Pelvic Floor hope?????

:pray: Is there hope for my pelvic floor muscles? need hope stories!

After DD1 i worked on them no end and at my check up the OB said they were fantastic you would never of known i had a baby!

Now after DD2 i haven't been working on them as religiously, and at my check up she asked if i had been doing the exercises and said it could be better!

Now i know how to do the exercise but it dosen't feel quite right, im having slight trouble feeling it if that makes sense!

Can i come back from this and have a "tight" pelvic floor again?

and more embarrasingly if and when DH and I ever DTD again - is he going to notice a difference? :redface:

I read this really great blog, I am not sure if I can link to that though.

It was some running/fitness one, which said how important it is to do squats and lunges as the glutes also help the pelvic floor.

Hmmm cool thanks! i would of thought lunges might of put everything at risk of dropping out! hehehehehehe
Thank goodness i know mine isn't that bad though!

They will definitely come back if you do your exercises. You only gave birth 7 weeks ago! Give yourself some time. :)

Keep the faith, it will happen...you might need some extra help if you're having problems judging whether you're doing the exercises right...that loss of sensation can make it a bit trickier. Believe it or not there are physios & nurses who deal specifically with female problems like this - so might be worth chatting with your dr and finding one.

BTW I doubt your DH will ever notice the difference...let's face it, if it's been a while, it's unlikely there will be any complaints :lol:

junglemum - i am trying to do it more often! the loss of sensation makes it a bit hard tho, it discourages me a bit!

Marydean - hahahaha you prob have a point there! however........... WARNING TMI comming up so look away if you want..... DH said after DD1 things were much "tighter" than ever before so i worry he will definatly notice the difference this time and i already no longer feel attractive after having 2 babies so i don't need to know that things arn't as good down there as they use to be IYKWIM?!
And apparently i am doing it right, but it needs work! i think at my pap smear i might ask about it than if still not good enough i might liike into asking for some help!

I couldn't feel mine at all either, but i kept trying and they came good.

Thank you heaps for that!

Are you walking heaps? I noticed mine got alot better when i walked heaps. And i couldnt feel them properly for about 3 months. whenever i peed i would feel like it was all going to fall out and i couldnt sit on the floor as it hurt too much.

Give your body time to recover :) and as for a difference my DP noticed a difference but he said it was better but now i am tighter (TMI) then i was before :o

Thanks KaileysMummy! haven't done much walking due to all the rain but its starting to clear up so will certainly get back on it!
I don't have any issues pee'ing however in saying that i haven't felt a "busting" urge to go for ages! i wonder if that has anything to do with it? i never feel like i need to go - i just think i haven't been awhile so i go!

Hmmm i think i might stay away from DH for awhile! Until things get better!

I'm sorry to hear that you are having a bit of trouble hun. If this helps, I was in 2nd stage labour for 3 hours! That's 3 straight hours of trying to push bubs head out!!! :( Afterwards my muscles were so weak that I would literally have to dash to the toilet and half wet myself for the first few days, and even leak a little for the first couple of weeks... (Embarrassing, I know right!?) But luckily I have some great news to share :) By the time I was ready to have sex, 6-7 weeks, It was back to normal and the first time having sex actuall took alot of patience (AND LUBE) because my muscles had tighened right back up!
My partner said that there is absolutely no difference at all to him. To me it feels maybe softer? for lack of a better word, but it still feels as tight. And I was soooo worried about this in the first few weeks I thought my bladder and pelvic muscles would never be the same again, but they are so have faith :)