Anyone else had this happen

[hoppy35]

Went to the doctors a few weeks ago for help with an over active bladder/stress incontinence got given vesicare didn't take any just found out I'm pregnant and my problem has worsened in the the last two weeks where I can't leave the house incase I wet myself went to the drs again there's no other help he can give me till I'm pregnancy free and told me its only going to get worse and use pads I've got other children I need to leave the house what can i do? Sorry if it's a bit rambly any advice appreciated thank you

I don't have any direct experience but didn't want to read and not say anything when you seem distressed.

I guess if your GP says that nothing can be done until you've delivered, then you may just have to use Tena pads. Either that or ask to be referred to a gynaecologist?

What is the cause of your incontinence? Previous pregnancies and/or deliveries, or is it something else?

All the best x

You can be referred to a woman's health physio - I developed a prolapse the minute I got pregnant with DC2 (didn't have it before but apparently the pregnancy hormones weaken all the muscles and ligaments in that area). My MW referred me to a physio who I saw at 16 weeks and I've been doing a big old set of pelvic floor exercises ever since which have kept the problem under control (now almost 36 weeks). I'm just hoping for a straightforward gentle birth and that a combination of the "tightening up" hormones and lots more exercises will make the prolapse go away after the birth [wishful thinking emoticon].

As thing1 said, a women's health physio can help you. Your Dr can refer you, or you can use a private one. I have seen one myself and there are all sorts of strengthening exercises etc they can help you with.

Hoppy, are you completely emptying your bladder when you say that you wet yourself, are you finding that pads don't quite catch everything?

I only ask because you really ought to be able to go out confident that pads will keep your clothes dry. I know that you may feel embarassed, but honestly, loads of women have problems with stress incontinence.

Seriously, try the pads for the moment and try and get help from a physio as mentioned above.

I use always's envive pads because I find them much lighter than tena ones, though if you are losing a lot of fluid, something more substantial might be the way to go. My bladder control was never brilliant (I had 'accidents' as a teenager) but I started wearing pads whilst I was very overweight. I found that as I lost weight I didn't really need them (except for when I had a cold - sneezes - eek). But when I became pregnant it came back, with particuarly bad accidents during morning sickness.

Please don't allow this to affect your day to day activities, a combination of pads that fit you well and some physio should help keep things more manageable.

Take care of yourself, you are definately not alone.