Definitely get yourself seen by your GP... if you can see one who specialises or has an interest in women’s health as they’ll hopefully be a bit more understanding and not fob you off. You need a referral to see a specialist: a Gynaecologist and a Women’s Health Physio.
10 weeks is very very early days yet and everything is likely to be stretched, lax and tired so don’t think for a second you’ll be stuck like this. It’s not unusual to be suffering with incontinence at this stage either.
I have a collection of prolapses after a 3b tear 2 years ago. They rarely bother me and my only symptoms are a heavy feeling if I spend too long on my feet, do too much lifting or around period time or if I have a cold.
I was referred (at my request) to see a Women’s Health Physio who I had my first appointment with at 4 weeks postpartum. She has been fantastic. Through her support I learnt how my pelvic floor and core muscles worked and what stresses and tires them. I learnt how and when to ease this. I learnt how to do my PF exercises correctly and she gave me a tailored exercise programme to suit my needs (which I still do). She also did some bladder retraining as initially I had the urge to wee very frequently but my bladder was only ever about a quarter full.... i understand this is very common PP irrespective of tearing. Further down the line I did similar retraining for my bowel, as thanks to the tear I was leaking and didn’t have much control so had quite a few accidents.
I have used (under the guidance of my physio) a pelvitone (electrical muscle stimulation) and a Therawand (to ease tight muscles). Both helped, but I wouldn’t recommend using either without the appropriate guidance.
I went to a Postnatal Pilates class (I was able to take DS along) which really helped me to build my core strength back up which in turn helped my PF.
I was ultimately referred to a Gynaecologist who fitted me with a removable ring pessary. I use this when I’m feeling heavy, it eases it as it gives me a bit of extra support.
I was utterly devestated when I discovered I had prolapses. Two years on things are certainly different compared with pre-pregnancy but don’t impact my life too much, i rarely leak urine and no longer have pooh incidents. I do worry what’ll happen post-menopause though.
The best advice my physio gave me was that I should view my PFE’s as like teeth brushing... something essential to do frequently for the rest of my life.
The NHS Squeezy app is also fab - it’s on android and Apple. It reminds me to do my PFEs and takes me through each squeeze. There’s also loads of useful info on the app.