When I first “cracked the code” on stabilizing and reversing prolapse, and wrote and published Saving the Whole Woman, I set up this forum. While I had finally gotten my own severe uterine prolapse under control with the knowledge I had gained, I didn’t actually know if I could teach other women to do for themselves what I had done for my condition.
So I just started teaching women on this forum. Within weeks, the women started writing back, “It’s working! I can feel the difference!”
From that moment on, the forum became the hub of the Whole Woman Community. Unfortunately, spammers also discovered the forum, along with the thousands of women we had been helping. The level of spamming became so intolerable and time-consuming, we regretfully took the forum down.
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granolamom
August 3, 2005 - 10:24am
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RE: Breastfeeding question
Heather, I'm still bf too. My mw says that sometimes the muscles may tighten up after weaning. I'm thinking that without improved posture, the tightening up wouldn't help things very much. I'm hopeful that since I've improved my posture, once my son weans I'll be in for a pleasant surprise.
btw, how old is your nursling? Mine's 21 mo
Heather_H
August 6, 2005 - 11:52am
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RE: Breastfeeding question
It's good to hear from someone else who's still breastfeeding. My son is 15 months old. Is your nursling your firstborn? I'm also curious if anyone had prolapses after the birth of their first child and then went on to birth another. It sounds like you have a midwife and that's what I'd like (a homebirth) if we were to have a second. I'm worried that my fear of pushing (i.e. fear that my prolapses will end up even worse) would get in the way of my birthing process. My husband and I keep waffling back and forth: should we have another child? should we have an only child? It's such a huge decision.
I'm working on my posture, too, and hope I'll be in for a pleasant surprise when Harry is weaned.
fullofgrace
August 6, 2005 - 3:55pm
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RE: Breastfeeding question
I breastfed my first daughter for 18 months (3-00 to 9-01). She weaned herself when I got pregnant for #2. My second daughter nursed until 15 months 6-02-9-03). I noticed the prolapse after her birth and I didn't really notice any change from stopping breastfeeding. The biggest change for me was when my cycle started up again. I began this work early in 2004 when I found out I was pregnant for #3. I am still nursing him and he's 9 months (11-04- now). I agree that the posture is the key. I find that my "tightness" ebbs and flows with my cycle. When I am having my flow, I am very squishy (this is my 3rd cycle since his birth) and feel a bit of a falling sensation. Though I've come to suspect that I am feeling the flow falling moreso than the organs. I am "tight" until three days around ovulation in the middle of my cycle when I find that the rectocele is the most bothersome--mostly on ovulation day. I really don't understand why that would affect the rectocele, but I am keeping records of everything right now so I know what is normal for me. I get squishy again in that three day period as the fluid changes, but I do not feel falling out. In fact, I commented in another post to Christine, that the prolaps eis unnoticeable to the point I forget about it.
granolamom
August 7, 2005 - 5:14pm
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RE: Breastfeeding question
Jane, what a good idea to keep records like that. I also have noticed changes with my cycle. I hope you don't mind my asking, but did the prolapse interfere with your pregnancy and delivery?
granolamom
August 7, 2005 - 5:12pm
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RE: Breastfeeding question
Heather...my nursling is my third. My first homebirth though : )
I definitely recommend homebirthing, its glorious.
I don't think I had a prolapse prior to his birth. I only noticed it recently, began to feel 'something' but ignored it until I decided to try a diaphragm and it didn't pop in the way it had the last time I had used it (sorry, tmi)
My husband and I are going back and forth about having another too. We always wanted 4, but now I am so worried about this prolapse, though I've read somewhere that birthing on all fours makes things easier.
I too, would love to hear more (success) stories from those who have had children after prolapse