Pregnancy
Strengthening the pelvic floor during pregnancy
How does pregnancy and postpartum affect your pelvic floor?
If there is a key event in the life of a woman, it is undoubtedly pregnancy. Pregnancy and postpartum are critical stages for the care of the pelvic floor, due to the many transformations that a woman's body undergoes. This stage can leave sequelae, so it is vital to control and monitor the state of these muscles and become aware of your pelvic floor.
Pregnancy: Throughout pregnancy, your pelvic floor muscles are constantly under increased pressure. This is due to an increase in volume and the hormone "relaxin", which is produced during pregnancy. This hormone relaxes the body's tissues so that they can expand as the baby grows and allow the pelvic floor to stretch during childbirth. Because of this, the ligaments in the region
perineal and abdominal muscles relax more than usual. As a consequence, the abdomen relaxes, while the muscle mass in this area decreases and as a result, the perineum is at risk of weakening. During the postpartum period, the musculature has to regain its previous function, so it has to be sufficiently prepared.
Postpartum: Carrying a baby for 9 months and then giving birth naturally weakens the pelvic floor muscles and ligaments. The ligaments and muscles support the bladder, bowel, uterus and womb in the proper position. When pushing for a long time, in the second stage of labor, or if the baby is large, it also injures all of these organs. Even if you do not have a natural vaginal delivery, the pelvic floor can suffer during labor due to the weight of the baby resting on them, the uterus, bladder and lower bowel.
What are the most common problems during pregnancy?
Due to a weakening of the pelvic floor, in the last trimester of pregnancy and after childbirth, urine leakage (urinary incontinence) may occur during urination.
coughing, sneezing, laughing...
An uncontrollable urge to urinate may arise. When you visit the toilet more frequently than you did before, you should be aware that
that something is not working as it used to.
A weakening of the pelvic floor can cause a descent of organs such as the bladder, uterus or rectum, called prolapse. This consists of a displacement of the
pelvic organs downward, pushing the walls of the vagina or rectum. This can be very dangerous, and may even cause part of these organs to come out of the vagina or rectum.
to the outside.
Discomfort during sexual intercourse
When should you start taking care of your pelvic floor?
Exercising the pelvic floor muscles prior to pregnancy can prevent all of the problems mentioned above and should be part of your routine.
in the exercises. Ideally, we should begin to strengthen our pelvic floor before or during pregnancy, as pelvic floor weakening may be due to a
previous lack of tone. If it has not been worked previously, more work will have to be done for the recovery of your pelvic floor.
By exercising the floor before or during pregnancy you will notice an improvement of your pelvic musculature and therefore you will be able to better support the weight gain it causes.
The use of this technique is a very effective way to reduce the risk of tearing during pregnancy and to benefit the regeneration of the perineal area.
How can we take care of the pelvic floor?
The product PELVIX, a product designed for the rehabilitation and strengthening of the pelvic floor that emerges as an alternative to traditional Chinese balls. Pelvix
combines a carefully designed product with a treatment therapy that helps prevent and solve problems caused by a weak or damaged pelvic floor. Its
maximum weight is 64 grams.
To continue strengthening the pelvic floor, we continue with the Kegel balls, with a weight of 84 grams. Once your pelvic floor is strengthened and the PELVIX is
To continue strengthening the pelvic floor, we continue with the Kegel balls, with a weight of 84 grams. A
