Congratulations on your little one and getting back to running so quickly.

Yes, I am biased, but PLEASE go see a Women's Health Physical Therapist. It is not normal or acceptable to urinate on yourself. You do not need to wait 6 months, and you may not need surgical intervention. Kegels are not always the answer: do you ask a person who has weak, but tense shoulders to do more shoulder shrugs - NO! You teach them to relax, then re-educate the muscles appropriately. Additionally, please do not keep stopping the flow of urine several times during potty breaks. This can lead to urine retention and infections. You can practice once, then move on. It is hard to go through differential diagnosis on the internet, but even with 'easy' deliveries, pregnancy and delivery can be hard on the body. I highly recommend you find a PT in your area, soon!

Dana

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No personal experience, but + 1 to the recommendation to find someone who specializes in physical therapy for women! I have friends who've had great success, and wish they'd gone sooner.

Hi Ladies, especially Shen.
Erika Fleck asked me to pop over and see if I can be of any help.
I'm a specialist in perinatal wellness and fitness and one of the things I do is help women recover postpartum.

Shen, in my opinion running at 7 weeks postpartum is too early. I would echo the other ladies suggestion of finding a women's health physio. Even if you can do exercises on your own everything will be more specific and more efficient if your recovery is guided by a physio.

My suggestions:

-patience, recovery, especially after the second baby and especially if you had some pelvic floor issues prior to birth, takes time. A lot longer than we'd like, especially us active women. My clients go through a 5 phase program and don't even start any impact before MINIMUM 4 months, usually more like 8 months post partum. I know it's not what you like to hear but it's the reality. It also depends on how close your pregnancies were. Connective tissue needs approx 3 years to recover fully (pelvic floor is 85% connective tissue).

-Hypopresive exercises (check them out at http://www.hypopresives.com (my site) or the official site at http://www.hypopresivemethod.com)

-osteopath/chiropractor to put your pelvic in proper alignment. Often birthing (especially if with anesthesia and/or in the gunocological position) puts our pelvis in an asymetrical position that weakens the pelvic floor. My clients visit an osteopath at the beginning of the postpartum recovery course. Exercise are much more effective once the pelvis is back to normal. This is in addition to the physio unless your physio can also realign a pelvis. (i live in spain and the physios do not usually have this skill here).

Please don't despair! There is a lot that can be done. And congratz on your new baby!

If you have more questions you can find me at https://www.facebook.com/kaisa.tuominen or http://www.postnatalbodyfix.com