Potential prolapse

[Creamcracker92]

Hi there

I’m hoping to get some advice, I’m 4 weeks postpartum after having my third baby.

I had a stressful labour, pushed and pushed for over an hour after being In labour for over 15 hours and he got distressed and I ended up in theatre with forceps and a 1st degree tear. There wasn’t a cut made by the doctors or anything unlike my last pregnancy where I had an induction.

Ive had no symptoms but had a look down there and there are two ridged lumps on the entrance of my vagina, I believe this might be a bladder and rectum prolapse in addition to having a uterine prolapse. Im hoping I could be wrong and the two lumps are my vaginal walls that could be swollen?

I am also hoping my uterus will shrink back up as well.

has this ever happened to anyone else? Can you give me advice ? Will it go away and get better? I do my pelvic floors religiously so I’m really down that this could be potentially happening.

will pelvic floor exercises reverse these prolapses?

what about sex? Does this affect your sex life? I’m worried I won’t be able to when I feel ready or able to have sex again?

Does the pelvic floor toner ultra help? Kegel 8 ultra I believe ?

I’ve lost all my confidence since my third baby and this isn’t helping things.

thanks in advance

Hi
i didn’t want to read and not respond, although not sure how much use I will be. I think I have a prolapse as well. I have a heaviness down there that sort of feels like I have something between my legs which was definitely not there before the birth. Strangely, I only noticed it around week 3 (as was still recovering from episiotomy/forceps delivery the first two delightful weeks post partum).

I have booked my six week GP check as I am hoping that time is a healer and I’ve signed up to the NHS Squeezy app to remind me to do my pelvic floors. I’ve also booked in with a private physiotherapist who does something called a Mummy MOT, but that’s not until August.

so I don’t have an official diagnosis yet but I feel better for booking both appointments. I know how depressing it is not feeling right down there. I’ve also read as many old threads on mumsnet as I could find on prolapse which also made me feel a little better.

hopefully someone with actual experience of recovering from a prolapse will post.

xxx

That’s really kind of you to post, it’s made me feel a little better and I’m hoping I can reverse this.
All the best and I’ll look into the suggestions you made in your post xxx

My sister has a prolapsed bladder after giving birth to her first child. She never got it done as she was a bit nervous. She's had a second child (vaginal delivery) since then and still hasn't had it done. I don't think it bothers her that much and it's only sometimes I think she has a heavy sensation.

I know this is probably not helpful but just to put it out there that she hasn't done anything about hers yet x

I had a partial prolapse after my second. I was really down about it at first as it felt like there was a ball down there when I walked and I wasn't used to the feeling. A year on its a lot better and I don't even notice it, unless I'm on my period then it really hurts but nothing a few painkillers can't sort. Try not to worry as it does get better!

Name changed, sorry. This is private bits.
You can do something about it if it's mild, my experience.
Physiotherapy would be the ideal and perfect path, if you can have it run with it.
I am going graphic here, but well. No straining, soft stool (loads of water) and proper squatting to the loo. I did the Kegel exercise without anything (but if you can have biofeedback the better) immediately after going to the loo number 1 and number 2 so that I would never forget. It means multiple times a day for a couple of months. My reasoning was my body was recovering so I will do my 100%. So I would gently push it in the anatomical direction. Even when it comes to posture. Do not lift weight apart from the baby. In desperate time, nothing heavier. And be very persistent. Whatever you do give it a couple of months. Managing your weight helps too. Even 5 pounds makes a difference. It's not about extreme weight loss.
Definite difference after the second month. By the third month it was almost like before. Fight OP. Rooting for you.

Thanks for the advice I’m gonna keep going and I have been referred to pysio by the doctor as I do have a slight mild prolapse, confirmed by the doctor on Monday ☹️ I really do hope it does go back to normal