Pregnancy and prolapse

[Popperzip]

I have a mild uterus prolapse, if I were to have another baby, could this cause a miscarriage having a prolapse ?

anyone who has had a mild stage 1 prolapse, how did you pregnancy go if you had a baby with this condition, did it affect anything? Was the prolapse worse? Did it cause any other issues?

were you scared to go about your daily routine like this if you were pregnant with a prolapse ?

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I have one after going jogging post baby 1. Have since had baby 2 & 3 and whilst I was exceptionally diligent about doing the pelvic floor exercises I wouldn’t say it was any worse now, in fact it’s better then when it first happened! I’m careful about what I do to not make it worse but it doesn’t affect me thankfully.

(TMI my cervix did feel very low in the first trimester of my second pregnancy, but no issues with carrying the babies and both went overdue - indeed my second has to be induced he was so comfy!)

@Zapx could you choose to have a c section?

I don’t think I would want to go through another vaginal delivery ever again, I have trauma from the last 2 pregnancies out of the 3 I’ve had.

are you able to take part in the gym or anything ? Do you still run or do you any other exercises?

thank you for answering my post

I had what was probably stage 2 prolapse after DS2 (because I did stupid things like carry DS1 around the place two days after giving birth) and was told by my GP that it would not affect any future pregnancy but that a future pregnancy would make it worse. I found a fantastic women's health physio who gave me exercises to do four times a day for the rest of my life (!) and had a huge improvement.

I'm now 25 weeks with baby #3 and there's no sign of prolapse yet. If it does happen, I'll spend more time lying down than I did in my last pregnancy. And no lifting three-year-olds!

@Thankyouthankyoujellybean Thats great to hear, I’m glad it didn’t worsen for you and yes I do pelvic floors all the time too they make a huge difference

@Popperzip are they prescribed exercises? I've got a very specific routine and I believe it's possible to do damage if you overdo it. I'd definitely recommend finding a great physio.

@Thankyouthankyoujellybean yes I was discharged from woman’s pelvic floor physio earlier this year with set exercises which I follow daily. It was nhs not private though if that makes any difference, or do you think it’s worth going private?

So I didn’t have a C section but I think the policy is that you can ask for one for any reason essentially? So past trauma would surely mean they would agree I would hope. Sorry that happened to you, I hope you’re doing okay.

My exercise regime could definitely use a little work 😃 I wouldn’t run now, specifically for me, but I can run after my kids, cycle and take them trampolining/tennis etc. I hope to run one day but right now I just don’t have the inclination to risk it getting worse given that I can currently do so much that I worried I wouldn’t be able to at one point.

I went for a CS with my second. The consultant said that it was unlikely childbirth would make it worse (that pregnancy was the main culprit) but mine had only come on after I’d had 3 hours of pushing with DD and eventual forceps and I couldn’t help but worry that a repeat of that would worsen the prolapse. In any event there were MH concerns because of the traumatic delivery so I didn’t have to fight too hard.

Not going to lie, it was definitely worse during the second pregnancy but 38 months after it came on during DC1s birth and 18 months after my second birth it’s definitely at its best now and I’m hopeful to keep it at bay going forward.

@Zapx I would hope so too, it’s good to hear that you have what sounds like a really fun lifestyle, it gives me hope that it won’t be as bad as I’m thinking it would be.

@Cheepcheepcheep thats great to hear that it has improved and you were able to have a c section.

@Popperzip no, I don't think there would be any need to go private if you've already been seen. I was in Australia at the time and the system is very different but here if I can get seen in a reasonable time frame I'm not paying for anything!

Oh, and to answer your other question, yes I suppose it affected what I did when it was bad - no running, lifting, standing for long periods of time etc. I was told that if I wanted to run to get a pessary prescribed and just pop it in before I went out. I've never been keen on running though, so I didn't cross that bridge!

Cycling is fantastic though. You get total support from the seat and you can ride as hard as you like. I cycled this morning 😀