Re: -post about bladder issues

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could be but you need to see your doctor

If I did >have one, wouldn't it have been present at my 4-wk postpartum check, or
>could it have developed later?

could certainly deveop later, often much later

Is this something I need to see my doctor >about, or would she just tell me to do more Kegels?

you need to be seen, wheter you need to be seen right now or can wait until your next annual is really up to you and hoiw uncomfortable you are

It's hard to find >someone to watch my boys so that I could go to a doctor appointment, so
>I don't want to make an appointment unless I really need to do so. 2)
>Whether or not this is a cystocele, will continued Kegel exercises
>eliminate the leakage problem?

they don't hurt, but they don't make the bladder miraculously go back to where it was pre- kids

It seems to be staying the same and/or >getting worse, which is discouraging. Also, how much worse could this
>get after future births?

a lot

We hope to have 2 more babies, and I don't want >to be wearing Depends when we're done, LOL! I don't have to wear any
>panty liners or anything at this point, but it's still a bother.
>
>My baby weighed 9lbs 5oz, and I'm a thin/average-sized girl, so could my
>baby's size have had anything to do with it?

yep

My first baby was only 6lbs >15 oz (both boys were overdue) and I didn't experience this issue after
>his birth.

my daughter was only 5 lb 13 oz and I still have to cross my legs when I sneeze!!! >
>Thanks for your insight!

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