Hellobee Boards Topic: Have you been doing kegels like mad since having your baby?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Have you been doing kegels like mad since having your baby? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:19:33 +0000 aMohror on "Have you been doing kegels like mad since having your baby?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-doing-keggels-like-mad-since-having-your-baby#post-539643 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:58:52 +0000 aMohror 539643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No...but I should have! Now when I do jumping jacks I piddle EVERY.SINGLE.TIME! It's terrible :( I realized how good I had it before being pregnant when I just didn't want to do them, now that I do it's just a pain! sorrycharlie on "Have you been doing kegels like mad since having your baby?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-doing-keggels-like-mad-since-having-your-baby#post-539595 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:50:24 +0000 sorrycharlie 539595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ started at 4 weeks pp when i thought my uterus was falling out. then i found out it was just my bladder. then it fixed itself and I stopped because things are already too...NEW..down there for fun anyway. tmi? you're welcome. :P Alivoo01 on "Have you been doing kegels like mad since having your baby?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-doing-keggels-like-mad-since-having-your-baby#post-539536 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:34:35 +0000 Alivoo01 539536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Anagram: (O_O) Seriously?! I tend to only do them when I see a thread that has the word kegels in it. haha! MrsStormy on "Have you been doing kegels like mad since having your baby?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-doing-keggels-like-mad-since-having-your-baby#post-539462 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:16:34 +0000 MrsStormy 539462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Anagram: I've been doing them during pregnancy too, so I am officially stopping! What are pregnancy squats though? .twist. on "Have you been doing kegels like mad since having your baby?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-doing-keggels-like-mad-since-having-your-baby#post-538989 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:34:04 +0000 .twist. 538989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was doing them whenever I remembered and then I just read what @Anagram: wrote and stopped! LOL. I'll go home and do squats instead. Dandelion on "Have you been doing kegels like mad since having your baby?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-doing-keggels-like-mad-since-having-your-baby#post-538970 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:31:12 +0000 Dandelion 538970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No...I only do them when someone brings them up, lol Bao on "Have you been doing kegels like mad since having your baby?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-doing-keggels-like-mad-since-having-your-baby#post-538954 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:28:38 +0000 Bao 538954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Haha no...but now that you said it, I am doing them now ;) meredithNYC on "Have you been doing kegels like mad since having your baby?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-doing-keggels-like-mad-since-having-your-baby#post-538933 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:25:05 +0000 meredithNYC 538933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was pretty intense about them and still am, but 8 months postpartum I STILL feel a little loose down there. I am beginning to think it's just the way things will be, you know? The new normal. mrskc on "Have you been doing kegels like mad since having your baby?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-doing-keggels-like-mad-since-having-your-baby#post-538890 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:17:30 +0000 mrskc 538890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I started doing them just days after labor. I didn't want to deal with inconstinence. Now that you've mention it... I'm doing them right now. Freckles on "Have you been doing kegels like mad since having your baby?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-doing-keggels-like-mad-since-having-your-baby#post-538888 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:17:19 +0000 Freckles 538888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Anagram: the dr leading my birth class also advised against kegels! If anything, i wish i did a perenium massage during pregnancy! Freckles on "Have you been doing kegels like mad since having your baby?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-doing-keggels-like-mad-since-having-your-baby#post-538879 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:15:52 +0000 Freckles 538879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Just remember to do a deep belly breath between kegels! :) I do different types of kegels, and i found out through my PT that my problem was relaxation, not strengthening them...in fact, my muscles were so tight that regular kegels were making them worse! Mrs. Grizzly Bear on "Have you been doing kegels like mad since having your baby?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-doing-keggels-like-mad-since-having-your-baby#post-538868 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:14:44 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 538868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I didn't even do them during my first pregnancy/post-partum and I haven't been doing them this time either. I'm terrible, I know... Anagram on "Have you been doing kegels like mad since having your baby?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-doing-keggels-like-mad-since-having-your-baby#post-538867 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:14:38 +0000 Anagram 538867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ i used to do them before I was pregnant, then I read that article that said kegels in pregnancy can cause incontinence later and that's it's best to do those pregnancy squats. So now I'm afraid, but I do the squats and now my thighs are killing me. After I give birth, I'm sure I'll go back to the kegels! Bookish on "Have you been doing kegels like mad since having your baby?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-doing-keggels-like-mad-since-having-your-baby#post-538865 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:14:23 +0000 Bookish 538865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've actually been doing them while pregnant! I WILL STRETCH!!! Haha! mrsmenow on "Have you been doing kegels like mad since having your baby?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-doing-keggels-like-mad-since-having-your-baby#post-538861 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:13:37 +0000 mrsmenow 538861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I haven't, but this post is inspiring me, lol CupQuakeWalk on "Have you been doing kegels like mad since having your baby?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-doing-keggels-like-mad-since-having-your-baby#post-538856 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:12:38 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 538856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm doing them as I type...go me! Haha no I wasn't before though. I didn't experience any issues & DH confirmed, "still ti...!" You know.. autumnlove on "Have you been doing kegels like mad since having your baby?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-doing-keggels-like-mad-since-having-your-baby#post-538851 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:12:00 +0000 autumnlove 538851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've only done them a few times! Mrsbells on "Have you been doing kegels like mad since having your baby?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-doing-keggels-like-mad-since-having-your-baby#post-538850 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:11:49 +0000 Mrsbells 538850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I havent done them since having the baby. I used to do them alot whilst pregnant though chopsuey on "Have you been doing kegels like mad since having your baby?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-doing-keggels-like-mad-since-having-your-baby#post-537766 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:11:00 +0000 chopsuey 537766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I JUST started doing them! Doing them right now! :D are you? ;)