nauli...

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Ok so today I looked up Nauli on youtube and honestly it looked like the most disgusting thing I've ever seen! Anyway so I've been reading up on such stuff n today I stood in front of the mirror and could hardly believe the way I could copy that nasty looking way they suck in there abdomen. I can't roll it around like them though... anyway when I sucked and tightened my muscles like they did I literally felt my cervix lift into my body. While I was doing this i inserted my finger into my vagina and my word I could literally lift my cervix about 4 inches from where it normally is outside of my body during a standing position. WHY is it that afterwards my prolapse felt worse??? That kinda worried me...

alright new_mama. I have about 100 thoughts for you.

1. you've been told you have a short vaginal canal. Now if you can lift your cervix 4 inches inside your vagina- that must be the top for you? Do you ever remember your vagina being any deeper than this?

2. You are just 8 weeks postpartum right? I can not believe that you can nauli already!! that is fantastic. You must have some amazing muscle memory.

3. This takes time. When I first started nauli, my cystocele would stay up for a few minutes, then a bit longer, then 15 min and so on- it took months of practicing every day- but I reversed my cystocele completely.

4. you need wholewoman posture to keep your cervix up inside there :)
once you pull it in- then pull into wholewoman posture.

5. Why it might feel worse- what to do about it. That is some pretty dynamic moving of your muscles, facia, and ligaments. You can be sore, tired, and feeling a bit worse off. It's just like any exercise. You work hard- rip down muscles, and then they build back up stronger.
You can try to nauli while you are lying down in bed- before you go to bed for the night. Maybe insert some wet cotton balls to keep it up all night.
You can nauli, then rest on the floor for a while and deep breathe.
You can nauli and then get on your hands and knees for a time (as long as you like really).

You are so so so early postpartum. This is going to get so much better. Learn the posture well and I bet your uterine prolapse will be asymptomatic in less than a year.

I will be 8 weeks pp on wednesday. I don't ever remember my vaginal canal being bigger then it was when I did that! You just can't look in the mirror when you do it cuz it looks awful! When I showed my hubby he looked like he wanted to be sick! I have always had a strong core so that probably helps. Something must be screwed with my body though or I wouldn't have my cervix hanging out! I just don't understand why this happened to me when there are thousands of women who give birth in worse shape then me! Anyway I'm going to keep trying this n see what happens. Its worth a shot I suppose... Oh ya this is kinda embarassing but when I let my pelvic muscles rest I expel an unbelieveable amount of air out of my vagina!

at some point you will be able to kegel the opening shut and not pull in air in but for now, no big deal- it an abdominal vacuum so it sucks up the air- if you do it in the bath you will suck up water.
If you want you can lie down and do it with your legs squeezed shut you won't pull air.