Im 34 weeks and I haven’t done my kegel exercises at all. I always forgot and when I did remember I would do a few and that would be it. I don’t know why, I’m over the top with everything else but I’m just so lax about doing kegels.
Do they really help a lot? What are the benefits?
And is it too late now to bother? Would doing them over the next few weeks help at all?
they didn’t help me Good Luck
Is it too late to start doing my kegel exercises before labor?
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September 13th, 2009 at 6:16 am
they didn’t help me Good Luck
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September 13th, 2009 at 6:59 am
it is never too late, any time you can do them will be beneficial. the time you have left is more than sufficient to build up your muscle tone. they will help if you have been experiencing bladder leakage. do them daily while sitting, standing and laying down to be sure you are strengthening them in every way you can.
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September 13th, 2009 at 7:45 am
Of course it will help, or there would be no point in doing them. It would have helped a lot more if you had of been doing them throughout the whole pregnancy but it is never too late to start. Every professional I have spoken with has recomended me to do them (my doctor, and prenatal class instructor). They help to strengthen your muscles down there so after delivery you should have a quicker recovery and many other benefits too. I say, why not start doing them it’s not like they are hard to do!
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35 1/2 weeks w/ baby boy!
September 13th, 2009 at 8:17 am
yes you can start now, they are really annoying so i understand your laziness…. its just exercise for your vaginal muscles so any strengthening you can do the better.
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September 13th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Yes, go ahead and do them, they probably help, I mean how do they measure if they do or don’t for Pete’s sake, ya know? I didn’t do them at all, they just seemed so very strange to do. I mean, come on–right?
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September 13th, 2009 at 9:27 am
eh, honestly it’s important to do them AFTER baby. don’t worry about trying to do a ton now.
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September 13th, 2009 at 9:54 am
its never too late and you will appreciate having done them when you can still hold your pee in afterwards and enjoy sex as you did b4
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September 13th, 2009 at 10:32 am
You can certainly start and they should with stregnthing your pelvic floor which is great for regaining bladder control. It’s actually recommended that you continue them after having the baby to aid in bladder control. You don’t notice that effects of pregnancy on your bladder as much during your first pregnancy as you do during any subsequent pregnancies. I spent my entire first trimester of this pregnancy vomiting then having to clean myself because of urine leakage (even after you’ve emptied your bladder). I’ve had two previous one’s and am currently in the second trimester of my third and notice the lack of bladder control significantly more this time around. So kegel away, I know I’m paying more attention to them this time around.
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