pelvic floor exercises....

[BeckyJ]

i havnt done any yet but think i should start soon

any tips or websites about what to do?

 

[debecca]

Imagine you need a wee and you're trying to hold it in and you want to let off a big fart and you're trying to hold that in too. Try not to clench your buttock muscles as you shouldn't need to - it should be all internal.

To begin with just do this and try to hold for a few seconds.

As your muscles get stronger, you will be able to feel them more and you can do exciting things like "taking the lift to the fourth floor" (keep raising them) and holding them - and even doing other stuff at the same time.

Try to have a fixed time to do a few each day (e.g. in bed at night) then you won't forget.

Oh and you're supposed to do them FOR LIFE apparently

 

[BeckyJ]

cheers becks i'll give them a go

 

[kalia]

This is the leaflet I got from the physio and it descibes both pelvic floor exercises and the abdominal ones for core stability:
http://www.acpwh.org.uk/docs/FitforPregnancy.pdf
There are loads of great leaflets on this website (it's the association for chartered physios in woman's health) including relaxation for labour (the Mitchell method one) and things for after the birth too.

 

[AnnaR2B]

I soooo haven't been doing these and i'm soooo going to be incontinent when bubs is here [/b]

 

[Tillytots]

I do a few every now and then but I'll be in the Tena Clan after baby is born I thought Id be ok as I hadnt wee'd after a cough or sneeze for ages until the other night

 

[kalia]

I don't know about the rest of you but I mostly remember to do them when they get mentioned. Maybe we should make this a sticky so we see it everytime we log on