Heaviness on standing

[Achadha]

Hi
First time mama here.. normal delivery which wasn’t so traumatic. 12 weeks pp now but the heaviness is horrible… cant stand longer than a minute without that heavy dragging feeling and ache..petrified as i was really active throughout pregnancy…anyone had any positive experience to share?

Can you explain what you mean by heaviness? Do you mean tired, achey or something else?

I think it would be a good idea to see a women’s health physio. What you are describing could be an internal prolapse which you really don’t want to leave.

By heaviness i mean dragging feeling which is also accompanied by aching… in the vaginal region.. not tired at all… just the vagina and perinium that feels really heavy

Got checked multiple times and thankfully its not a prolapse but no diagnosis of what it is that is giving me such horrible heaviness and pain down there

Hi OP, this sounds as though it’s your pelvic floor and it’s normal PP but you need to start doing something about it to prevent prolapse. I agree re seeing a woman’s health physio. They can give you some great exercises to strengthen your pelvic floor and can make
sure that you’re doing pelvic floor exercises correctly. Avoid strenuous exercise or lifting for now. Would you consider downloading the NHS squeezy app?

Thanks. I have been going to a physio and also doing my pelvic floor exercises regularly… but no relief whatsoever… 🫤

Just give it time. Be consistent with exercises and take it easy. You’re still very early into your recovery xx

Thanks 😌

Sounds like you're doing the right things, just be mindful that not a physios are equal. If you're seeing a standard physio, I'd suggest finding one specialises in women's physio and maybe offers mummy MOTs. They can give tips on how to adjust your breathing, exercises to avoid, how to go to the toilet to prevent worsening symptoms, and more. Kegels arent always the answer, and can make things worse if you've got tension already, so it's woth finding a specialist if you've not already.

My symptoms improve massively with the right exercises, (for me it's mostly related to glute strength and kegels don't do a massive amount) but it does take time.