Tell me some horror stories. I need to be scared into doing my pelvic floor exercises.

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2nd pregnangy. 3rd trimester. Done about 3 half hearted clenches in the past month.

Apparently having to cross my legs when I sneeze isn't terrifying enough. What is wrong with me?

MAKE me do them, Mumsnet.

OMG! When should I start doing these then?!

NOW. And FOREVER.

I am 44, after 3 kids, I cannot run around with them, do the gardening or bounce on the trampoline with them because I will pee myself. Is that what you want to hear?
A male friend was being ribbed about not having a girlfriend and I mentioned that older women are more experienced, his answer was. 'Yes they are available, but they all smell of wee wee'. I started doing my Pelvic floor exercises the same hour.

My moment of truth was when ds2 was about 3 months old. I was visiting my sister, and got a tummy bug. Well as I was throwing up in her car I also wet myself. It was doubly mortifying.

I am currently having a course of electro stimulation of my pelvic floor which, believe me, is not as much fun as it sounds.

My physio has told me to do PFE twice a day - when I'm cleaning my teeth- which has worked for me so far. After 3 children, I had been rubbish at doing them and I'm now doing them at least twice a day

Tommy - how many does your physio say you should do per day then?

Mine has told me to do , 5 lots of 5 through the day. I try to remember to do them after evreytime I wee.

This thread has worked. I am utterly resolved and have done more PFEs in the last 2 days than I have in the last 2 trimesters.

Wow - you guys have convinced me 100%! Like the red light thing too!

Am now clenching as i type!

I've got serious horror stories which you may find if you search some of my threads,I won't detail them now as DD reading over my shoulder. All I can say is "DO YOUR PELVIC FLOOR EXCERCISES".

I hope everyone has been squeezing and holding today.

I always do my excercises whilst driving.

you need a trigger to remind you. Everytime you are on mumsnet is a good idea.

the things we didn't know before we had babies, eh?

it's a different world out there now, lol.

Am trying to do mine every day, on third pregnancy and coughing and sneezing can be fub - not!

PFE are the saviour from being called a pissy-pants by your DH on regular occaisions you will understand when you laugh and piss your pants believe me can make quite a funny story though esp. if your friends think you are making it up
xx ei xx

Aren't there some ball bearings or something you stick up your fanjo which strengthen your PF? Can't google em, I'm at work!