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louiseds
August 19, 2009 - 9:10pm
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Lessening prolapse?
Hi Twinmommy
It is hard to say. Even at 14mo postpartum your body will continue to revert to its pre-pregnancy state for some years, not at an enormous rate, but in ten years time you will realise that it has. It will never be the same on the inside as it was before you had babies. I think we can say that unequivocally. Your two babies have probably pushed your body more than one baby, since they were born. That would be an understatement, and that will probably continue for some time, until they are fully self-propelled, and able to keep up with you, and will obey when you tell them to stop (maybe 4 yo?). Until then, you probably have quite a bit of carrying and manhandling to do, but you can teach them to climb up into the car etc, and you can get down to their level too. You will know that from your first baby.
Normal settling after pregnancy and childbirth is different from the damage that can occur from tears and episiotomies, chronic constipation and the straining that goes with it, and the incorrect direction of intraabdominal forces that results from bad posture, badly designed and executed exercise, chronic coughing and sneezing, and compressive clothing. The damage is done. It may heal to a degree, but weakness and deformation will always be there.
Reduction of symptoms is largely about repositioning organs and keeping there by using our bodies in ways that reinforce the body's natural structure, instead of working against it and sending organs down the plughole.
Once you learn how to do this and symptoms lessen and/or disappear you may as well have no prolapse anyway while you are asymptomatic. Sure, you have setbacks when symptoms reappear as a result of the inevitable abuse of our bodies doing the extraordinary, and sometimes foolish, things we sometimes do, but you can get rid of the symptoms again in a few days with a multi-pronged approach.
Yes, the prolapse (malpositioning of organs) will always have the potential to appear at a moment's notice, but while the fascia which have become damaged will always be damaged, the prolapse (malpositioning) may be corrected time and time again, and kept that way for much of your life.
Do I have prolapse? The answer can only be, "Sometimes."
BTW, don't worry about having sex with a bulge. Your partner will not even notice, and even if he does, he won't be particularly worried about it. Males worry about other things. You are probably more unsure / scared about it than he is. The good news is that sex is good for you. Arousal will plump up your vaginal tissues and make them more substantial while they are aroused, so seduction and foreplay are important pars of getting back into it. The lubrication that happens as a part of arousal will allow the vaginal surfaces to slide over each other which makes it easier to reposition organs. And the very best news is that a strong, erect penis is the best thing ever for getting organs back where they belong, and an orgasm is the icing on the cake!!
Cheers
Louise