Doing pelvic floor excercises properly and prolapsed wall

BullieWools · **Posted:** Tue Jul 31, 2012 3:37 am

I'm interested to see if your confident with your pelvic floor excercises and know you do them properly. I just found out I have a rectocele prolapse wall in my v it's making me question the way I do my pelvic floor excercises. I'm going to see a women's health physio to make sure I'm doing it correctly.

christabelle · 06.09.12 -

I thought I was doing them properly until I started going to post birth exercise classes run by a physio and I wasn't along with a few others in the class. She felt my hips and gave me great tips. You will really benefit from the one on one. Good luck

Willow · **Joined:** Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:08 pm **Posts:** 10827

When I do mine I pull up and back - so like my perenium lifts and my belly button area moves back towards my spine. Is that correct? I'm sure I remember from my last maternity classes that if your lower stomach doesnt move you're not doing it right?

BullieWools · **Posted:** Tue Jul 31, 2012 2:25 pm

wiilow i guess mine sort of do that! its so hard to know! i can't wait until i can see someone about it and find out if they are done right!

Ilithyia · **Joined:** Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:24 pm **Posts:** 1057

NOOOOOOO! No more kegels. They have been found to do more harm than good. Squats are the *new* kegels now. Check out this website for some really good info about prolapse http://www.wholewoman.com/newpages/rectocele.html

Willow · **Joined:** Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:08 pm **Posts:** 10827

You are asking me to do squats with raging hemorrhoids?! How in hell am I meant to do that?

BullieWools · **Posted:** Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:50 pm

Rofl willow

That's very interesting site. Thanks for that. Might mention that to the physio on sat

Bubbles · **Joined:** Mon Mar 19, 2012 3:41 pm **Posts:** 246

I never really had a clue! :oops:

I had to see a physio after birth #2 and she taught me how to do them properly (though it was only a few weeks after the birth so it's all a bit of a haze and I'm not sure if I remember right) :lol:

Malswife · **Joined:** Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:42 am **Posts:** 8138

I did heaps of kegels before I had Connor and havent had any problems with my pelvic floor, even after pushing for two hours. I wont be doing squats, even if they are good for your pelvic floor, they well and truly kill my knees

Emcee · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 7:57 pm

A post pregnancy physio is the best thing ever, I credit mine with my life!!!

~MTM~ · **Joined:** Fri Apr 07, 2006 7:59 pm **Posts:** 29877

I think I'm doing mine right. Last smear test (3 years ago) I had a slight uterine prolapse most likely because of N's size and how quick he came in the end. When I had my pap smear in July this year he said it was no worse...if anything it was better.

So I'm happy with that. I don't check it myself so I wouldn't know.

eta I should add when I do mine, nothing external moves at all.

BullieWools · **Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2012 9:51 pm

MTM - that's great that it's gotten better for you! Must be a relief.

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