What and where is a pelvic floor?

We have all heard about pelvic floor but few of us really know what the hell it is or why we need to exercise it.

It can not be stressed how important the pelvic floor muscles are and how important it is to do pelvic floor exercises not just during pregnancy but through out your life. Many woman have ignored this advice and lived to regret it as it is much harder to build from nothing than it is to keep an already strong muscle strong, as a result many women have weak bladders and have to use tenna lady or some other brand of incontinence pads just to go out.

What are they babbling on about? You may be asking, well the pelvic floor is formed of layers of muscle deep inside the body there job is to support the uterus, bowel and bladder. Pregnancy and childbirth put pressure on these muscles, and you may find that you leak wee when you sneeze or cough this is known as 'stress incontinence'.

Sounds scary doesn't it? No one ever says anything about it but don’t despair you can tone these muscles so they maintain their strength and regain it quicker after the birth by doing regular simple exercises.

Pelvic floor exercise
All you do is pull in and tense your pelvic floor muscles, as if stopping the flow of wee, hold for five seconds, then relax. Aim to do ten sets of five exercises each day. Don't tighten your stomach buttocks or thigh muscle of hold your breath when you do the exercise.
They may feel hard at the beginning but they are worth doing, you will see the benefit after the birth and you can save yourself from ever having to use incontinence pads.