I am 17 weeks PP and I my pelvic floor muscles are still weak, I leak and have to be living in panty liners and pads. I can’t sneeze or cough without leaking or feeling wetness and hearing a noise release instantly. I’ve tried going to the GP for referral to pelvic floor therapist and my concern is constantly being brushed as side and I’m told to look up pelvic floor exercises and do them. I started doing them and felt no change so I stopped. Does any one has this issue, and I’m open to suggestions to improve this thanks.
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I'd ask for a second opinion or maybe even ask to speak to the practice manager. I had the same issue and had to go to physio for months. Baby is a year and I'm finally signed off.

Definitely keep pushing! Doing kegals is the thing they usually tell you but sometimes it can cause more damage than good and only pelvic floor physio can tell
If you can maybe go privately
You can do kegals wrong without realising for example
Or sometimes doing kegals can actually make you leak more

I would say to continue with the pelvis floor exercises
Even if you get a referral to pelvic floor therapy you will be advised to do exactly that.

Also it's important to do pelvic floor exercises while pregnant which not sure if you were aware of

Whereabouts are you? In London there's a pp pelvic health self-referral you can do.

Keep asking for a referral or see if you can self refer. My issue was my pelvic floor was too tense and the traditional exercises were making it worse, and the pelvic physio gave me stretches and helped me relax the pelvic floor x