Coughing/tampon issues

[DinosaurWarrior]

Hi all. Bit of advice please. I had 2 babies in quite quick succession, 18m apart. My pelvic floor has been weak since, small leaks when jumping etc.

I've just recovered from covid but my cough is hanging around. My cough has been causing way more leaks than normal. My period arrived today and I am sure I'm about to cough my tampon out. I know the two are related but I think if I carried on I could actually cough it out. I can feel it moving down.

Is it worth speaking to GP?

Thanks x

what is it you want them to do? I’m not being flippant-honestly!
Are you wondering if there is anything they can give you for the cough?
are you wanting a referral to woman's physio? Do you do pelvic floor exercises daily?
Have you tried the next size tampon/different brand? I can’t really imagine them moving unless saturated, or it’s not starting off high up enough? Mine only ever shifted when saturated through tbh, coughing or not (swine flu was a nasty cough for me too!)
By all means contact them to discuss your cough/physio but I’m thinking your cough might be gone by the time you get to speak to a physio the way waiting times are atm.

Are you doing pelvic floors every day ?
I was told to do them standing/sitting up.

I can recommend the nhs squeezy app btw. Best £2.99 I’ve ever spent. My physio told me to set it to 4 times a day, 7 repetitions with a 2 second relax.
your phone then reminds you to do your PFE 4 x a day, every day. It does long squeezes where you squeeze and hold for 7 seconds, and then a round of quick release squeezes too. There was a huge difference within 3-4 weeks. Physio instructions were to make sure you also squeeze your bum hole, not just the old advice of ‘stop the flow of urine’.