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May 23, 2017 - 4:55am
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Hi Mother of two and welcome.
Hi Mother of two and welcome. I would agree that your current regimen isn't helping. I would start by ditching the pessary, because if you're wearing it, and you are still so symptomatic, then it isn't even doing the job for which it was designed. At the same time, it is more than likely aggravating things, because most pessary designs are holding the vagina open, which is the opposite of what you want to have happening. Wearing a pessary at 6 weeks post-partum seems particularly misguided to me.
Once you have mastered posture and the other tools Christine teaches, you can pretty much do whatever you want. You just may need to tweak some things. Running and jumping (particularly on toes) are especially good for prolapse if done correctly. What you'll be eliminating, are those ab-busting "core" exercises, and anything that stresses the organs at an obtuse body angle. It really does become natural and intuitive over time. Your symptoms will guide you (which is another reason to get rid of the pessary, which interferes with your body telling your brain what to do!).
Lying down flat doesn't do much. When you are feeling especially symptomatic, try instead getting down on hands and knees and just letting things settle into the belly. This is the dynamic that we try to preserve when upright. We don't actually stick our bottoms out. If you relax the lower belly, and lift your chest strongly, the degree of lumbar curvature will take care of itself. Christine has written of how the natural female lumbar curve is distinguished from a sway back.
I would just recommend a starter bundle for you. If even that is more than you can spend, then get First Aid for Prolapse. I worked just from the book, Saving the Whole Woman, for my entire first year, then purchased FAFP because i wanted more visuals and explanation of fire-breathing (which is covered in the book). But keep in mind, back when I started, that's all there was. Today, the choices are overwhelming. Good luck! You'll be fine. - Surviving