Pelvic Floor Exercises After Birth Stitches

You can follow the same pelvic floor exercises listed above.

Pelvic floor exercises after birth stitches.

4 to 8 weeks after the birth. They should refer you to a physiotherapist. Do your pelvic floor exercises. If you felt comfortable in the first few weeks you can do more exercises.

Getting into and out of bed. You should still be able to do your pelvic floor exercises if you had stitches but wait until one or two weeks after birth. If your pelvic girdle pain continues after child birth your physiotherapist recommend additional exercises to help strengthen the pelvic area. Your pelvic floor muscles were stretched during pregnancy and again if you had a vaginal birth so it makes sense to start getting them back into shape as soon as you can pogp 2017 pelvic floor first 2014.

If your pelvic floor is badly weakened perhaps after several pregnancies your pelvic organs may slip down in your pelvis. Again it s all about the pelvic floor exercises. You can also visit the bladder and bowel foundation website. Having a well toned pelvic floor also enhances feeling in your vagina making sex and orgasm more satisfying.

Pelvic floor and deep abdominal exercises will help you return to your pre pregnancy shape and assist with healing around any stitches you may have. But if you re still suffering with incontinence issues three months after you ve had your baby speak to your gp. Follow all wound care suggested by your doctor postpartum nurse or midwife. Having a well toned pelvic floor also enhances feeling in your vagina making sex and orgasm more satisfying sacomori and cardoso 2015.

Continuing with your pelvic floor exercises until you feel they are. By week 6 slowly increase the duration and pace of your walk. However stiches that have been sewn quite tightly can sometimes lead you to tense your pelvic floor. Daily pelvic floor exercises help you to regain control of your bladder and bowel after your baby s birth.

Begin with gentle body strengthening exercises. If you have had stitches you may wish to start the exercises lying down and work your way up to doing them whilst sitting. After your birth resuming pelvic floor exercises as soon as possible after giving birth will help reduce swelling and speed up the healing process. They can be safely started one to two days following the birth of your baby provided there is no increase in your pain.

You should still be able to do your pelvic floor exercises if you had stitches. How do stitches affect my pelvic floor care. Start doing pelvic floor exercises. Along with treatment you should avoid lifting any heavy objects climbing stairs or standing for extended periods of time.

The most important exercises in the first few days after the birth are your pelvic floor exercises.