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granolamom
November 4, 2009 - 8:50pm
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cystocele Q&A
hi there, AK and welcome to the site
I'll try to answer some of your questions, or at least begin to
1- I don't think you need to worry too much about sleep position. the 'real work' is done while we are awake and upright. the position you describe doesn't sound detrimental.
2- walking, in and of itself, does not make a cystocele worse. many of us found, initially, that it was uncomfortable to walk too much due to the symptoms of the prolapse. but once you learn the posture, walking in the posture can actually help improve things.
so my advice here is walk to tolerance if its something you enjoy. once you get the hang of the posture, incorporate that into your walking.
3- go to www.wholewoman.com and click on faqs. probably a good idea to read all of them, but if you scroll down the list you will come to 'what is wholewoman posture?' and 'what does wholewoman posture look like'. click there. that's a good place to start. also you can type 'posture' into the search box and probably bring up a bunch of posts. the more you read, the more you'll start to piece it together. also, ask any and all questions you have.
4- sorry about the anal tear. ouch. a daily bath shouldn't make your cystocele any worse
5- spine like the letter C is not great. sitting up is probably better though less relaxing.
6- careful with the squats. there's a 'full squat' where your bottom basically hangs down between your knees and your spine is pretty much straight. I do not recommend this position, and am not at all surprised if that makes the anal tear feel awful. this position puts alot of pressure on your perineum.
another way to squat is to have your feet flat on the floor, bend your knees to a right angle and stick your bottom way out. allow the low back to curve. this allows the bladder to fall forward (where you want it) and should help take some pressure off the anal tear.
8 weeks is still very soon postpartum. I think it is highly unlikely that everything will drop out of you. and not even possible for anything to fall to the floor. the posture is all about repositioning your pelvic organs so that they are better supported (over bone in your low belly rather than over the vaginal opening). it takes a while to get used to and sometimes takes a while to see any results, but it works.
in the meantime, there a few things you can do to prevent this from getting worse
-avoid constipation/straining on the toilet (which you're probably avoiding due to the anal tear or fissure)
-avoid tight/constricting clothes around the waist
-don't do any abdominal crunches or situps
that's all I can think of right now, I'm sure others will chime in
and congrats on the new baby!!
AK
November 5, 2009 - 6:54am
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Cyctocele questions
Hi Granolamom
Thanks very much for taking your time to reply to my questions!!!! Very helpful!!!
AK.