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ways of improving <<ahem>> pelvic tone without doing the awful kegels?

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EscapeFrom · 13/09/2007 22:40

Because 'my friend' hates doing them as they make 'here' feel queer.

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EscapeFrom · 13/09/2007 22:46

no patience here! lol

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EscapeFrom · 14/09/2007 13:23

try again?

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NDPWantsANewCamera · 14/09/2007 13:24

they make me feel funny too.

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NDPWantsANewCamera · 14/09/2007 13:25

no idea of alternatives, I just let my PF dangle

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EscapeFrom · 14/09/2007 13:26
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NDPWantsANewCamera · 14/09/2007 13:28

I thought I was only one who got a weird feeling when I do them

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EscapeFrom · 14/09/2007 13:31

No not just you, they are horrible and make me want to stamp my feet and curl my toes.

[weirdo]

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NineUnlikelyTales · 14/09/2007 13:36

I hate them too and have only done about 10 since DS was born.

No idea what would help though. Lots of sex? Or my preferred method, standing in very odd positions to avoid weeing myself.

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NDPWantsANewCamera · 14/09/2007 13:40

they make me arch my back, screw my face up and close my eyes so tightly that I can hear the blood rushing in head.

So much for being able to do them 'discreetly' (as mentioned in ALL post-birth related mags, books etc). "No-one will know", my arse...

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expatinscotland · 14/09/2007 13:43

i hate them.

they make my urethra ache.

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Dinosaur · 14/09/2007 13:44

Pilates? Yoga/pilates fusion?

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NDPWantsANewCamera · 14/09/2007 13:46

I wonder whether those cones would make a difference ? Having something to clamp against (eurgh) might stop the weird feeling.

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EscapeFrom · 14/09/2007 13:49

I was thinkiong about those cone things today, they are weighted, aren't they?

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NDPWantsANewCamera · 14/09/2007 13:50

I dunno, afaik they just come in different circumferences and you start with the widest one and work your way down.

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Reesie · 30/09/2007 20:17

I feel like I'm a professional pelvic floor exerciser.... Only because I had a post natal prolapse of the bladder and bowel

If you don't like doing PFE (who does??) then you can get these cone things called aquaflex - you can buy them in Boots. Basically they are small plastic cones which you put in the vagina for 20 mins per day. You work your way up by putting small weight in them so your pelvic floor muscles have to work harder to keep them in. They cost about £20

It promises that in 12 weeks you'll have a pelvic floor of steel

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