Bladder questions

I do have prolapse both bladder and rectum. Is back pain part of it? I really do not want to have surgery because I do know of two people who had the surgery and it did not work. So why go all through that!!
Also, I did receive the DVD but I am having a problem with it. It freezes half way through. Any suggestions?
I am so glad that I found this website. Thank you Christine.

Pregnant again, hurray... what to expect??

Hi all,

I was just not long ago on this forum after not being on for a while talking about thinking about having another baby.....and here I am a few weeks later pregnant, only 5 weeks but for sure I'm pregnant and so happy.

phooey

"Poison-pen?" Phooey! I relish all that you write, Louise. Please know how very much I appreciate every word of your cyber pen.

Leaving Wholewoman with no regrets

I don't know how to put my feelings into words and anyhow I think Davi's post of August 12, 2009 says it best:

"Louise, your Country Womans' Association sounds so beautiful, motherly and feminine, unlike a certain Grandmothers' Group in New Mexico where I picture a large, bubbling witch's cauldron, filled with recently harvested men's testicles, into which the witches are adding turmeric and charparral. Thinking of you Lan.

Bowing to public pressure, and not wishing to be lumped in with Christine's gang of blood-thirsty witches, I will do as Alemama suggests and leave."

14 months pp - update

I owe this update to Christine and all the wonderful women here who offered me so much support when I joined this website nearly a year ago.

Did I say that lean red meat had more omega 3s?

Well if I did, I was wrong. Regardless of fat content, *grassfed* meat has less than 4:1 omega 6:omega 3. *Grainfed* beef can get up to four times that. Meat from both feeding systems looks similar on the butcher's cabinet, though grainfed meat can be made paler (which consumers think is younger and therefore more tender) by manipulating the diet in the feedlot.

urethracele (spelling?)

I have heard somewhere that a urethracele and cystocele are interchangable, but before my urethra dropped I did not even notice the cystocele. My question is once the urethra has dropped and mine is low, nearly coming out (can't believe I am writing this!), will it still be able to recede during my postpartum healing?

vaginal vs cesarean birth

interesting article about prolapse, vaginal birth and cesareans. hmmmm...wish it had info about how to proceed after prolapse is already present.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0CYD/is_15_36/ai_77611244/

Pessary display in Philadelphia

Hi Wholewomen

I have just been told that there is a collection of 267 different pessaries which is in the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia. I don't know if they are still on display or not. If you live in Philadelphia, how about giving them a ring and see if they are currently on display, then post and let us know.

It would be awful to make all the effort of getting to Philadelphia, only to find that the space is now being used for a collection of pickled pygmy heads or something even more bizarre. This Mutter Museum sounds lika a pretty weird museum!!

Cheers

Pregnancy and exercise

HI all

I have done some searches but haven't found a conclusive answer. I understand it is not advised to do firebreathing or nauli while pregnant. Can anyone explain why this is? and also, is it important to stop from the beginning (ie when you find out your pregnant) or when you get big enough for it to be a bit awkward (if not impossible!)

Any response much appreciated of course!

Cheers
fc12

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