What to do if you have urinary incontinence during pregnancy

Pregnancy is a very important thing for women, and it will bring many adverse reactions to the female body, among which nausea and vomiting, insomnia, loss of appetite, etc. are some of the more common conditions. Some women will experience urinary incontinence after becoming pregnant. This situation requires people to pay special attention to prevent more serious situations. So what should you do if you have urinary incontinence during pregnancy? Let me introduce it below.

Urinary incontinence occurs after pregnancy mainly because after a woman becomes pregnant, her uterus will gradually enlarge as the gestational weeks increase, and compressing the bladder is also a physiological phenomenon. Especially for some pregnant women whose pelvic floor muscles are weak, if they do not urinate in time after feeling the urge to urinate, they are more likely to suffer from urinary incontinence.

Generally speaking, urinary incontinence rarely occurs in the early stages of pregnancy. When the expectant mother enters the 24th to 32nd week of pregnancy, the enlargement of the uterus becomes very obvious. At this time, it will compress the bladder, reducing the bladder's urine storage capacity and easily causing urinary incontinence. People with weak pelvic floor muscles are more susceptible to the disease, but expectant mothers do not need to worry too much, because clinical findings show that most women will naturally improve after delivery as the pressure on the bladder disappears.

Although urinary incontinence after pregnancy is normal in most cases, it is a very unacceptable and embarrassing symptom in daily life. Therefore, for preventive purposes, it is best for expectant mothers to start doing some pelvic floor muscle exercises seriously in the early stages of pregnancy. In addition, women who suffer from urinary incontinence during pregnancy are also prone to urinary incontinence after delivery because their pelvic floor muscles are damaged. Therefore, they should try to start early so that they can be more effective if they persist. The specific methods of pelvic floor muscle gymnastics are also very simple and can be performed in many occasions. First, use your buttocks muscles and contract your anus. After counting to 10, slowly exhale through your mouth and relax. Take a breath, and repeat. Do 10 times as a set, and do at least 5 sets a day to see the effect. Of course, these 5 sets do not have to be done consecutively, but can be divided into several times at different times of the day.

Finally, we need to remind all women that if you are worried about urinary incontinence during pregnancy and it occurs frequently, it is best to go to a regular hospital for examination and treatment by a doctor. In addition to ensuring a normal diet and proper exercise during pregnancy, women also need to learn more about pregnancy knowledge and adjust their mindset to help them better get through the entire pregnancy.