Pelvic Floor hope?????

[hj1981]

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?

[emc2]

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.

[hj1981]

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!

[Junglemum]

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

[AnyDream]

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

[hj1981]

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!