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pelvic floor
Added: 105 days ago.
Added by: kayla-love
Section: General.
Status: This question is Closed. (Questions will be closed after 10 days.)


How do I know if I´m doing my pelvic floor correctly and how many am I meant to do. Should I do them everyday and when will I see/feel a difference?

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lady26 - 97 days ago Rating: 1 (2 votes) The goal of pelvic muscle training is to isolate the pelvic floor muscle, specifically the levator ani. The PFMs comprise a striated, skeletal muscle group, that is under voluntary control and is important in maintaining urinary and fecal continence as well as in providing support to the pelvic organs (bladder, rectum and, in women, the uterus. http://www.pelvicfloor.com/pwrx/pages/page.jsp?P_SITE_ID=12&P_PAGE_ID=246

MelissaJoanne - 98 days ago Rating: 3 (1 votes) You won't get a UTI from stopping your flow of urine. Stopping mid-pee is the best way to make sure you're working the correct muscles.

Mommyof2boys - 105 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) just try to squeeze the bottom in and out almost like if you were peeing and you paused the pee and then started again and then repeat, just don't hold your pee thats not good for you, do it while you are walking, cooking, watching tv etc.

RandiLee - 105 days ago Rating: 3 (2 votes) don;t hold in your pee...you'll get a UTI....no fun. But pretend you're holding in pee...do them as much as possible, just when you're sitting around, watching tv...walking...driving, etc. Should feel a difference in a week, maybe 2?

lmo - 105 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) you should do it everyday, hold your pee about half way when you are using the bathroom

wildberry - 105 days ago Rating: 3 (1 votes) stop the flow of urine mid tinkle the muscles you are using are the muscles that you need to strengthen by doing kegels i was told that you increase as you get stronger and you are as strong as you should be when you can do a super kegels wich is being able to do three minute kegels in a row i'm still not there i can do one and a half

Baby3OnWay - 105 days ago Rating: 3 (1 votes) Theres the holding of urine SO FUN hahaha I checked out the book I got when pregnant, and book after pregnancy from the hospital and it says work up to 3 reps of 10 and then 3 reps of 20 during to the day and just increase as you go the more you feel you can do... don't push it! Best of luck.. the stop and go pee is fun!! HAHA

mommy-of-3 - 105 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) They tell you to practice stopping your urine mid-stream when you use the bathroom because that is exactly what a Kegal excerise is and this is to help you recognize how it feels. You should do as many as you feel up to doing, the more the better.

gr8scottswife - 105 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) 50 per day. When you try to hold in your urine when you are on the toilet, that's the same thing as doing a kegel. That's your pelvic floor. Your anus and vagina should tighten up but not your abdoman.

natrob - 105 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Yep they should be done if you can ..I dont like the feelin really..it make me feel nervous dont know why!!

ttasha - 105 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) you are advised to do them everyday i did about 20 - 30 a day and it helped

captshelley - 105 days ago Rating: 2 (1 votes) Do it until you can't anymore. You know your doing it correctly when you start to pee and you can stop the stream. I don't think you will ever "see" or "feel" a difference. Maybe you'll be able to do 20 a one time instead of 10.

Melanie07 - 105 days ago Rating: 3 (1 votes) Are you talking about kegal exercises? If so, You can tell if you are doing them right when you go pee. The best way to figure out how to do it is. While you are peeing, stop the flow with your muscles. Then start and stoip and couple times till you get the feel for it. If your pelvic floor is week you may leak the first few times. I do the exercises when I think about them. You hold them for a few seconds and release. The good thing about them is you can do them anytime anywhere. Nobody knows your doing them. I say do them when you think about it. I would say do at least ten each time. It will vary on how fast you will knotice the differance. It all depends on how often you do them and how week your pelvic muscles are.