Is your pelvic floor in good shape?

...or...how do you know if your pelvic floor is in good shape?

I've been doing my exercises - sporadically, I will admit, but how do I know if I'm in good shape or if things could be better?

This is my 2nd pregnancy - first birth was forceps delivery and I was a little incontinent for a few weeks afterward (ie couldn't hang on for very long when I needed to go and if I left it too long it was a bit of a race to get my undies off in time) but nothing that I believe was not normal. No problems since.

I've been told that pelvic floor recovery is more difficult the second time round. Just into my 3rd trimester and I'm noticing that I am more often now feeling the need to urinate but there isn't really much there when I go. Not always, but sometimes.

Soooo.....how can I tell?

the physio told me if I could hop on one leg (seriously! :) ) or cough or sneeze with a full bladder and not leak one drop then my pelvic floor is in good shape

I'd say if sex is still good then your pelvic floor is good! Otherwise if you sneeze without tensing your pelvic floor and don't leak, like Laranna says.

LOL i was the same as you!!! I had no idea if mine was good or not i've been doing my exercises everyday since i was like 16 so when i was in hospital with dd the physio came round and cause i'd had a cesar i had to really use my muslces to just sit up. But when i told the physio this she laughed and said what on earth would make you think that you've got some of the strongest i've seen! LOL i was like oh ok i was in shock. Guess cause i did yoga for so long that might of helped too!