How to check the pelvic floor muscles after childbirth? Is it necessary to repair the pelvic floor muscles after childbirth?

Many women who have just given birth have trouble with pelvic floor muscle relaxation. This is a normal phenomenon. If you repair the pelvic floor muscles in time after giving birth, you can recover. Let’s see how to check the degree of relaxation of your pelvic floor muscles.

Generally speaking, you can go to the hospital 42 days after giving birth to have an instrument test to see the recovery of the pelvic floor after delivery. If the pelvic floor is loose, you can use the instrument for pelvic floor rehabilitation. Generally speaking, as long as you pay attention to rest during the confinement period and avoid premature physical labor, you will be able to fully recover 42 days after delivery.

Postpartum pelvic floor muscle examinations are usually done with a machine. A ball is inserted into the vagina and the air is inhaled and exhaled. Based on the score, it is estimated whether the pelvic floor muscles are not well developed. If the corpus ...

It is very necessary.

First, we need to understand pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD). Pelvic floor dysfunction refers to a group of diseases caused by pelvic floor support defects, injuries and dysfunctions. The main problems are stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP). The probability of a parturient experiencing grade II or higher pelvic organ prolapse 3-6 months after delivery is 18%-56%. The incidence of pelvic floor dysfunction is on the rise with age.

Secondly, during the 10 months of pregnancy, as the fetus gradually grows, the gravity of the uterus, fetus and amniotic fluid presses on the pelvic floor, causing varying degrees of chronic damage to the pelvic floor. Therefore, whether it is a natural vaginal delivery or a cesarean section, damage to the pelvic floor is inevitable.

Furthermore, most women know more about gynecological diseases such as vaginitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, cervical cancer, and uterine fibroids, but less about urinary incontinence and vaginal wall prolapse. Many people even believe that urinary incontinence is a normal phenomenon that occurs with age. Globally, only 8% of women with urinary incontinence seek medical treatment, and there is a common phenomenon of delay in seeking medical treatment. This leads to some people having to rely on surgery after developing more serious symptoms. This has many complications, high risks, and the disease may recur after surgery. Patients whose quality of life is not improved will suffer further physical and mental harm.

It's really just like training any other muscle in your body. You need to contract and relax, but the difference is the frequency.

In the first week after giving birth, lie flat on the bed, lift up your vagina and anus, and tighten them firmly.

Week 1: 5 short contractions + 10 3-second long contractions + 5 short contractions

Then increase the number of times per week to at least twice a day. If you want to practice more, that's fine, but don't do it more than four times. It should be noted that when you contract your pelvic floor muscles, your thighs and stomach should be relaxed, and you should not be able to see your own muscles moving. When you first start doing this, you can't help but use your abdominal force, and you need to keep exploring.

Tighten your pelvic floor muscles and hold for 5 seconds. If 5 seconds is still too long for you, try starting with 2-3 seconds. Relax your muscles and hold for 10 seconds. Repeat 10 times. You should do this set of movements 3 to 4 times a day, but no more. In addition, stretch your pelvic floor muscles, which is a variation of Kegel exercises. To stretch your pelvic floor muscles, imagine your pelvic floor muscles as a vacuum, tighten your hips, stretch your legs, hold this position for 5 seconds, and then relax. Repeat this movement 10 times each time, and it takes about 50 seconds to complete.

Tips:

1. Find the pelvic floor muscles. The most common method is to hold your urine suddenly when you urinate. This contraction is the basic movement of Kegel exercise.

2. Make sure your bladder is empty before starting Kegel exercises, otherwise you will feel pain or urine leakage during the exercise.

3. During Kegel exercises, maintain normal exhalation and inhalation, do not hold your breath, and keep your hip and abdominal muscles relaxed.