Whole Woman Village Forum

Since I now know the key to healing is the posture, I wonder if I am sitting at my desk incorrectly. I watched the DVD with Christine showing how to sit but I wonder if anyone has any other suggestions to make it easy.

I have been using this site for just a short time and find it helpful. additionally, each of us has our own opinions. From my perspective, I think Kindness should be first in all things in life, and I was concerned when I saw two women being hurtful. I hope all of us can get back to sharing in compassionate ways.....Thoughts are not facts

Is there anything you can do to protect your prolapse when you are sneezing or coughing? I am
guessing that staying in whole woman posture is helpful, but I find it hard to maintain during a cough or sneeze.

Please help, 

I am nearly 6 weeks postpartum, second baby, and have a stage 2 cystocele which is right at the opening of my vagina. I see a physio, have a Tens machine, do kegal exercises, wear a pessary and try and lie flat to maximise the recoil of the fascia of my organs. I pretty much live a horrible existence at the moment as I'm afraid any kind of straining, lifting, pushing, yelling will make it a stage 3 where it will actually fall out of my vagina. Which is making the whole 'enjoy your newborn' stage pretty devastating.

Hi ladies

I have 2 beautiful babies and my first is 4 my baby is 1. I had an epistiomy with my first ( didnt want it) and was on my back unfortunately when pushing, only 45 min. And my 2nd baby was posterior , both births were pretty hands off.

I noticed my heavy feeling but mainly my cup toppling at 9 months postpartum. I went to pt and she said gr 1,5 cystocele.
I felt really broken. I'd love a 3rd but would also love to continue to be happy running with my 2 kids.

I was recently diagnosed with Uterine cancer and was told I need a full hysterectomy. What really concerns me is that I also have a rectocele and am worried that after the hysterectomy that the rectocele will fall out. Does anyone have any experience with this?

Okay....I've watched the Prolapse First Aid - great video with awesome information. Fire breathing...without going to much into detail, I've watched the demonstration again and again. My question is this. On the exhale, are you sucking in the stomach or tucking the tailbone under? I have been trying to NEVER tuck my tailbone, but does this move require it? Otherwise, how do you suck in your stomach while exhaling? Thanks!

I just saw in the drugstore, in the isle with sanitary napkins, something called a soft cup. I bought it after reading the directions........it is used for menstruation but I thought it might hold my prolapse in place as it seems like a pessary or a diaphragm. any advice or comments? I have not opened it or tried it yet. I am such a survivor but apprehensive at the same time. can anyone relate to that behavior?

Hello again. I just read about using honey for many of our situations, like atrophy, but wanted to know more. do I put it high up in my vagina, near the opening or how? also it is sticky, so do I wear a pad? sorry to be so ignorant but all this is so new to me
Thank you .

Good Sat Morning
I Just read so many wonderful comments but did not see any on being tired or weak. those comments may be there, sorry but I do not see real well, I feel tired and weak often, I am in my 60;s but that should not matter, does anyone know if that is because our bodies have the prolapse? any advice or suggestions are greatly appreciated. I sleep and eat right but just do not feel well.......TY very much.