Sneezing - dignity out of the window

[theressomethingaboutmarie]

Was bursting for the loo last night but too lazy to get off my seat. Walking to the loo finally and sneezed on the way. Cue me wetting my knickers (not soaking them but a bit escaped). Oh the shame!! Time for pelvic floor exercises. Please console me by telling me that I'm not the only one this has happened to!

17 wks pg with DC2.

I have to stand still and cross my legs when I sneeze now

Same here, stand still, hold bump, cross legs and sneeze I'm nearly 23 weeks...

I was told there was no dignity in child birth. They clearly meant to include pregnancy in that too.

I have a horrendous cough and need to keep my legs crossed should anything, umm escape. I'm 19+2. Joy.

Yep happened/s to me too. I had a long cough (3-4 weeks) over winter and...well it got quite upsetting at times lets just put it that way.

Oh you're all making me feel much better (at your own expense, granted ). DH laughed at first but then crossed the line to being slightly disgusted. I don't think he's finding pregnancy particularly attractive right now

Don't want to scare you but get cracking in the pelvic floor exercises! The little accidents continue to escape when sneezing, coughing, laughing, running and especially jumping once the baby is out.

I am paying dearly for not doing those exercises, I think it is me that needs potty training these days :o

Same here!

I have been having hyperemesis this pregnancy (DC2) and I must admit to having peed myself a few times when I've been vomiting

Have started doing pelvic floor exercises as I really don't want to be peeing myself forever, am only 18 weeks pregnant!

Well I don't understand! I do do pelvic floor exercises and it still happens!

I'm worried about it this time round. I had dd almost 4 years ago & haven't been able to jump properly since. Am now 23 weeks and am exercising my pelvic floor constantly.

I think a lot of us believe we are doing pelvic floor exercises properly (as did I) but I started pilates last year and had private one to one sessions purely to correct my pelvic floor and I know now how to do them properly and can see the improvements finally.

Ah yes! That happened for the first time yesterday- thank god I was home! I'm 38 weeks and have been naughty and not done as many pelvic floor exercises as I probably should have...

yep very familiar. Had bad cold and cough and spent alot of money on tena lady. My midwife has said not to bother on pelvic floor excersises now - too late now as 30 weeks with second. Important to get started properly after arrival!