posted is a blogger who chooses to utilize different techniques to prevent urinary incontinence rather than evidence based studies to promote herself and make a profit. There have been plenty of peer-reviewed articles that have promoted the benefits of kegels during the antepartum and postpartum periods to reduce the incidence of stress incontinence. Yes, ideally every women should have at least 3 days of regular 30-minute exercise but this isn't the case for most. That women uses a scare tactic by claiming that over-exercising your muscles will lead to a hard labor. Obviously, no one should exercise any muscle to exhaustion so this shouldn't even be an issue. During labor your body releases hormones to relax the muscles in the body and the chances of a women have worked her pelvic floor muscle fibers to the point where they would have BUILT UP, is fairly ridiculous. That would be some real dedication there.

It is safe to kegel and it does not hurt to. Don't be swayed by bloggers who twist information to try and benefit their pockets.

 

[pgfairy]

I am a HUGE advocate of kegels so I'll help you keep this thread bumped happily.

Not only do they do what the OP has said, but studies suggest that if these muscles are strong you may heal faster after a natural birth and with all that extra blood in your abdomen they are even more effective at increasing pleasure (for you and him) when DTD.

I do mine for like a minute and a half a day three times a day with an app on my phone while I'm sitting at my desk or reading in bed. It's the easiest exercise regime I've ever done

 

[Joccy]

What's the name of the app? I'd like to try that!

 

[Bubbles1088]

Thanks for the reminder!

 

[Tasha]

I didn't bother with kegals in my first pregnancy, didn't realise how important they were. The outcome? Stress incontinence, crossing your legs every time you need to cough or sneeze when you're nineteen years old is soooo embarrassing. I thought it was something old ladies got

Just 15 months later my second was born, twenty-two months after that my third was born, 361 days after that my fourth and thirty-four months after that my fifth. It's a lot of babies in a relatively short time (all five in just under seven years), so it wouldn't be surprising if it had got progressively worse but it hasn't, in fact the opposite, I sneeze, cough, run, laugh, exercise with no issues at all. I started my kegals in pregnancy number two and I've not stopped since.

I wouldn't worry about what that link says about labour, firstly there has been many research papers on this. Secondly my experience is the opposite to that, labour one (no kegals at all) was 27 hours long with a very long pushing stage (over two hours), second was 90 minute labour with one push in the last stage, third 45 minute labour with one push, fourth 0-7cm in one hour then section, fifth was a 12 minute labour with one push. That's obviously just my experience and doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things in the same way the stories she is reporting don't either.

 

[pgfairy]

What's the name of the app? I'd like to try that!

It's called Kegel Trainer- PFM Exercises by Olson Applications Ltd. It's free but for a very small fee (<£2) you can unlock all the content which just gives you more steps, lets you set reminders and lets you customise some of the settings.

 

[BlingyGal]

Thank you for the reminder! Now if someone could just remind me to do it everyday that'd be perfect.

 

[rosegarden620]

Started doing them the moment I read the title!

 

[Zombers]

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[tootyfruity]

I have an app called squeezy as I've had problems with pelvic floor after the birth of my son and again now that I'm pregnant with 2nd. It really has helped with the pain I was getting, so they definitely work!

 

[coz]

Im not sure im doing them right ? Is there a good position to do them in cos sometimes I can feel squeezing my bum just slightly x lol

 

[pgfairy]

If you are sat upright (like in a desk chair) you can sometimes feel the muscle from front to back as your pelvic floor is all the way across. (that link is added deliberately and should take you to a pretty picture ) If you squeeze your bum, then squeeze your PFM (pelvic floor muscles) you should feel a difference?

I always do mine sat in my desk chair, in my car, or laying in bed. I started laying in bed to get the hang of it though so that might help you.

 

[coz]

If you are sat upright (like in a desk chair) you can sometimes feel the muscle from front to back as your pelvic floor is all the way across. (that link is added deliberately and should take you to a pretty picture ) If you squeeze your bum, then squeeze your PFM (pelvic floor muscles) you should feel a difference?

I always do mine sat in my desk chair, in my car, or laying in bed. I started laying in bed to get the hang of it though so that might help you.

Your right i can feel it alot more sitting on a chair atb the pc, well this will be my pelvic floor place haha xxx

 

[Zombers]

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[pgfairy]

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[kajastarlight]

When I got pregnant with my DS1 my Dr. told me about Kegals and I was like --- um, ya I have been doing those for years. My Mom tought me to just always do them when I went through puberty....
1 - always hold in your ab muscles
2 - yep, periods hurt and it sucks, this is how you put in a tampon
3 - sex makes babies
4 - do your Kegals.

Now dispite all my years of Kegals I tore horribly bad with DS1 - but that was becuase the cord was wrapped around his neck so tight they had to push him back in to get enough slack to cut it. Babies are not meant to go back in!! I tore bad very very bad. BUT I only pushed for 45 min and that is not horrid for a first timer who didn't even take classes. DS2 was out in less than three minutes! Push 1 - top of head out. Push 2 - shoulders. Push 3 done! Hard to say what was what but I have never heard of kegals being bad!

 

[pumpkin90]

How long do you have to hold for? And how do you do it without holding your breath? Lol: I always forget to breathe hahaha