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Mommy-O

@hedra:

Thanks for the reassurance. I know the problem is more in my mind than reality. I have had a number of pelvic exams since DS was born and no speculum issues.

I was fortunate enough to work with a group of physios at the time DD was born and one of them specializes in Post-partum physio. She had just started a 3-night workshop on Restoring Your Core (after birth, abdominal surgery, etc.) and a good portion of the workshop focused on pelvic floor health and, believe it or not, good peeing/bladder habits. It was extremely helpful and enlightening. I can't remember the name of the woman who came up with the program but it came out of Winnepeg, Manitoba.

alchemilla

@ anonymous. You sound so powerful and wise in your last comment. I have been reading Moxie's post and all the comments, and dimly struggling to articulate my feelings, when bam! you go and do it in your own post.

I can do with hearing this too for my own account - thank you.

Youknowtheone

"Towanda"

sue

@ Mommy-O -

I had to laugh because sometimes I feel exactly the same way - after two very large babies, something has definitely, um, loosened up. *But* I recently heard from a gynecologist in town that, of the women she sees who are postmenopausal and have never given birth vaginally, 95% of them cannot have sex without pain and/or topical estrogen supplements. 95% - that's a huge number! So, while you may fear for your husband's life right now, you'll be thankful for the extra room in a few years.

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