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alemama
April 5, 2008 - 4:04pm
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I will try it
sounds good to me. I will have a try in the next week or so and get back to you...
arunnergirl
April 5, 2008 - 10:04pm
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I've been doing this too
I'm not sure if I'm doing it exactly the same way as you but I do basically the same exercise. I'm pretty sure it works the lower abs and I do it whenever I feel draggy and it definitely pulls things up. I've been doing it for a month or so and definitely feel some improvement but I don't know if it's from the exercise or just from normal postpartum healing. In any case it makes me feel like I'm being proactive so even if it's not actually making things better, it makes me feel like I'm doing something to make myself better which in turn makes me feel better, if that makes sense. :) I like to do it in bed right before I go to sleep to try to get things pulled up as far as possible so that all my organs are in the right positions for a good 8 or so hours. I feel like it makes it easier for my body to try to repair itself if things are where they're supposed to be. I have no real medical evidence that I'm doing anything useful but I feel good about it and I don't see how it could hurt things so I keep doing it. :)
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goldfinch1
April 6, 2008 - 9:53am
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Great Exercise!
Hi 4kidmom:
I tried this exercise and REALLY like it. Sorry I can't answer your question about what muscles that it's working. I've been doing it without getting on the floor. I lie on my bed or on the couch.
Do you have a favorite exercise that you use for when you're sititng in a chair for a long time? I'd be very interested in any suggestions, since I sit all day at work. Thanks!
Goldfinch
4kidmom
April 7, 2008 - 12:29am
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Thanks for the responses
I'm glad this is working for other people. I'm still having good success with it. It definitely keeps the cystocele manageable. I do the exercise combined with trying to improve my posture and it seems to be helping a lot. I haven't had to use my pessary for a week now, the exercise makes it bearable.
I think this exercise is a lot more effective than kegals. From my experience, it seems like kegals only work on the floor the cystocele is sitting on, whereas this exercise actually pulls things up from the top which, to me, makes more sense.