ttc

Submitted by new_mamma on August 28, 2011 - 2:15pm
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Hey ladies! Its been MONTHS since i've been on here! My little man is almost 14 mths old!:) where does the time go??? I purchased a muscle stim machine in May and finally found something that works for me. My rectocele is a lot better and my pelvic floor is way stronger. Still my cervix sits just past my openning.:( i'm glad for the improvement i have had though.

I have a question for you guys. My hubby and i have recently started trying for another baby. I am interested in other womens experience in the ttc area. We threw the condoms away and its the first time since pop that we have had unprotected sex. I have been a little alarmed because everytime we have sex his semen runs out right away while i lay down. I try to elevate my hips for 30-60 minutes, sometimes it helps sometimes not. When i stand up again my cervix is outside my body. I am curious if anyone has found that it takes longer to get pg with grade 3 uterine prolapse? I dunno if elevating my hips for 30-60 min is long enough. Won't the semen that remains up there have a hard time getting into my uterus if my cervix is out of me most the time? Are my fears legit or am i just concerned for nothing??? I'm trying to prepare for a long wait to get baby #2 cookin!

Daphne11

August 28, 2011 - 2:25pm

Hello,
What is the specific name of the muscle stim machine and where can I get one? What exactly does it focus on?
Thanks, Daphne

new_mamma

August 28, 2011 - 2:35pm

Hi! Mine is a neurotrac continence, but a kegel8 is the same thing. I use mine everyday for 20-30 minutes. Within 6 weeks i had no urge incontinence and within 3 mths my hubby says my kegels are stronger then before i was pregnant. Also i was having to splint for every bowel movement and now i basically never have to. I have regular, soft movements and they come easily with no strain.
Its main purpose is to strengthen your pelvic floor and surrounding muscles. For me everything else i have invested in was a complete waste of money. We all have different bodies and have to try diff stuff til we find what works for us. This works for me!:)

new_mamma

August 28, 2011 - 2:37pm

Depending where you live they can be difficult to purchase. Google kegel8 and try there first. Let me know if you have success. If you live in canada tho its difficult to get them!

granolamom

August 28, 2011 - 2:44pm

can only share my experience, not sure if it is relevant. my primary prolapse is a cystocele, but my uterus is def. lower than it was before babies. each of my four babies took about a month or two longer than the baby before to conceive. baby number five required no trying at all...she was a blessed surprise : )
if you're concerned about the semen dripping out too quick, maybe try other positions? like maybe doggie-style and then lay on your belly afterwards for a bit. I have no idea if there is any science behind this, just seems like it might help keep stuff in a bit longer.
also I'd imagine that during the act, your cervix is probably not hanging out of you. it probably pulls up somewhat.
and dont forget, you only need one really good swimmer...when the time is right what is meant to be will be.
lots of luck, try not to stress out too much about it!

Daphne11

August 28, 2011 - 2:58pm

Thanks new-momma,
I'm off to read about the neurotrac continence and the kegel8.
I'm 64 and have never ever even thought these problems existed.
I am so disappointed that with 5 sisters before me and my mother that no one ever mentioned this reality. Maybe they used code names and secret terms or something that kept this info "from the children." !!!
Congratulations with your success!
Daphne

alemama

August 28, 2011 - 3:59pm

you know what? our first conception was unintentional- and I think I may have known right away that I was going to get pregnant had I known *anything at all* because the semen did not just come out like it usually did. I actually puzzled over it for a few days and wondered where the heck it all went :)
I bet when you are ovulating the semen won't just run out......When your cervix is open those suckers will swim right up!

new_mamma

August 28, 2011 - 7:14pm

Hehe! I hope they swim right up! I've been over anxious about becoming pg... Plus i'm approaching ovulation in the next 3-6 days and i just seem more anxious then ever. I think i fear that with my significant prolapses conception is going to be an issue. Pop has complicated so many things and i guess i just imagine that this is another one of em!

Daphne- its def worth looking into! I actually enjoy the time each day when i use the it. Its time when i relax- guilt free and do something for myself and my body. Pop is such a shock when i saw my cervix and vagina hanging out of me at 23 i thought i would die. Its a difficult adjustment! Hope you have success!

louiseds

August 29, 2011 - 1:47am

Just think lots of sexy thoughts for the next few days. Ya might as well enjoy it!

As Alemama and Granolamom said, it only takes one good swimmer. I had infertility treatment for my first and second babies, but the third just happened, then there was an early miscarriage of a fourth pregnancy a few years later. And DH's sperm weren't crash hot swimmers in the first place!

After all, the only thing that a sperm has to do in its life is find the egg. And there are always lots of them. And they hang around for a couple of days, still swimming.

Good luck. Practice makes perfect.

Louise

fifi

August 29, 2011 - 12:20pm

I have one, but stopped using the machine as my physio told me to and have noticed even though I do kegel still I need the loo more often so am starting using it again.