Uterine prolapse - any success stories?

I'm just over 3 months pp and I have one too I've seen a private physio and have had some improvement but I would say you have to keep on with the excerises they give you and don't carry anything to much and don't use the baby carrier I did the other day and it made it 100% worse... Apparently breastfeeding can make it worse too because of the hormones thats why prolapse is common in older women breastfeeding causes a lack of estrogen like the menopause does.. I'm hoping things will improve then too I also had episotomy and forceps and a long labour.. and to be honest if I'd have know it would have caused this I would have had a C section I already had pelvic floor issues before pregnancy and hypermobility.. it's put me off having another child...

I have a rectocele so not a uterine prolapse but definitely still a prolapse! We have a hormonal surge around 4-6 months pp, and that tends to heighten symptoms, so that may be what you’re experiencing! I’m currently 5 months pp and my symptoms have been so much worse recently, however feeling worse doesn’t mean the prolapse is worse and your symptoms should lessen further down the line - with regards to another baby, uterine prolapses don’t cause any issues during pregnancy, I’ve heard first and second trimester can feel slightly worse symptom wise but as your baby grows your uterus lifts so it improves a lot of prolapse symptoms during pregnancy! With regards to post birth - it is thought that most of the damage occurs the first time round so although it’s not guaranteed, many women find their prolapse stays the same after more babies, and some women even have their prolapse improve with a subsequent pregnancy!

It’s hard but try not to stress, there’s lots that can be done to heal❤️

Are you breastfeeding still? Lactation/pfpt both encouraged me to remember it will improve more after my breastfeeding journey ends. I’m 14m pp and 3 solid months no breastfeeding/pumping and I can say I definitely saw a good jump after that beautiful journey ended.

Oh my gosh, it is so nice to see somebody post exactly what I am experiencing. Honestly I’m like really devastated and I hope things go back to normal because I don’t know that I could ever have sex after looking in the mirror. I was minding my business Looking in the mirror because I was curious to see how my stitches healed and saw something horrifying. I have an appointment today at four so I’m really hoping that they can fix this?

Do you guys have any lower back pain/abdominal pain alongside the prolapse?

I haven't been to physio yet for my pelvic exam, but I definitely feel a bulge, and back pain for sure, especially after standing awhile or if baby has been particularly clingy and I have to carry him all day. But I'm hoping the physio will help with my posture and how I'm holding my core (and strengthening my core) because I think those are contributing to back pain, too

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Hi ladies. Just following up with you all to see how you are going with the prolapses? I think I might have one(stressing about it and what it means long term),l and have an appointment with obgyn in 6 weeks. Want to find out if some of you had improvements and did it get better? What has the experiences been like? It’s quite unnerving when you first notice you it, so keen to see your feedback please.

hope you’re getting on okay, I’d advise trying to push for physio cos from what I’ve read that does help. I wasn’t even offered physio, and only learned that it’s even a thing for prolapse since reading this group (at nearly 14 months pp!)

thanks for the feedback, appreciate it. Turns out by the time I went for the checkup it was all ok and since then have not had any issues. Kept on doing Kegel exercises and other Physio exercises during the wait till appointment, which might have helped.

I’m glad for you ❤️