**Please pardon me while I take a step back from breastfeeding and post about something that is happening RIGHT NOW!**
(THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED ON JANUARY 9, 2013... because it HAPPENED AGAIN!)
Pelvic Floor weakness.
Weak bladder.
Urinary Incontinence
PEEING IN YOUR PANTS!.
(THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED ON JANUARY 9, 2013... because it HAPPENED AGAIN!)
Pelvic Floor weakness.
Weak bladder.
Urinary Incontinence
PEEING IN YOUR PANTS!.
(If you remember my BIGGEST pet peeve post about BOOGERS then you know how horrid it is for me and my family have a cold. I mean ewwwwwwwww.)
But now add to that a less than reliable bladder (when it comes to sneezing) and I find myself entering a whole new world of ewwwww.
I have tried the whole panty liner thing.... those don't work for this "issue." And I refuse to wear a pad while I am "less than healthy." So what is a sniffling, sneezing, coughing, nose blowing, panty changing Mummie to do?! I have tried to make sure I am "empty" before I sneeze. But there are just some sneezing moments that you can not predict and racing to the bathroom (to beat the sneeze) is not always do-able!
I mean it feels like my water breaking all over again. With Kit Kat it even broke when I sneezed! (I had a trickle when it broke..... not a gush.) If I felt like I was gushing while sneezing.......... oh man! That would be nasty! I would for sure have to go to Big Girl Potty Training Class.
Does this happen to you? Please tell me I am NOT alone. P L E A S E!!!!!!
This is a normal reaction after having children, getting older... yada yada yada. So that is a good thing! (I guess.)
There are some things you can do to help fix it.
What To Expect has some simple tips on how to correct this "leaky" problem.
- Do your Kegels, do your Kegels, do your Kegels! Try to work up to three sets of 30 Kegel exercises a day.
- Start shedding those pregnancy pounds sensibly, since all those extra pounds are still putting pressure on your bladder.
- Train your bladder to behave. Urinate every 30 minutes — before you have the urge, in other words — and then try to extend the time between pees each day.
- Try to avoid constipation after pregnancy, so full bowels don't put added pressure on your bladder.
- Keep drinking at least eight glasses of fluids every day (cutting back on water to control the peeing only makes you vulnerable to dehydration and urinary tract infections).
- Avoid coffee, citrus, tomatoes, soft drinks, and alcohol — all of which can irritate your bladder and make urine harder to control.
- Pads can help absorb leaking urine (no tampons, please — they don't block the flow of urine and they're off-limits during the postpartum period anyway).
- As a last line of defense, do Kegels or cross your legs when you feel the need to cough or sneeze, or when you're about to laugh or lift something heavy.
So shout out.... have you had (or do you have) this leaky problem? I leak-yed this morning when I sneezed! DARN SNEEZING!
~Mummie