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We have been asked by the team at lights by TENA to find out your top tips for remembering to do pelvic floor exercises.

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PS how many have you done since opening this thread?

I dont do them

Buuuut, in my defence... When i saw the gynae for my prolapse, he said i had a ridiculously toned pelvic floor, i just have dodgy connective tissue to cause it. So whatever i do, its working

I do it when I'm standing around waiting for something - like filling up the car with petrol, filling up the kettle, in line at the shops, etc

I only remember when they are specifically mentioned!

usually only remember when there's an article on the tv in the morning, a Tena ad or something on the internet that catches my eye, like this. Great ideas for reminders here. Like the phone idea and toothbrushing reminder.

Do them last thing at night before falling asleep & first thing in the morning before rising that way you cannot forget, & anything else managed during the day is a plus.

Try doing them after you've been to the toilet.

If I'm driving I do them each time I hit red traffic lights, if I'm at home each time I have a post it note on the fridge door, one beside the kettle and one on the bathroom mirror reminding me to do them. I have to remember to take them down when we have guests, could be embarrassing otherwise!

Ter my first child ripped chaos at birth the physio gave me a target symbol to put by the kettle. I still have it and at lease once a day I do five mins excercise while the kettle boils.

This thread is great with some fantastic tips

I found a great app - pff which reminds me daily. I just looked it up and it is Tena's app !

I have to say a big Thanks to mumsnet for being there so I could post and people could advise me on my pelvic floor after an episiotomy and third degree tear. I was devastated I couldn't stop peeing in the gym after my snow as born. Thank you to the person who forwarded me Gussie's previous thread and thank you Gussie for caring about our pelvic floor. I'm not on twitter unfortunately but I've really appreciated your advice.

I do them when I'm at the kitchen sink, washing the dishes or my hands. I spend a hell of a lot of time at the sink so even 5 squeezes at a time seems to help.

i do mine whenever my reports are running. I work for a public service which doesn't have the best IT so sometimes I'm exercising all day. Also hellps to take my mind of the frustration when I'm waiting for the results but it is taking ages ....

Boiling the kettle? Ideal 2 mins to get those exercises done!

When someone mentions pelvic floor exercises, as I don't think of them at all otherwise!

when i brush my teeth i take it up to the top floor

I keep this photo handy.

When I had a job where I had to make a lot of business calls, I kept the second one handy.

While I clean my teeth.

I do my pelvic exercise whenever I can, it could be when I'm at work sitting at my desk or watching tv, you just squeeze and tense in intervals, no one knows what you are doing as it's discreet and easy to do

Get in the habit of doing them at certain times and it just becomes automatic eg standing at the bus stop, doing the ironing etc.

in the queue at the supermarket

Download the NHS app it reminds you and if all else fails when I am waiting in a queue its always good to not waste time :)

Same time same place everyday and I still it until you don't forget!

I do my pelvic floor exercises when reading in the evenings. It's the easiest and most relaxing exercise that I do.

I do them during the soaps. Having this as a set time always reminds me to do them .

Try setting an alarm on your phone to remind you.

At red lights and whenever I have to brake in the car (red light in any form = kegels!), waiting on train station platforms, one set of ten on every leg of my commute, when waiting for lifts or to cross the road.