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Bethany Joy Dawson's avatar

It does make me wonder how much of our body's functions we accept as 'part of the package'! I marvel at how little I truly understand about my own body, and I wish I was less obsessed with blame - is it my fault? The fault of patriarchal society? Thanks for telling us about your piss - I'm listening!

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Alice Kinsella's avatar

Always here for piss chats 🤣

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Caroline Brennan's avatar

Ha so relatable, I was just telling a friend this morning that even though I’m 20+ months postpartum I still pee when I sneeze and can’t keep tampons in. Pelvic floor health is so rarely talked about. Even though I was aware of exercises like kegels to prepare for labour I had no idea I would need to keep doing these exercises forever….

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Alice Kinsella's avatar

In lots of European countries pelvic floor care is an integral part of postpartum healthcare. Doesn't surprise me Ireland is behind there really 🤦

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Lizzie Elliot-Klein's avatar

Thank you for sharing this! It is so sad that incontinence is just seen as part of motherhood and treated like some warped punchline. I self referred for pelvic physio on the NHS and it was a life saver after my birth!

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