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mommynow
February 2, 2009 - 6:23pm
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I feel the same as you.
I feel the same as you. When I get in the water I feel no pressure at all. It is wonderful. I used to get the water going in like you describe but since it has been over a year since the birth of my daughter and the work in the posture has made it so that doesn't happen anymore. Thankfully the pool we go to now switched to a salt water system which I like a lot better. I would try one of the things you thought of. The diva cup would probably work well because it goes right near the entrance of the vagina.
kath333
February 2, 2009 - 8:30pm
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thanks
Thanks for you reply mommynow! So, I must ask...how do you feel now over 1 year after your second birth? Do you feel the same as before this last baby? Did the second birth make things worse? Are you glad you had another vaginal delivery?
kath333
mommynow
February 2, 2009 - 8:51pm
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Personally this second birth
Personally this second birth made my prolapse worse physically and it took a lot longer to improve. However even though I think it is physically lower (I can feel my cervix this time and last time it went right back up) now finally over a year I feel back to where I was at before. I am actually feeling better but I have made changes in my health as well this time that have helped. I am still hoping for more improvement actually. It was and still is a very slow process for me. Some people report feeling better right away but for me I am thinking 2 years will be a good marker since I see how small the improvements are.
Oh forgot to add that I am glad that I had a midwife this time. I absolutely loved the experience. I am not sure if I can have another baby even though I'd love to, my healing was very hard and slow. I felt horrible during the whole pregnancy. That is still up in the air at this point but it won't be for a couple years if at all. I want to see where I can get my body to this time.
Christine
February 3, 2009 - 3:53pm
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cervix/swimming
I have a very low cervix and can't stand the thought of pools/hot tubs. I went swimming a few years ago in a lake in Maine and it was no problem. I've swam many times in the ocean and feel it's great for prolapse/vaginal-vulva health. C.
louiseds
February 3, 2009 - 11:43pm
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Swimming is part of our history
Hi All
Human females have swum and bathed from time immemorial. The cervix is pretty tightly-closed, except at orgasm and ovulation, and has its secretions to keep it blocked, and self-cleaned. Otherwise how would a foetus remain infection free, and how would coitus be safe from infection risk? After all, the uterus is not like an empty bottle that will spring open if given the chance. Intraabdominal pressure keeps it flattened on itself with no cavity.
I feel sure that some of those smart medical people would have warned women and girls against bathing, swimming and the like if there was any chance at all of germs getting in there. I note that women and girls and advised to wear wet suits on the lower half when water skiiing, but that is all I have ever read. Now that advice makes sense!
Fear has a habit of sabotaging many aspects of our lives, whether we have POP or asthma or fair skin or something else that has health risks attached. I think we have to think rationally and critically about any risks that we perceive and find parallel situations which are comparable to assess the risk for ourselves. This is what being responsible for your own well-being is about.
Cheers
Louise