@Healthworry I'm not the Op, but I thought I'd share my experience of a mild bladder prolapse six months postpartum as I know I needed these positive stories in the early days.
I felt my bladder prolapse within a couple of days of giving birth and felt a horrible, heavy, dragging, bulging sensation which got so much worse if I walked, laughed, stood or carried my baby. I could barely walk for ten minutes without needing to sit. And something as simple as standing to wash baby bottles at the sink was horribly uncomfortable.
At six months postpartum I can't tell you the last time I felt the bulging sensation. On particularly busy days with lots of lifting the pram in and out of the car, walking, carrying baby etc I feel a heaviness in my pelvic floor, but this is maybe a few days a month. And it will typically reset with some rest and pelvic floor exercises in the evening. I can now walk for miles and be on my feet all day symptom free.
What helped was doing the following;
-Doing pelvic floor exercises diligently.
-Using the Perifit Care device a few days a week. -Doing hip strengthening exercises regularly (think bridges, donkey kicks, fire hydrants, clam shells).
-Managing abdominal pressure.
-Avoiding constipation.
-Using the knack (squeezing my pelvic floor before lifting, bending, coughing, sneezing).
-Positive mindset (Instagram accounts like postpartum prolapse helped with this - there's a great online community on Instagram to tap into which will help you feel less alone).
My prolapse is still there. I don't think it will ever go away, but it doesn't dominate every waking thought the way it did in the early days. I know it is something I will have to manage for the rest of my life and that can be a very overwhelming thought some days, but now that I'm not symptomatic everyday it's a more bareable thought. Anyway, I hope this helps you.