Intro- NewMember with Rectocele/Cystocele

Hi Meggermeister! Your story has a number of similarities to my own. Lifelong bad posture, followed by babies at 38 and 41 (in my case, both quite large, lots of pushing, episiotomies), post-partum bulginess that in both cases went away on its own after awhile.......this was before the internet and I didn't expect to feel "normal" so I never really attached a name to my condition, nor did it concern me terribly. I did a lot of kegeling in the intervening years, which I know now, only made things worse (this would be comparable to your HABit experience). My prolapse waited until just after menopause to fully come into its own and get my serious attention, but the signs were there long before, I just didn't recognize them (tampons pushing themselves out, etc.).

So anyway, now, you are here and you are well on your way to discovering what this is really all about, and how you can manage it for a lifetime. The WW work has touched all aspects of my life. I feel better in my 60's than I ever did. This is not a contrived posture but rather, a return to the natural spinal shape we all developed when we first stood up on our feet as toddlers. Besides managing prolapse you will be protecting your hips and spine from those degenerative conditions that plague so many in our culture as we age.

At 7 years into this work, I still have more symptomatic days, and I can always point to the reasons. At the beginning, your good and bad days may seem more random, as you are learning the ropes and starting to "read" your body in a new way.

Welcome! - Surviving

I feel too new here to be 'welcoming' anyone but I'm SO glad you posted (and your reply too surviving!)
I'm also tall (5'10") and I've always hated being tall so I slouched a lot in my teens - and then my mom always told me to stand up straight so I thought I was... but then in pictures I realized that I was standing with my shoulders straight but I was sort of leaning forward all the time - probably in an effort to look shorter....
I'm 38 right now, and discovered the cystocele/rectocele 4-6 weeks post partum after baby number 2 (he's 4 months old right now).
I had a 3rd degree tear with my first and a 4th degree tear with the 2nd, which could have been prevented or minimized at least had I not had my knees by my ears pushing out a 10.3lb baby.
My bladder at 4 weeks postpartum was peeking out of my vagina which led to a few weeks of extreme fear and depression. I had a constant urge to pee, that never got stronger no matter how long i held off going to the bathroom, and some dribbling. I also had a constant feeling of a tampon falling out, along with vaginal air bubbles - annoying.
I quickly found this site - started the posture immediately, stopped relaxing on the couch unless I was lying down, I'm breastfeeding lying on my side, I don't carry my toddler but if I do I pick her up in posture etc and I have to say I feel like things are going well (don't want to count my chickens too early).
I feel like I'm not doing 'enough' though- with the holidays and 2 little ones I haven't had time for any of the workouts, but I sit and stand (and bend) in posture as much as possible and so far that seems to be doing a lot of good. I'm hoping I can start doing more of the workouts soon because I want to feel more proactive. I also want to start walking more - but with a 4 month old and subzero weather it hasn't been too possible.... I used to walk a lot before my first kid and in between the 2 as well.
From what I've read in these forums - I feel like your issues could be improved greatly. I started out with the book, then I got the 1st Aid video - then the postpartum one - and finally the yoga workouts (which I have yet to do). All of those are super helpful and the other thing is just searching and reading the forums and most importantly - just starting the posture. I wasn't sure I was doing it right - in fact i'm not totally sure i'm doing it right all the time anyway - but i'm definitely pushing things over the pubic bone nowadays and that's helped. I find the breathing the hardest thing to keep track of - and my head position since i tend to jut my head out. But just keeping the pelvis in the correct posture seems to have helped a lot.
I also do a bit of firebreathing, jiggling, nauli - usually just in the morning tho.
Anyways - hope you can see some improvements soon and welcome :)

Same situation here! Tall and slouched enormously as a teen, also dealt with numerous bowel and weight issues. I'm ashamed to say I still slouch, by default. I try to stand in an optimal position, but sitting is difficult, as I'm not comfortable sitting properly. I'm so used to slouching. I was wondering how you manage with young kids? I have a 12 month old and am 24 weeks pregnant. Most of my days are spent sitting on the couch, breastfeeding (I can breastfeed laying down and that's what we do at night). My baby is still heavily attached to me, will only sleep on me during the day and next to me at night. I'm struggling with my growing belly and now return of the prolapse! I understand good posture, just not sure how to attain it whilst sitting. I don't imagine myself standing all day either, nor lying down in bed. Any advice?

.....is basically the same as standing. You might want to consider the WW Fundamentals (short, inexpensive videos in the Store that explain WW posture in more detail). - Surviving