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Pelvic organ prolapse: 鈥榃hy did no one tell me this could happen?鈥�

Author and mum, Helen Ledwick, on 鈥渢he fear鈥� she felt dealing with a pelvic organ prolapse.

Author of 鈥榃hy Mums Don鈥檛 Jump鈥� and mum, Helen Ledwick, discovered she had a prolapse after the birth of her second child.

Pelvic organ prolapse is when one or more of the organs in the pelvis slip down from their normal position and bulge into the vagina.

Pelvic organ prolapse symptoms include a feeling of heaviness around your lower tummy and genitals, a dragging discomfort inside your vagina or feeling like there's something coming down into your vagina.

Symptoms can usually be improved with pelvic floor exercises and lifestyle changes, but sometimes medical treatment is needed.

Speaking to 5 Live鈥檚 Naga Munchetty, Helen explains her advice at the time was not to do anything that will 鈥榤ake it worse鈥� in terms of exercise; 鈥渄on鈥檛 run, don鈥檛 jump, and don鈥檛 lift鈥�.

She explains the knock-on effect of this had her questioning, 鈥渟hould I have made different decisions around the birth, should I have done more Kegels?鈥�

This clip is from Naga Munchetty鈥檚 That Time of the Month series on 22 April 2025. Listen back on 蜜芽传媒 Sounds.

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