Uterine prolapse - any experiences?

[mea]

Hi,

I'm disappointed to find out I have a prolapsed uterus after the (difficult) birth of my first child. Has this happened to anyone else? Have you had successful treatment or any tips to deal with the discomfort? Any info welcomed!

Thanks,
Mea

[JanetF]

I'm so sorry *hugs* Do you know what degree you have of prolapse? That makes a really big difference to how you deal with it. If it's only mild you can do pelvic floor exercises and it will raise again as the muscles strengthen. Did you have forceps? It's a very common side effect of instrumental births. I keep reading that acupuncture is excellent and that it's only the 3rd degree (where the cervix is hanging out of the vagina) that may need surgery.
Sounds like the Pink Kit would really really benefit you because you could learn all about the different muscle groups of your pelvic floor and do specific exercises to strengthen them.
Let me know if you'd like to chat.

Uterine massage for prolapse and other conditions.
http://midwiferytoday.com/articles/uterinemassage.asp

A range of responses and solutions.
http://midwiferytoday.com/enews/enews0708.asp#qwr

Explanation and a number of suggestions.
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Prolapse_of_the_uterus?OpenDocument

[mummycloud]

Hi Mea,

I had a baby 7 weeks ago and it was a very fast delivery which resulted in a seocnd degree prolapse :(
I asked my Gyno about it and he said it can take up to 6 months for it to fix itself. I do pelvic floor excersises but they don't seem to be doing anything at all.
While I was in hospital I took the post natal physio class and I asked her how many I was supposed to do each time and she said that when you can no longer feel the release on relaxing, then that's enough for a few hours. She said that it normaly takes around 10 of them to get to that phase. The problem that I have is that I never get there. I can do 20 of them and still feel the release. It gets ridiculous because I keep doing them and it never works :mad:

Anyways, I see him this Wednesday and he will hopefully have some other advice for me. i will let you know if he gives me any helpfull hints ;)

[JanetF]

Genie some of the links I posted were very specific about what exercises help most. I think the Pink Kit would be very beneficial for it too. Healing to you both ~*~*~*~*~*~*

[Lallas' Mum]

I had trouble with prolapse after the birth of my second son. He was quite large and put a lot of pressure on my pelvic floor.

Physiotherapy can really help. There is a local Physio where I live that specialises in "women's troubles", so they may well be one in your area. It took about four months before things got better for me.

Yoga is suppose to be good also.

I hope things work out for you.

[mummycloud]

I wish I could do yoga... I miss it :(

I have a fractured coccyx, which could be a reason the pelvic floor excersises aren't working.
I have to look into this pink kit thingy.

[mea]

Hi,

Thanks for sharing your stories. The good news is that I was misdiagnosed! What looked like a mild prolapse is actually bad swelling and infection from my surgery to repair 3rd degree tears. My stitches are tight and strangling some of the new tissue. (My Dr hopes will resolve with gentle stretching without needing to be removed.) I'm now on antibiotics and starting to feel more comfy - phew.

Mea.

[JanetF]

Good news indeed! :D

A broken coccyx could be really helped by the Pink Kit and it also explains internal massage which helps make your coccyx springy again and bend out of the way easily as your baby slides past. PM me if you want to chat :)