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bailarina2005
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Registered: 08-24-2005
Perineum?
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 Sat, 04-07-2012 - 9:42am
Hey ladies... I was wondering... How soon should I start doing Kegels again?

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arwhyn
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Registered: 04-13-2008
In reply to: bailarina2005
Re: Perineum?
 Sat, 04-07-2012 - 4:57pm
ASAP? I don't think you can do any damage doing Kegels; and they help getting everything back in shape.

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bailarina2005
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Registered: 08-24-2005
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Re: Perineum?
 Mon, 04-09-2012 - 8:33am
Ok. thanks!!

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erica812
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Registered: 10-15-2001
In reply to: bailarina2005
Re: Perineum?
 Wed, 04-11-2012 - 9:14am

Yep...you can start immediately. My birth books even suggested doing them in the hospital after birth. I didn't feel like I was actually doing them correctly in the first days after birth, but shortly after I could do them.

I hope your recovery is going well, Mari!

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bailarina2005
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Registered: 08-24-2005
In reply to: bailarina2005
Re: Perineum?
 Wed, 04-11-2012 - 1:56pm
It is going really well! The epi healed really fast, and it doesn't bother me at all, I've also had no problems with BM, which is a nice surprise, since last time I had pain and hemorrhoids for at least 4 months. My only complain are the lochia (sp?)... I'm almost sure that last time it lasted only 3 weeks, but I still have some discharge... only a little, but enough to still need to use a pantyliner or something.

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teachertobe09
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Registered: 09-12-2008
In reply to: bailarina2005
Re: Perineum?
 Thu, 04-12-2012 - 3:22pm

Great to hear a post-partum update from you Mari! I've been thinking of you! ;-)

Btw, how did your thyroid test go this week??

I remember being terrified to go #2 after delivery but it was easier than I feared. I think I had lochia for a good month or so afterwards though so what you're experiencing sounds totally normal to me.

I've been having a lot of incontinence issues lately, leakage and urgency,

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