Has anyone used Sea Sponges in Pregnancy?

Body: 

Is this safe - The website says to rinse them in tea tree oil - Was just wondering if that owuld be safe inside you when pregnant

Many Thanks

Sue

I can't speak for their total safety. You don't have to use tea tree, though. Sue, from your first post I wasn't sure if you were already pregnant or wishing for a 4th child. I just wanted to say that this type of prolapse (pregnancy induced) almost always recedes back up once the fetus is large enough to move the cervix above the pelvic diaphragm (hope the doctor told you that.) It's also very possible that it will resolve on its own postpartum and with this work I believe you have a very good chance of keeping this a very minor condition for the long term.

:-O NOBODY told me that post partum it could recede back - only that it would be WORSE

Yes i am wishing for 4th and last :-) If i can get this prolapse under control - Thanks sooooo much

Thought - I know the prolapse was there before last birth as at 11 weeks partner and i had sex and it felt like he 'hit the other end' hurt ike billyo - But never had that before - This site is fantastic - YOU are fantastic - wow i felt like a broken part before - You are helping me sooooooooooooo much
THANK YOU

Just remember that these are EXTREMELY common conditions, respond well to the right kind of therapy, and should not be treated surgically if at all possible.

I don't want surgery (I had a hernia and April 2003 I had surgery and that was awful - but it had got stuck and i had to have it)

This prolapse has shown itself after that - I dont remember when - But in past few months i noticed it was there... Mainly around period time...

The thught of another child scares me as i looked at pictures online and saw scary pics of prolapse hanging out...

this pic scared me...
http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/images/I43_L.JPG

The thought of it hanging out - that is scaryyyyyy

The more you learn about your body and its functions the less afraid you will be. Those drawings are pretty terrible and not even representative of real female anatomy. We are raising the buttocks and pushing the organs back over the pubic bone where they belong. When we do this these conditions become stabilized, or nonprogressive.

Got my sea pearls today - they look tinyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy - and website lady says they dont get biggg when wetted - They are so small wouldnt they just fall out?>

Hi there, I thought the same thing when I first got the sponges! Actually the first one did fall out in the toilet and I wasn't even aware of that. But alas, after 2-3 months of kegels and posture, believe it or not, it's now hard for me to get my fingers in there to insert them. I've tighten up that area so much. And I'm 61!!!!!!!!! Nancy

My Mum is 61 and I have got her doing kegels too :)

Thanksssss