Yet another public service announcement about your pelvic floor

[Santosha]

So I've been having some issues post baby number 3. Stuff that's really hard to talk about, so suffice to say, stuff that you'd really rather avoid.
I've finally had my long-awaited appointment with a pelvic-floor physio (who, incidentally, was absolutely brilliant and I can highly recommend if you're in the eastern 'burbs of Melbourne).

A thorough examination and discussion later and it has been established that...

ALL THIS TIME I WAS DILLIGENTLY DOING MY PELVIC FLOOR EXERCISES I WAS DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING !!!

Arrgh, that's so frustrating. I went to a prenatal exercise class, I do my kegels whenever I think to (so 5 times in one day and then nothing for a week), I actually thought I was getting quite good at them... except for the fact that said 'issews' weren't improving in the least. So now I doscover that I've become really good at activating my abs/core/glutes in such a way that it feels like a pelvic floor lift. And it's not. Not even slightly. Nada. In fact, I cannot even feel where my pelvic floor is, let alone make it move!

So my announcement is this: don't just remember to do them, find out if you're doing them right. Be sure. Seek professional feedback if you can. THEN do them lots. Because a failing pelvic floor is a very un-fun thing.