Hi Linda,

I have a minor prolapse of the front vaginal wall, which allows the bladder to sag in, and results in a feeling of bulging or heaviness.

Unlike others I can't see mine hanging out or anything but first noticed a strange feeling of "something there" about 3 weeks after birth of my 2nd baby in April.

I knew it was a prolapse as I have read a lot about it and my mum had one with me too.

I had a great labour and birth experience 2nd time around and recovered really quick, even DTD after only 12 days, was so pleased with my recovery, then all of a sudden noticed this odd feeling one day and my heart hit the ground.

A trip to OB at 3.5 weeks post natal confirmed it. He said it's really common, something like one in ten women, with the number jumping up to one in 2 or 3 around the age of 50!

In my case he said it was probably the birth of my first baby that did the damage: she was 4.2 kilos and I pushed for 2 hrs.

But I just wanted to say that it's now 4.5 months on from the birth of my 2nd baby and I really can't feel anything wrong at all. No stress incontinence, no feeling of bulging at the end of the day now, and am doing full on pelvic floor exercises as specified by a proper "womens" physio that will help keep me toned and feeling pretty normal down there. I felt normal from about 12 weeks.

Sex is fine, if not better, and my body feels good again.

So I just wanted to tell you not to stress. I'm not a runner like you but reckon you'll be fine if you just give it time. 6 weeks might be a bit ambitious, but who knows, we're all different. Sounds like you were pretty fit pre preg so you should bounce back and be normal soon.

Hang in there and good luck. And go see a special physio... it did wonders.