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Running moms - urinary incontinence?
I'm mostly a lurker but I am hoping to get some insight and support from the running mommas on the board. I am very inspired by all of you. Prior to my pregnancy, I was running consistently and ended up getting pregnant while I was training for my first half-marathon. I ran it at 14 weeks and all was good. I stopped running all together at around 20 weeks because it just wasn't comfortable.
It has been a struggle getting back into running. I was probably 6 months postpartum before I really tried anything consistent and now I am dealing with urinary incontinence while running. It's embarrassing, frustrating, and discouraging. I have been going to physical therapy for about 6 weeks - working on exercises that will strengthen my pelvic floor and abdominals. I thought I was seeing some progress and then had a major setback during my (attempt to) run on Monday. I hardly got in a mile because I was so uncomfortable with all the urinary sensations. I'm so discouraged.
Has anyone else dealt with this? Any advice, encouragement, suggestions, success stories?
Thanks for reading and for helping a lurker out.
Re: Running moms - urinary incontinence?
I wish I could find the article I read about how strengthening your quads, glutes and hamstrings is more important. I have noticed that when I'm strong there, I don't have as many issues.
But yes, I've had three babies, and I leak when I run. It is a horrible feeling. On days I know I'm running in the afternoon, I quit drinking after lunch. But if I run in the morning, I am usually okay.
If I'm on the treadmill, I try to last "just a couple more minutes" and then go if I need to. It is frustrating as hell. I've made sure to wear clothes that are dark colored and don't show. And I have noticed that it's never as much as I think it is, so that's good.
If it doesn't get better for you, I know doctors are always willing to talk about medical intervention.
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Yep, happens to me, too. I now wear a Poise pad on every run and scope out restrooms along the way. My OB said keep Kegeling, but until we're 100% done having kids, she doesn't want to do anything more permanent.
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