Afternoon ladies
It's a long one I'm sorry
I have been putting off writing this post as I am so embarrassed. Basically I think there is something seriously wrong with my pelvic floor muscles or something down there.
It started right after the birth of my lo that my pelvic floor muscles were not as strong but I figured this was to be expected, it is now nearly 10 weeks later and this week I was walking home from the shops when I needed to do a wee. This is the main problem as soon as I need to go I can't hold it, anyway I was just a couple of houses away from home and I wet myself (I am so mortified to write that). Since then I am very nervous at the thought of going out incase it happens again. I have been making sure I drink plenty of water as I am breastfeeding but again I am worried to drink too much now incase I wet myself but I know this isn't good for me. I am trying really hard to keep doing my pelvic floor exercises but I am frightened it might not make any difference now. When I was in the bath I tried to see if I could feel anything internally when I squeezed and there was only a small amount of contraction.
I can't stop the flow of urine by squeezing my pelvic floor, it starts to stop but then carries on. Also I tested my urine using the hospital dipsticks and it came up as showing I had a urine infection which it has shown for the past 10 weeks but I haven't wanted to take antibiotics as breastfeeding but I think I may be adding to the problem.
One last thing, this is also embarrassing but I seem to have lost almost all of my pubic hair since giving birth!!???????
I looked it up on the Internet and I think I have urge control incontinence because it isn't when I cough or sneeze or stress incontinence. It also said that pelvic floor exercises may not help with urge control incontinence!!!
I'm so frightened, is there any hope that if I continue with the exercises this will stop? Should I get antibiotics for the urine infection? Will this stop me from having another baby?
I am too embarrassed to tell my husband any of this.
Thank you so much for reading
Tilly
xx
It's a long one I'm sorry
I have been putting off writing this post as I am so embarrassed. Basically I think there is something seriously wrong with my pelvic floor muscles or something down there.
It started right after the birth of my lo that my pelvic floor muscles were not as strong but I figured this was to be expected, it is now nearly 10 weeks later and this week I was walking home from the shops when I needed to do a wee. This is the main problem as soon as I need to go I can't hold it, anyway I was just a couple of houses away from home and I wet myself (I am so mortified to write that). Since then I am very nervous at the thought of going out incase it happens again. I have been making sure I drink plenty of water as I am breastfeeding but again I am worried to drink too much now incase I wet myself but I know this isn't good for me. I am trying really hard to keep doing my pelvic floor exercises but I am frightened it might not make any difference now. When I was in the bath I tried to see if I could feel anything internally when I squeezed and there was only a small amount of contraction.
I can't stop the flow of urine by squeezing my pelvic floor, it starts to stop but then carries on. Also I tested my urine using the hospital dipsticks and it came up as showing I had a urine infection which it has shown for the past 10 weeks but I haven't wanted to take antibiotics as breastfeeding but I think I may be adding to the problem.
One last thing, this is also embarrassing but I seem to have lost almost all of my pubic hair since giving birth!!???????
I looked it up on the Internet and I think I have urge control incontinence because it isn't when I cough or sneeze or stress incontinence. It also said that pelvic floor exercises may not help with urge control incontinence!!!
I'm so frightened, is there any hope that if I continue with the exercises this will stop? Should I get antibiotics for the urine infection? Will this stop me from having another baby?
I am too embarrassed to tell my husband any of this.
Thank you so much for reading
Tilly
xx