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The things no one tells you no.19:
Peeing your pants,

Mumofsix` featured blog about things no one tells you.

`I thought I would, every now and then,
add a little bit of info that
took me by surprise with my first baby.`

My mood while writing this blog:
Ok

Someone else has prompted me to write a bit about bladder control. A lot of us find that sneezing and coughing during pregnancy can cause great pressure on the bladder and cause a wee woopsy. We can put it down to a baby pushing on the bladder and less control. The thing I want to mention now is about after birth. LEARN YOUR BLADDER EXERCISES NOW!!!!!!
One lady has mentioned to me that after her second child she would pee a bit when having contractions after the birth. I have not had this issue myself but thought I would share it anyway.

Get onto your pelvic floor exercises straight away after birth. I remember trying to jump on a trampoline a few weeks after having my first baby and getting the shock of my life. I wet my pants!!! Oh No. I just didn't have the control I thought I had. It was a good wake up call to do some exercises.

Here's a link to find out more about Kegel exercises.

The other up side is that exercises can also do wonders for your sex life.

7 Comments on Peeing your pants,

trinity-powell - Wednesday, 8 Jul
If you leak urine a while after giving birth, most likely your bladder has shrunk, you can get a minor operation to stitch it back up.

combatchick09 - Friday, 26 Jun
i was just running the other day and i had my daughter 7 weeks ago but i actually peed me pants and had to run inside and change. not cool

krystasappleseed - Monday, 26 Jan
yep i remeber for thew first couple months peeing my self alot. if i coughed or sneezed or my hubby would make me laugh i would pee. i would even announce it to him and he would laugh at me. but kegels are great and i dont really have this problem anymore. plus they help build those muscles back up. if you dont do them it can actually become quite serious. your muscles can make everything in your lower half sag down and you could have to see a specialist and might even need surgrey.. so do your kegels girls

jendez - Sunday, 11 Jan
I found myself making a little tinkle after a good sneeze or when I had a cold I would make an oopsy after a coughing spell. I do the exercises but it still tends to happen. Never had it happen when I wasn't pregnant though thank goodness!

eliza24 - Friday, 24 Oct
I told my hubby that i had to pee while i was in the car...he told me to hold it.... lets just say we didnt make it home
:*( now when i say i have to pee, he pulls over right then and there lol.

shaypeery09 - Tuesday, 23 Sep
I feel like I have lost some bladder control now. I sometimes feel my baby move and then... guess what??? I have to go... BAD!

MsMistiM - Monday, 2 Jun
LOL...when I ran out of panty liners, I was like, no big deal, I will get some tomorrow..I walked from my bathroom to the bedroom across the house, and I PEED! I was horrified!!! lol, I went and got some that MINUTE! I do the Keegle excercises, and its fun to do them during daddy time...lol So after the baby, I hope I will still have control.