Kegel balls? Any thoughts?

annashay · June 2015

Anybody have any thoughts on kegel balls? They're to help you workout your pelvic floor. Wondering if anyone has tried it?

MaeMae91 · June 2015

jzdes said:
Kegels are actually counter intuitive to labour. They should be used after delivery to retone the pelvic floor. Despite what our apps tell us we're actually making the muscles tighter and less conducive to labour.

I'm not sure this is right. If we do them correctly and focus on our entire pelvis and lower body, it is absolutely conducive to labor. Think about yoga: if you're weak and not stretching or exercising those muscles, you can't do the poses, your muscles don't stretch as well and you get hurt if you push yourself. But, if your muscles are strong and flexible, you can do crazy poses, things that others can't imagine.

It's the same with having a baby: if your muscles are toned and flexible, you can birth a baby, often in less time and with fewer complications or tears.

We just need to do more for our pelvic floor and lower body than isolated kegels. Doing just kegels is like doing just bicep curls, you'll get really strong biceps, but the rest of you will be weak and not work like it should

thegingeravenger · June 2015

Granted, I'm a FTM. I'm all about some kegals. Before I got pregnant I was dabbling in powerlifting with the hope of competing some time this year. My vagina doesn't need to powerlift.

annashay · June 2015

Weird that you said that because I was into bodybuilding before I got pregnant! I guess the paranoia of hurting the baby made me stop. Miss it though! So I guess you're not a fan of the kegel ball? Lol

brianna91chavez · June 2015

I was wondering about this the other day... I had used kegal balls maybe twice before and I noticed the difference in one day. So did DH lol. I have a set of two glass ones (not on a string) and I can get the first one out no trouble but the second is hard to retrieve?!? I don't want to be the girl at the ER because a kegal ball got lost lol. Any recommendations? Maybe I should get some that have a string. I think they could be very beneficial to birth and after. Much more helpful than kegals alone IMO.
Sorry if TMI haha.

Katiesummers19 · June 2015

Smartball uno is my best friend! Good for a first time user and those with tilted uteruses like mine

thegingeravenger · June 2015

annashay said:
Weird that you said that because I was into bodybuilding before I got pregnant! I guess the paranoia of hurting the baby made me stop. Miss it though! So I guess you're not a fan of the kegel ball? Lol

I mean... I can't talk about the perks since I've never had a kid, but it just seems strangely gimmicky. Also, someone I'm friends with on Facebook posted a video involving a girl using one, with a skirt on, but it was just a little strange. I may just be slightly weirded out from that video actually.

thefithuntress · June 2015

Nah. I'm good. I'll stick with my boring regular Kegels.

pink*sheep · June 2015

Errrh, I have never heard of kegel balls...I did kegels au natural with #1 and all is great. No sneeze peeing or laugh dribbling. And if I have to retrieve them then I think
I might stay sans apparatus...

annashay · June 2015

I found one at Walgreens that's dosed to be just one ball with a stick kind of thing on it so it's easy to retrieve

pink*sheep · June 2015

And I felt really enlightened after the fifty shades trilogy...but now, back in the dark. Clearly I am not prepared to allow my lady parts to reach their possible potential!

MargaretC5 · June 2015

I have some and was not overly impressed. They help if you are not sure now to do a kegel without them, but if you are already doing kegels I would not recommend them.

jamiem522 · June 2015

I have some. Not as weird as you think.. I haven't been using them regularly but as far as I can tell, they work. I guess we'll find out during birth!

kwaldy · June 2015

I have some... they've got a string on them and they're kinda cool. Not super weird, but it forces you to flex those muscles. I only keep it in for 10 mins or so (at max) but I can tell a difference.
I sometimes do manual kegels but if we're being honest, I think it takes a lot of brainpower to flex those muscles then relax. (Wow I sound lazy)

buckwheatpancakes · June 2015

I've been curious to buy some kegel balls. I'm more curious to see if it can further improve/enhance sex to a new level. I already flex/do them without props.

jzdes · June 2015

Kegels are actually counter intuitive to labour. They should be used after delivery to retone the pelvic floor. Despite what our apps tell us we're actually making the muscles tighter and less conducive to labour.

annashay · June 2015

What other kinds of lower body workouts should we be doing?

dramaphile · June 2015

jzdes said:
Kegels are actually counter intuitive to labour. They should be used after delivery to retone the pelvic floor. Despite what our apps tell us we're actually making the muscles tighter and less conducive to labour.

OBs, Midwives, and the American Pregnancy Association disagree. Strengthening a muscle doesn't make it tighter, otherwise really fit people would be really inflexible. This is not the case.

https://americanpregnancy.org/labor-and-birth/kegel-exercises/

cupcake0987 · June 2015

My midwife is always reminding me to do kegels. You don't want to end up an old lady who pees on herself all the time. Also squats are good. I'm in the Preggie app too and I haven't heard of kegel exercises being a problem.

jscasher · June 2015

cupcake0987 said:
My midwife is always reminding me to do kegels. You don't want to end up an old lady who pees on herself all the time. Also squats are good. I'm in the Preggie app too and I haven't heard of kegel exercises being a problem.

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