TMI - my vagina is falling out?

I'm so sorry to all that read this that get offended but i'm having difficulty explaining it any other way. :redface:

Basically I'm feeling pain on the LHS of my woohoo *but up there* so it kinda feels like something is going to fall out (er uterus/baby). espec when putting undies on when i balance on right leg and put left leg up OUCH. :(

what on earth is going on - it HURTS and although it sounds stupid I really don't want to phone the hospital blabbing that my 'V' feels like it's falling off! DP thinks i should but i think they'll just send the men in white coats.

does anyone else experience this pain - and what can we do?

PS - hope all are keeping in the cool - adelaid experiencing heatwave here and i feel like a fat sweaty seahorse :lol:

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I'm so sorry to all that read this that get offended but i'm having difficulty explaining it any other way. :redface:

Basically I'm feeling pain on the LHS of my woohoo *but up there* so it kinda feels like something is going to fall out (er uterus/baby). espec when putting undies on when i balance on right leg and put left leg up OUCH. :(

what on earth is going on - it HURTS and although it sounds stupid I really don't want to phone the hospital blabbing that my 'V' feels like it's falling off! DP thinks i should but i think they'll just send the men in white coats.

does anyone else experience this pain - and what can we do?

PS - hope all are keeping in the cool - adelaid experiencing heatwave here and i feel like a fat sweaty seahorse :lol:

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when i was pregnant with my second (first weighted 8.5pound) i had the same thing but i thought it was all pregnancy related. It wasnt in till one night in the bath that i realized (as im not exactly familiar with my body IYKWIM) while washing there was a lump the size of a golf ball hanging out of my woohoo.
i so panicked. I saw many drs and was told i had a uterine prolaps. I found a great dr whom said that all Labors cause some type of damage and maybe my first born was to big. He also said if i go naturally again that i could make things worse as all labors cause some sort of impact down there. It was his recommendation i have a c section. I did this and still i felt like i was falling apart it was doing my head in. Also because something was there my body naturally made more and more mucus as it does to naturally disinfect and cleanse that area of my body.

Meaning changing my undies many times a day and wearing liners too. In the end enough was enough and i saw the best gyno i could see and he said u have a uterine prolaps where the uteris has droped down due to weight of baby. Ur ligaments are over stretched. I had a laproscopic ventro suspension to repair this damage at age 21. And it made all the difference...... i do hope that maybe this helps. I m not saying that's whats happening with u i am just saying that's what happened to me.

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I'm so sorry to all that read this that get offended but i'm having difficulty explaining it any other way. :redface:

Basically I'm feeling pain on the LHS of my woohoo *but up there* so it kinda feels like something is going to fall out (er uterus/baby). espec when putting undies on when i balance on right leg and put left leg up OUCH. :(

what on earth is going on - it HURTS and although it sounds stupid I really don't want to phone the hospital blabbing that my 'V' feels like it's falling off! DP thinks i should but i think they'll just send the men in white coats.

does anyone else experience this pain - and what can we do?

PS - hope all are keeping in the cool - adelaid experiencing heatwave here and i feel like a fat sweaty seahorse :lol:

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Sorry i cant offer you any advice but i just wanted to say i agree with your DH you really should go and get it checked out...would it be possible to be a prolapse?

Sounds very uncomfortable. Hope it's not as major as a prolapse - but worth getting it checked out. Dr's aren't going to judge you for getting that sort of pain investigated, and it's better to know than to stress out.
Does the pain come and go, or is it consistent? I ask as I was never really aware of my cervix until bubba started stamping on it recently and YOUCH that hurts!!! I find it comes and goes though, depending on what position she's in.
Hope you get some answers and some relief soon.

i would get it checked out. I have a slight prolapse, and, i get where squidipa is coming from..
They wont get the men in white coats after you.. i am sure they have seen lots worse, and come across far more difficult patients. To put your mind, and your DH's mind at ease, get it checked. Perhaps they can do something now, or, again, like squidipa, recommened a c/s to prevent to much further damage.

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i would get it checked out. I have a slight prolapse, and, i get where squidipa is coming from..
They wont get the men in white coats after you.. i am sure they have seen lots worse, and come across far more difficult patients. To put your mind, and your DH's mind at ease, get it checked. Perhaps they can do something now, or, again, like squidipa, recommened a c/s to prevent to much further damage.

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they have presasarie ( i know i spelt this wrong but sounds like that) rings you can use its like a curtain ring thats flexible rubber like and the gyno inserts it up there you take out and wash tho but it helps support the uterus. This didn't work for me tho but may for u if u have a prolaps.

thanks for that. so far, has not been an issue with this preg, i used to have lots of 'my bits are falling out' feelings (physically as well) while af was visiting..
So far so good thou, but, after this preg, once we decide if we are to stop at 2, will perhaps see what can be done to fix it more permantly, as i hate that feeling.

I'd get it checked out

Go see your dr, sweety. It's something that you shouldn't have to guess about. Honestly, when you are pregnant there are so many weirdo aches, pains and odd feelings. I am sure your description won't make them think you're crazy. And it'll be a load off your mind, and possibly depending on what is causing the feeling they may be able to fix it for you. All good, I reckon! GL.

Hi,

I agree with everyone else, get it checked out! :)

I didnt have a prolapse in my second pregnancy however I did have a pain like the one you describe often. I was carrying twins and I presume one of them was sitting/hitting nerves when I sat or stood certain ways.

I am glad to say mine is gone completely however reading your description made me remember it well.

Please get it checked but I wish you all the best

kaety

Hey Sachy, just wondering how you're going. Did you manage to get some answers?

just to throw my 2 cents worth in! I had a vaginal prolapse half way through my PG... and ended up being carted off to hossie by ambo, cos they were worried it was a cord or amniotic sac prolapse (told me bubba wouldn't make it !!!! EEEP :pray:).... turned out to be just a vaginal prolapse (hmm there's a phrase!), brought on by straining with constipation. So bubba was fine (we went home in a state of minor shock! Since then talking to all sorts of people about "my vagina falling out", i've gleaned the following info.

There are three types of prolapse (as far as I know!) - vaginal prolapse can be from front (bladder) or rear (rectal) or a uterine prolapse. There's various degrees of prolapse through to actually sticking right out & being visible (this was me!! :wall:). At a lesser extent it can result in a dragging or heavy feeling (which i have still continued to experience occassionally). Esssentially being pregnant or straining can cause it - and it's tissue/ligaments that stretch. You can't train this tissue back again, but it WILL improve over time, and having really good pelvic floor muscles can help... essentially they're the sling that holds it all in place... so if they're strong, that will help the whole area IYKWIM! The jury is out on whether vaginal birth will really make it that much worse (depends on how many bubbas you plan to have). My obs basically said the damage was already done for me, might as well go vaginal anyway (which I did).

So... treatment options. See a good continence physio (I know some in melb if anyone wants to know who PM me) and make sure you get it assessed properly and work out what you can do. Like someone else said they can put a rubber ring thing in (my obs provided this as an option for me during my PG) or they can do surgery if it's problematic - they put a mesh thingo in to hold it all in place. Now most of my experience is with a vaginal prolapse (bladder) so I don't know how much it would vary if it's uterine... but that's my info dump - hope it's helpful :)

And definitely agree with the others, get it checked out :) you don't wnat to have a scare like I had! And you might want to be pretty careful to avoid straining too.

GL with it all!
Belfie