https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:09:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-86400 Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:20:04 +0000 sulli301 86400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a teeny bit when I would sneeze at the very end of my pregnancy &amp; probably for 2 months after she was born too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-86379 Sat, 03 Mar 2012 13:43:32 +0000 katdevargas 86379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in my 3rd tri right now {40 weeks, 6 days yaaay.} &amp; if I have to pee really badly {so basically, at all} &amp; cough or sneeze, then I will a teeny bit. but honestly it hasn't been as bad as I was expecting to it be </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-86113 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:55:32 +0000 lemondrop 86113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Third trimester (32 weeks on after he dropped) and the first couple of weeks after delivery were the worst. I almost never have this problem now at 2 months out, thank goodness! </p> <p>Of course I am so well trained from pregnancy that I still go to the bathroom a lot, so I rarely ever have a full bladder. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-86078 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:24:54 +0000 peaches1038 86078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Nskillet: hahah do it!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-86077 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:23:47 +0000 Nskillet 86077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@peaches1038: oh man thanks for the tip! I should get some Ben wah balls and make myself all pelvically superior! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-86046 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:52:35 +0000 peaches1038 86046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Nskillet: Both!! Strengthening your pelvic floor may actually make delivery easier! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-85601 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:30:32 +0000 Nskillet 85601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wait, should I do kegels now or after my baby is born? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-85579 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:07:19 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 85579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha... a post about my peeing! lol</p> <p>I actually didn't pee my pants pregnant with Mavrick, but once I gave birth it definitely happened once in a while (massive cough or a sneeze I wasn't prepared for) Now that I'm pregnant it's 200x worse. :| </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-85519 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:12:41 +0000 cupcakemama 85519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3rd trimester and after. Running was horrendous for a few months but it did get better. Gotta do your kegels and give it time. It prob won't be like before pregnancy though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-85515 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:07:37 +0000 BananaPancakes 85515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started having problems with this around 30 weeks. Now at 32 weeks, I have been battling a serious cold. This means I pretty much pee myself every time I have a coughing fit or sneeze. It's getting old fast, but I'm not surprised. I've carried really low this entire pregnancy and the baby loves to punch my bladder fairly often. I just bring a change of underwear with me everywhere now. And it seems when I try to do a kegel as I'm coughing, I just pee myself more. Not sure what that's about. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-85477 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:14:27 +0000 His Barista 85477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try to go pee at least twice an hour because I have totally peed myself when I sneezed at one point. I am currently 38 plus 4 so I keep extra pants in the car for work. Haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-85476 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:14:15 +0000 His Barista 85476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try to go pee at least twice an hour because I have totally peed myself when I sneezed at one point. I am currently 38 plus 4 so I keep extra pants in the car for work. Haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-85415 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:59:03 +0000 Mrsbells 85415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel better knowing this is a fairly common thing.. alteast I'm not suffering alone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-85407 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:43:26 +0000 cyndistar3 85407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I obviously need to do more kegals because Im only 23 weeks and this has been happening to me for the past few weeks :( doesn't help that she is always down low and always on my bladder! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-85401 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:31:11 +0000 winniebee 85401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted yes in my third trimester....but it started happening in the second trimester (maybe around 22 weeks?) I'm not a kegels fan, but have been trying to do more of them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-85390 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:06:23 +0000 mamabolt 85390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did starting in the second trimester, so I can only imagine it's going to continue. And I had a terrible cold last month, that was fun. There were days when I came home and proudly annouced to my DH that I hadn't peed myself at all that day.</p> <p>The worst was one day when I was leaving work and I puked and peed myself at the same time. Not my finest moment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-85374 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:49:49 +0000 Crisark 85374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did and still do sometimes....and my LO's are 8 1/2 and 5.<br /> It's not terrible but because of it I started freaking out that it would happen and now wear a pantiliner every.single.day<br /> I also did/do Kegels. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-85368 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:41:16 +0000 Mrsbells 85368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: Oh I see thanks</p> <p>@peaches1038: Thanks a lot for that information. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-85367 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:39:55 +0000 mrs. wagon 85367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@peaches1038: this is AMAZING!! THANK YOU!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-85353 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:26:11 +0000 peaches1038 85353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It will get better!!! I am a physical therapist who specializes in women's health and I see this ALL.THE.TIME. Obviously a vaginal delivery is a traumatic event for the muscles of the pelvic floor and it will take a little while for them to recover. Although I treat my patients much more comprehensively, I can give you a few tips to help speed up the process.</p> <p>First up: The Pelvic Brace - Do this before you sneeze, laugh, lift your baby, cough, basically do this before any activity where you know you leak.</p> <p>Do a kegel (tighten your pelvic floor as if you are stopping the flow of urine, stopping the passing of gas or closing your 'holes' {vagine and anus} and AT THE SAME TIME, tighten your abdominal muscles and THEN sneeze, cough, laugh, etc. </p> <p>This acts as a reinforcement to the muscles which are too weak to stop the leakage.</p> <p>Side note: It is ok to try to stop the flow of urine when you are actually going to the bathroom 1 time per month. You should NOT practice this way because it could cause urine to go back up and potentially cause UTIs, bladder infections or kidney infections. </p> <p>Secondly: At first, it will be easier to do kegels laying down with your knees bent. You want to try to hold for 10 seconds and then relax for 10 seconds, 10 times. I you use a kitchen timer, set it to 3 min and 10 sec. If you can't hold it for 10 (which you probably won't) start at 5 sec, then go up to 7 sec, then to 10 sec. This will help to strengthen the muscles to prevent leakage. </p> <p>Thirdly: There are lots of things that irritate the bladder making you more likely to leak including caffeine (coffee, tea, soda, chocolate), acidic fruits (tomatoes or tomato products, orange juice, grapefruit juice, cranberry juice, lemonade), and artificial sweeteners. Now, I always tell my patients that I am not the {fill in the blank} police, but if you eat or drink something and you notice that your leakage has increased, maybe you should cut that out for a while. </p> <p>Lastly: Just because you are leaking, does NOT mean to limit you water intake. When your urine becomes more concentrated due to less water in your system, it irriates the lining of your bladder making you have to go to the bathroom more and increasing your chances of leaking. </p> <p>Also for people who wear liners, you should really purchase liners specifically for urine, as that will help to cut down on the "nursing home smell"</p> <p>Hope this helps and if not, check your area for physical therapists that specialize in women's health!!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-85347 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:23:53 +0000 Mrs. Bee 85347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: i'm rarely outside since i work from home and only leave the house to drop charlie off at daycare during the week. i just change my underwear. it doesn't happen as frequently now. it was pretty regular after i had olive. now it's more like 2x a month? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-85342 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:22:11 +0000 Mrsbells 85342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: so what do you do if you are outside. Do you wear some type of a liner? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-85341 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:20:00 +0000 Mrs. Bee 85341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>it def still happens to me. i pee my pants pretty regularly 5 months after giving birth. :-( shoulda done my kegels! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-85326 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:02:44 +0000 Mrsbells 85326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess I gotta do my kegels my often.... this is the one thing about pregnancy that i truly truly hate!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-85320 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:00:14 +0000 betsyboop 85320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>During my first trimester, my husband and I read about it together (I guess it's called "snissing"), thought it was hilarious, and joked about it. Then last week, it started happening to me! Mostly when I cough or laugh really hard. Karma's a beotch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-85316 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:58:12 +0000 mrs. wagon 85316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This happened a lot after delivery. I always had a pad or pantiliner in, but I always smelled like a nursing home :( gross. I finally stopped being lazy and did my kegels faithfully and it went away.</p> <p>Now with this second pregnancy, I think with the added pressure on my bladder it's happening again!!! Cough, sneeze, laugh... I pee a bit. Sometimes even when I lean down to pick up something relatively heavy... Rob Sr. knows what's up when I straighten up and say the S word. </p> <p>I've been trying to do my kegels but mostly I've been trying to do a kegel right when I'm about to cough, sneeze, laugh, etc. That has been working lately. </p> <p>Dang babies. Making us involuntarily pee a little. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-85293 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:45:15 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 85293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I hadn't gone in a while, I would after birth. It still happens very occasionally :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-85291 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:43:59 +0000 heffalump 85291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It happened to me a lot- LO dropped early so she was always on my bladder! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-85290 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:43:49 +0000 chopsuey 85290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not when I coughed or sneezed. I would pee a little just randomly the last few weeks of my pregnancy. Thought it was my water breaking, but OB thinks it was pee. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-when-you-cough-or-sneeze#post-85283 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:39:18 +0000 Mrsbells 85283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I realized that Blushnik mentioned this in the Kegels thread earlier and was just wondering how common this is in pregnant women in their 3rd trimester. I have started having this problem in the last few weeks if I sneeze or cough really hard I'll pee a little. I hate it and cant wait for it to go away! </p>