Prolapse (positive stories)

[Positivity93]

Im 7 weeks pp with second child. Just been for 6 week check and doctor said I have a mild prolapse.

Not causing any issues with going to toilet or leaking so hope it stays that way. Very small bit at the opening of vagina which wasnt there before.

Doctor said he hopes with pelvic floor exercises daily and natural recovery over next 6-12 months things will improve. Read so much negative stories online and now im worried.

Does anyone have any positive ones?

I'm in a similar boat. Mild prolapse after my first baby. I just had my second four months ago and if anything the prolapse seems lesser. Definitely no worse which I'm really relieved about. I am intending on getting into pelvic floor therapy again soon.

After my first, I really went into a doom spiral. There are so many horror stories and negativity about pelvic floor prolapse on the internet.

It is really really common though. Up to 50% of women will have some level of prolapse after childbirth. Most are asymptomatic and won't even know.

You're also really really early on in the postpartum period. Things are still healing and it can definitely still naturally improve over the next few months.

I would recommend learning how to breathe properly to avoid extra strain on your pelvic floor. Exhale when lifting anything and never hold your breathe. Lift your pelvic floor if you need to sneeze or cough. And avoid any high impact exercise, until you've seen a pelvic floor therapist.

I have two. 5 years on I have a pessary and it’s ok - it stays in all the time and helps with symptoms.

look up Hyperpressives. It’s a physio technique with very good results for prolapse, you can learn quite quickly. The nhs still recommends normal pelvic floor exercises but I think they are slow to catch up with the evidence

Avoid lifting as much as possible, and if you absolutely have to engage your pelvic floor first. I can’t stress this enough as you can make it worse by straining.

Find 'Hypopressives with Alice' on youtube. She is brilliant, my physio recommended her and she has numerous playlists to work through for free.