Natures Platform

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I have been reading about Natures Platform http://www.naturesplatform.com/
It makes good sense. I have read all the current and past posts on here but I haven't read anything
from someone who uses it and loves it or not....
Is there anyone that uses it in here?
Thank you

Ok... all-righty then...
Actually I decided to get up on my toilet and squat and it works real good. I 'll never go any other way....
Also someone posted about splinting with a thumb, ya-hoo I can do that and it works. Oh this is such fun... who's idea was this anyway-LOL

Jonathan (??? I believe that's what his name was???) from Nature's Platform used to post over here every now and then. don't remember the whole exchange but he and Christine didn't exactly see eye to eye in terms of not squatting for toileting being the cause of modern day prolapse (he thought yes, christine thought not, I believe).

any way, I did the squatting thing for a while. not with the platform, just balanced on the toilet (and personally I found barefoot the way to go for balance) and while it was easier to pass stool, it felt not-so-good to my cystocele. too much pressure.

so I stopped and switched to the 'lean forward onto your feet and raise your bum slightly off the seat' and you know what? after a few times it gets easy to do AND it just felt like everything was in a better position. rather than straightening out the rectum (as in squatting) it kinda pulls the rectum up and over the vagina. at least that's what it feels like to me.

full disclosure statement: I'm also a bit biased against full squatting, I birthed my last baby in full squat and I think that did a real number on my perineum.

I was using the method you described in your post, but it wasn't working. So I tried squatting. Part of me feels its natural and part of me feels I am bent to much. (Someone should do research on this- hard core research)
I will say that I was having a VERY HARD time with the splitting thing and while in this squat I was able to explore and become familiar with 'stuff'. This position seemed to make that bulge very easy to find. I was having a lot of trouble the other way. So for a newbie this was good.

we're all figuring this out as we go along, there is no absolute 'right' or 'wrong' way to deal with a prolapse. so if squatting works for you, do it! you'll know if its not.