Pregnancy/Prolapse

Body: 

Besides maintaining WW posture, are there other "things" one should OR should not do while pregnant to avoid getting prolapse (which seems to run in the family)?

I thank you in advance!

Hi osmari!! First I want to congratulate you for being so blessed to carry beautiful life inside you!! It's great that you are coming into this with the knowledge of WW posture! I think that is the most important thing! Other than that I would say its also very important to keep your bowel movements soft n easy to pass so you don't ever strain! Also if you haven't already u should read Christine's blog articles under the blogs tab because I know there's an excellent article on the importance of waiting until you are fully dialated and effaced before pushing your baby out!! Doctors have the habit of rushing the birthing process for their convenience and forcing the mother to push before her body is entirely ready can cause irreparable damage to the ligaments and tendons!! There is much more info on it in Christine's article! The knowledge and experience here at Whole Woman is a treasure for ALL women!!

Well, that sounds like good advice to me - WW posture, avoidance of straining, and hopefully a gentle birth with a minimum of obstetrical interventions. With that baby out in front of you, it seems to me like WW posture would be the only possible way to be! Yet I seem to recall a post or two from one of our experienced moms, saying that it was hard to maintain right at the end. Do what feels right. You have a great advantage in going through the process with this knowledge. There are no guarantees one way or the other. Lots of luck to you!!! Stay in touch. - Surviving

Thank you again for your responses, however, I am not the pregnant one....a family member is and since I already have pop I thought I would ask and pass the knowledge. I must reread the book as I don't recall the article on pregnancy. I really appreciate all the comments and suggestions the woman post on this wonderful site....and of course, I am forever grateful to have found Christine.

You are a great family member for passing this on, good for you!! The article is a blog article under the blogs tab at the top of this screen. There are lots of great articles under the blogs tab, I am still reading through them!! I wish you and your relative the best!!