Unsolicited advice from a 3rd tri mom-to-be...

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• shannonalise

  September 2010

  Thanks so much for the advice! I will remember this. And you're not butting in at all.
  

  
  
  

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• sstephen27 member

  September 2010

  This might be the only post from a 3rd tri person offering advice that I've found helpful since I always skip over the "do your kegels" stuff.  Guess I'll start right away now since I really don't want to be peeing myself all the time.

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• scaneiki member

  September 2010

  I wish Kegels did something for me.  I still ended up snissing myself all the time with DS and still ended up with a very severe episiotomy.

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• Bree4011

  September 2010

  Well after you have the baby and everything gets all stretched out, you'll also be peeing yourself when you sneeze, cough, or when you get pregnant again, then you'll be peeing yourself while you have morning sickness and are throwing up.

  Thankfully it hasn't been too bad for me, only a serious sneeze or cough (or all the time now with morning sickness) but my poor friend we'll be sitting around and she'll sneeze and say "opps, just peed a little, be right back." 

  Not sure if kegels work, but just saying it only gets worse once the baby's out.   

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• Eros

  September 2010

  Starting doing them while reading your post.  DH asked me why my face looked so weird.  Guess I better work on the face if I am going to do this in public.  Lol. 

  Thanks for the advice. 

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• bikernun

  September 2010

  (Sagely nodding the head) So true.
  

  

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• BrittKav member

  September 2010

  I know a lot of people swear by them, so I agree that you should do them just to be on the safe side. But when I was pregnant with DD1, I never did kegals and I never had any leakage. I haven't been doing them this pregnancy either and, so far, nothing. So don't freak out if you haven't been doing them, it's not a death sentence.  

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• uluvfranke member

  September 2010

  I do them and I still pee! haha. If I throw up I pee for sure and sometimes I just hold it too long and dont get there on time. haha makes me wonder what life as a senior citizen will be like

  

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• agent79@me.com member

  September 2010

  Thanks so much, this makes me feel much better about doing them. I'm only 7 weeks, but have already started on my way to doing 10 reps of 10 second Kegels, 3 times a day. And then, 20 quick flexes (is that the word?) in addition. 

   

  Good luck ladies, and may the kegels be with you. :P 

  

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• HarperM

  September 2010

  Thanks for the advice!

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• robbie3982 member

  September 2010

  I was actually reading an article recently about how kegels do more harm than good and that squats are actually what we should all be doing to strengthen our pelvic floor.

   

  https://mamasweat.blogspot.com/2010/05/pelvic-floor-party-kegels-are-not.html
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• amarcum-cage

  September 2010

  Hi,

  Thanks for the advice.  I just found out I'm preggo w/our 1st & we're exactly 4 weeks today, so I'll take any advice.  When I read your post it reminded me of  book I just purchased. I went the book store the other day to get a baby name book & I picked up two other great reads "What to expect, When your expecting" by Heidi Murkoff & Sharon Mazel, this book is great & if you have any questions or are wondering about anything, this book covers it.  The other book is "Belly Laughs" by Jenny McCarthy, I just started reading it & laughed so much, it's a great book to read no matter what trimester your in.  If you haven't heard of those books I would highly suggest them, just a thought though.

  Thanks again for your advice.

   

  

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• jazzyag

  September 2010

  Do your kegels right after babe is born too, this can help prevent the sneeze&pee that i've been dealing with off and on since DD was born.  If you wait a few weeks post partum it's too late (so said my physio) so i'm stuck with this for life.
  

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• biblionerd member

  September 2010

  robbie3982:

  I was actually reading an article recently about how kegels do more harm than good and that squats are actually what we should all be doing to strengthen our pelvic floor.

   

  https://mamasweat.blogspot.com/2010/05/pelvic-floor-party-kegels-are-not.html
  

  That's a really interesting interview. Thanks!
  

  

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• qtsreign member

  September 2010

  amarcum-cage:

  Hi,

  Thanks for the advice.  I just found out I'm preggo w/our 1st & we're exactly 4 weeks today, so I'll take any advice.  When I read your post it reminded me of  book I just purchased. I went the book store the other day to get a baby name book & I picked up two other great reads "What to expect, When your expecting" by Heidi Murkoff & Sharon Mazel, this book is great & if you have any questions or are wondering about anything, this book covers it.  The other book is "Belly Laughs" by Jenny McCarthy, I just started reading it & laughed so much, it's a great book to read no matter what trimester your in.  If you haven't heard of those books I would highly suggest them, just a thought though.

  Thanks again for your advice.

   

  

  What To Expect When You're Expecting. As in you are.

   

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• jenerally? member

  September 2010

  kegels never helped me. I'm on my fourth pregnancy. I still do them. They still don't make a single bit of difference.

   

   
  

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