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curiousity
June 3, 2013 - 5:03pm
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Calling bad_mirror
Hi Enthusiastic and welcome!
If I recall correctly we have a member called bad_mirror who is a nurse. I think she would have some really great advice for you. Hopefully she will see this and chime in. In the mean time, you might want to search for her posts and see if you can get something from them.
All the very best!
enthusiastic
June 3, 2013 - 11:32pm
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Thanks Curiosity
Thank you curiosity for the reply. I will do the forum searching to see of I can find and answer. I really want to continue working, but NoT sure if it will be more harm.
Surviving60
June 4, 2013 - 5:20pm
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Hi enthusiastic - standing
Hi enthusiastic - standing and walking around on the job need not be the worst thing for prolapse, if you have studied and learned posture and can get to the point where it is second nature. That way you won't be forgetting about posture in the course of your busy work day. It took me into my second year to get to this point, where I could stay in it all the time without thinking. I still have to think about bending, lifting, driving, and other actions where body position is critical for support. There is lots of information in the book and DVD about all this. - Surviving
enthusiastic
June 6, 2013 - 8:31pm
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Work and Posture
I just ordered the DVD and book. I hope to learn the posture very well. I'm planning to take 12weeks of leave, hopefully by the time I go back to work I will get the hang of the posture. It's just scary to think I won't be able to work because I can't afford NOT to work. Thank you for the information Surviving.
wholewomanUK
June 8, 2013 - 11:21am
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prolapse and work
Hi enthusiastic,
You can learn about the WW approach in 12 weeks, so you'll be in a more informed and confident space by the time you have to return to work compared to now when you're at the beginning of your WW journey.
It does take time, patience and practice to learn and develop a relationship with the ww approach. However it's easy to be motivated when you begin to feel the benefits of this approach.
Do take a look at 'the new kegels' article in the ww blog. This has a link to a youtube which is a great visual aid. There are so many great links, articles and resources on this site. Do enjoy browsing around wwinc - it's a wealth of extremely useful information and advice.
Every step and breath you take in ww posture is beneficial. Walking and standing the WW way are beneficial. Although too much of anything can be detrimental. If you're on your feet all day this isn't actually natural. I wonder if you could discuss your prolapse with occupational health. After you do have a health issue which needs looking after. I wonder if there are things you can put in place to support you being at work. It's in you work's interests too of course. Only you know what's possible or best for you, but I'm wondering about four shifts with less hours, or permission to sit/do exercises sometimes to optimise your positive progress or a swimming pass or....? It's normal to expect work to take health issues into account.
Also I think part of our work in ww is to talk as/when appropriate about pop if/when we're comfortable to. When it's ok to talk about pop, I think things will improve for women - and men for that matter - with pop.
Good luck,
xwholewomanuk
enthusiastic
June 8, 2013 - 9:17pm
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Work and Prolapse
Thank you for the wise words xwholewomanuk. I will try my best to do ww posture with all my activities. I will try and talk to my supervisor ic she can switch me to 8hr shifts but I dont know if she will allow it. Our new policy is that everyone works 12hr shifts. Im 6weeks pp now. Im hoping to be a little more comfortable with the posture by the time I go back.
Thanks again
Enthusiastic