Pelvic floor excersises

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steph000 · 11/04/2007 13:24

Can someone explain exactly what and how i do a pelvic floor excersie, being my first pregnancy i need to know that i am doing it right.

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Iklboo · 11/04/2007 13:27

Squeeze your "down below" muscles like you're desperately trying to stop yourself weeing your pants. Do 5 quick hold & release, five slow squeeze up, hold for a count of five, release slowly for a count of five. Repeat the quick ones again.
Do them whenever you can cos no-one can tell you're doing them unless you pull a weird face

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steph000 · 11/04/2007 13:28

thanks for that!! i was worried i was getting it wrong!! i will try not to frown!! ha ha
Also i am 19 weeks preganant yesterday and havent felt the baby move yet - should i be worried?

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Bucketsofdynomite · 11/04/2007 13:29

Also worth doing while having sex on top. was the only time I could ever remember.

SlightlyMadSlug · 11/04/2007 13:30

So that you know you are actually doing them right - you can practise when havong a wee. You should be able to stop the flow of urine mid-stream. You should only do that to check occasionally tho as it increases the risk of a UTI.

Iklboo · 11/04/2007 13:31

If it's your first you might not feel baby moving until about 22 weeks or so (I didn't - till DS gave a wee lurch in the middle of Batman Begins!)

Naughty buckets! Best one is give DH/DP a quick pelvic floor squeeze just after he's finished when he's v sensitive down there - he'll hit the ceiling fan

LucyK1978 · 11/04/2007 15:22

Might be silly question, but does anyone know how soon in pregnancy we should be doing these exercises please?

I am 8+4 weeks - should I be doing them already? (sorry if this is already answered elsewhere).

SlightlyMadSlug · 11/04/2007 15:46

You should be doing them all your life, but they are much more important during pregnancy. Start now and you'll be fine.

LucyK1978 · 03/05/2007 09:42

Okay, so many apologies in advance if this is 'too much information' but I started doing my pelvic floor excises the other day, in sets of 10 and did them about 5 times during the day. That night I had a small amount of discharge (sorry, I did apologise first!) not blood but ever so slightly faintly coloured.

I know a small discharge is normal, but is it likely to just be coincidence that is happened on the only day I had done my pelvic floor exercises, or perhaps I did them wrong...? Not dared to do them since.

(I am 11+6 = 12 weeks officially tomorrow, hoorah!)

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