kegel exercise for pregnant woman really helps when labor and delivery comes?


I have done kegels for a long time, way before my first pregnancy. My first child, I labored for 8 1/2 hours…I pushed for 20 minutes (no epis. or hemorrhoids either), the doctor almost didn’t make it to the hospital because the nurses discounted me as a first time mom who would push for quite awhile. The second birth went even quicker. I am pregnant with the third and will be at the hospital right away when it’s the big day to avoid giving birth outside the hospital.

DO THE KEGELS!!
http://www.childbirth.org/articles/kegel.html

8 Responses

  1. stessie Says:

    Yes it really does
    I had two children in two yrs
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  2. tpuahlekcip Says:

    yes red raspberry pills or tea makes a difference too
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  3. fandj4ever Says:

    I don’t know if it helps with the labor and Delivery, I had an emergency c-section, BUT it did help me not pee my pants every time I sneezed or Laughed or coughed when I was pregnant
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  4. OpalMine Says:

    yes, it helps so that you can have an easier time pushing the baby out, it tones the muscles so that there is less of a chance of tearing (OUCH) or the need of an episiotomy
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  5. blessedagain Says:

    Those exercises prepare the muscles that you will be using for delivery. It’s like when your working out your arms, the more muscle you build there the more weight you can lift. It’s sort of the same thing; except the more worked out, the better those muscle can push the baby out.
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  6. Andrea B Says:

    Ok it’s not going to help you during labor and delivery. But it will help you to not pee when you laugh. Just to let you know, having the baby feels like your having a 7lb bowel movement…..it feels like it’s comming out of your anus not your vagina.
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  7. Rebecca YZ Says:

    I have done kegels for a long time, way before my first pregnancy. My first child, I labored for 8 1/2 hours…I pushed for 20 minutes (no epis. or hemorrhoids either), the doctor almost didn’t make it to the hospital because the nurses discounted me as a first time mom who would push for quite awhile. The second birth went even quicker. I am pregnant with the third and will be at the hospital right away when it’s the big day to avoid giving birth outside the hospital.

    DO THE KEGELS!!
    http://www.childbirth.org/articles/kegel.html
    References :
    Mental health medical professional mom to 2 one of the way

  8. hotmomma23 Says:

    Yes it really does help. And it also helps your body especially that area recover postpartum. So so your kegel exercises everyday.
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    mom of 1

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