PP issues

penelope4612 · January 2017

So this isn't super fun to talk about, but is anyone else having urinary incontinece PP? I "leak" a little if I bend over. I am having my 6 week PP appt with my doctor tomorrow and will talk to her but wondering if anyone had any advice other than kegels... also I've heard that you have to make sure you're going kegels "right" so if anyone knows anything about that I'm happy to hear it. Thanks!

yellingbanana · January 2017

Oh my gosh, it looks like our brains are connected. I feel like my lack of physical health is killing me right now. But I'm not cleared to do anything yet. Nor am I comfortable starting because I had so many pp complications.
After having a catheter, I definitely cannot hold in my pee for that long. And if I sneeze, I sniss. It also still hurts my incision. Everything down there sucks, that's how it feels. I have my 6w pp check next week, and am nervous about getting approval to do the deed. I'm probably going to pee on DH. Haha...

tinattt23 · January 2017

Try finding a pelvic floor physical therapist in your area. I met with one during pregnancy at a seminar. In other countries, it's standard of care to go to PT postpartum. From what we talked about, they can fix most issues that we consider normal, like incontainance and diasatsis.

penelope4612 · January 2017

@yellingbanana - hugs to you. I'm glad I'm not alone but I'm sorry that you're struggling as well.

@tinattt23 - I've heard of pelvic PT and will ask the doctor about it. Sounds kind of awkward on some levels but I guess better than continuing to leak urine at the ripe ol age of 33.

lickastick · January 2017

Lurking

I hope you ladies don't mind me contributing here. I'm a prenatal yoga teacher with an expertise in postpartum recovery. I'm going to post a youtube link to "pregnancy squats" which are the best way to tone (and re-tone) the pelvic floor (better than kegels according to experts in my feild.) Make sure to really emphasize pushing through the big toes on the way back up and this can help you reconnect with the strength of the pelvic floor. I also very much second finding a pelvic PT as soon as possible.

Abdominal rehab will also help the strength of the pelvic floor immensely. Target the transverse abdominis by imagining the bellybutton moving towards the spine on the exhale and practice that when standing/holding baby/driving ect. Good luck I hope it gets better very quickly for you.

https://youtu.be/RmLUbNxlnQk

PharmDMom · January 2017

I had pelvic floor PT after DD (my first baby) because I tore terribly and still had vaginal pain 1 year postpartum. It helped SO much. Yes, it is awkward. But remember that whoever is doing it is a medical professional and they obviously want to help women with recovery and regaining normal function and feeling of their pelvic area.

I think PTs who specialize in pelvic floor therapy are kind of hard to find in some areas so that could be a challenge for some, but I highly recommend it!

zubenescamali · January 2017

I plan to do pelvic PT once cleared by my OB. I had an eval during pregnancy with a pelvic PT specialist but I gave up after the first session because I was in so much pain afterwards. She said to definitely come back postpartum. I still have some SPD pain, my SI joint gets "stuck", I have diastasis and prolapse

maamawaabangi · January 2017

Also, fit2b is a program designed to help women restore and they have several work outs for pelvic floor healing... I don't get anything for recommending them, I am just proof that it works... 5 babies... but more than that, don't believe or let anyone tell you its normal to pee yourself because your a woman and that's what happens. It is not. So many women settle for this as reality... seek help. I always think... would a man be content with this? Heck no! Why do so many women believe that their bodies are incapable of being restored??? There is also another program (I think DVD) called hab-it... that's specifically for pelvic floor and incontinance issues, but I've only heard about if via a friend.

penelope4612 · January 2017

Thanks @createillumination and @maamawaabangi for the exercise ideas.

I spoke with my OB today and she said that everything looks normal on exam and she thinks that it will resolve with kegels but if it doesn't I should call her and she will refer me to pelvic PT if I'm interested in going. She also mentioned that things down there don't fully go back to normal until estrogen is being produced again and that production is being suppressed by breastfeeding so it might be a while. I will probably do the kegels for now and maybe add in some pelvic floor and core exercises, since I'm cleared for exercise at this point.

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