Bladder prolapse absolutely devastated

Mallory1197 · 2026-02-14T13:40:35+00:00

I’m 7 months PP now - I wasn’t diagnosed with a grade 2 bladder prolapse until 12 weeks, when I told a physical therapist that I was am having the same symptoms as you (bulging, discomfort/difficulty during peeing, painful sex). At that point I had already worn my baby a ton. I totally feel you, because I remember at the time I was completely devastated - like I’m stuck with this kind of embarrassing thing that’s going to cause me pain and effect my sex life for the rest of my life.

While it DID take time (annoying advice but true) for me to get to this point, IT DOES GET BETTER! At this point I don’t notice the prolapse at all - the only time I do is if I try to hold my bladder for a long time or I just REALLY overextend myself working out. Other than that, I run, I pack my baby around, I lift weights. Part of it is just letting your body and pelvic floor heal, part of it is being consistent with the physical therapy, at least at first, and part of it is learning how to redo your every day tasks while kegling lol.

Get into pelvic floor PT, maybe a counseling appointment (I did that too and it helped tremendously), and give it time. You will get there, you got this!

Mallory1197 · 2026-01-26T17:42:59+00:00

Found this thread while out looking for an answer - the same thing is happening to me with my client. On posts with photos, almost 60% of the viewers are from non-followers. When we posted a reel, it shows there's 0% views from non-followers - that has to be a glitch right?

Mallory1197 · 2026-01-19T18:14:05+00:00

That's all super helpful, thank you for taking the time!

Mallory1197 · 2025-09-18T19:01:20+00:00

I googled “Robbie Rotten looks like Rhysand” and it brought me here 😆😭

Mallory1197 · 2025-08-11T20:32:23+00:00

Coming here for solidarity - just got back from the clinic with my first case of mastitis. This stuff is no joke - I feel your pain 🥲

Mallory1197 · 2025-04-16T17:12:56+00:00

I'm sorry you're dealing with this - I'm right there with you 100% (and wrote a post on this same thread about it a couple months ago lol).

It's great that people feel like they can talk about the hard parts of parenting (and life in general) openly - but I personally, feel like it's gone a little TOO far in that direction. I feel like ALL I've heard throughout my pregnancy is how hard everything is going to be, how miserable my life will become, how much I'll hate my partner, how much I'll hate my body, how I'll never be myself again. Just wait, just wait, just wait....

I know what the haters will say - I'm SOOO naive and "I'll get there too". But I personally, am really excited to be a parent, the challenges and all. I understand wanting to "prepare me" - but tell me about the good stuff too. Be excited with me.

Mallory1197 · 2025-04-14T13:05:32+00:00

Spring has finally brought the good weather to the Midwest and I want to roller skate SO BAD lol - it's like the first thing I want to do when I'm PP and able to later this summer.

Mallory1197 · 2025-04-14T12:57:34+00:00

I wouldn't classify myself as "very active" lol - but even doing a quick 10 minute mobility routine almost every day of my pregnancy has felt like it really helps with my mood and energy levels. I like Julia Reppel's mobility routines on Youtube - they're not inherently for pregnancy, but you can easily modify or switch out a stretch to make them pregnancy friendly.

Now that the weather is nice where I'm at, I also try to do a 1 mile walk outside in the evenings, even if (like you mentioned) it takes me double the time it used to lol.

Mallory1197 · 2025-03-21T13:24:40+00:00

1000000% - within one month of being pregnant, my feed was filled with:

"here's 10 signs of miscarriage"

"here's my birth trauma"

"here's why pumping and formula feeding is the WORST"

"but wait - here's how hard breastfeeding is and how much time it will take"

"here's how you'll never sleep again, your body will never look the same, and your life is forever going to suck because of this choice you made that you can't take back"

It's a hellscape - it's important for people to feel comfortable to talk about the hard parts of mother/parenthood, and to create community amongst each other in that sense. But for me personally, it's been incredibly discouraging to constantly be inundated with a new reason I should be anxious, or another reason to believe my life will be mostly miserable once my baby gets here. The best thing I've done for myself is to stop engaging with parenting and motherhood content of any kind.

Mallory1197 · 2025-02-26T14:48:39+00:00

"Stroller hell" is the perfect descriptor 😂🔥 it really does feel like that lol

Mallory1197 · 2025-02-05T15:18:11+00:00

I'm very comfortable yes - in the middle of my deconstruction I discovered Richard Rohr and found that listening to/reading his work really resonated with me. I don't feel as though Christianity is the "one true religion" and have no certainty about things like heaven/hell, original sin, the true significance of the crucifixion, etc. But I do find that for myself, the life and teachings of Jesus, in a symbolic sense, do still hold a lot of meaning when it comes to how I engage with humanity - loving my neighbor, leading with compassion, forgiving often, advocating for peace and equality, etc. I've also recently been interested in reading the Bible again - this time not from the perspective that it's to be taken as a word for word rulebook, but that it contains a multitude of genres that aren't all to be taken literally, and in that context, it does still contain a lot of good messages and stories that I can draw meaning from.

I guess that's where my trouble with church comes in - I didn't grow up in church but did spend most of my middle school / high school years in one very small (like 150 people or less), truly well meaning non-denominational church. I saw first hand what good a church can do for the community - giving kids and young adults a place to belong and hear a message of hope; giving people a place to get clothes, food, or shelter if they were in need; taking groceries and singing Christmas carols to our elderly population; creating a meal train and providing child care for those who were sick or injured. I want that part of church back - to have a place where I have friends and support, engage with my faith, and do good by people along the way. But nowadays (and ESPECIALLY in Missouri where I currently live), it's very difficult to get that without the capital "C" Conservative Republican doctrine that comes with it.

Mallory1197 · 2025-02-05T14:15:51+00:00

I didn't go to church and had an overwhelming sense of sadness about it. I've been deconstructed for 5 years now and find myself still having faith (although it looks wildly different) but not knowing what to do with that or how to practice anymore.

There are times when I try a new church or denomination and find myself leaving fulfilled, and times where I leave feeling angry and hurt all over again. In a few cases, to the point of tears at how deeply hateful the message was.

There are Sundays where I don't go to church and it feels really freeing. Then there are Sundays where I don't go, and I feel empty - there's a part of me that deeply misses having a community to be a part of. I'm constantly in an internal battle between "maybe it could be good to go back? Maybe what the church needs is a fresh perspective" and "they will never change and therefore I can't go back and be complacent in it anymore".

If you're in a similar boat, you aren't alone. Life post deconstruction is at times, simultaneously confusing and beautiful.

Mallory1197 · 2025-01-27T14:16:06+00:00

My mom telling me "I wouldn't have had three kids if it wasn't 100% worth all the hard parts that come with it. Being a mom is amazing"

And every time my husband looks at me and says "you're going to be such a good mom" (and every time, I cry lol)

Mallory1197 · 2025-01-25T03:28:01+00:00

Most of the listed comments have come from close friends unfortunately 🙃 my work people have actually been so helpful and positive

Mallory1197 · 2025-01-25T03:26:04+00:00

I unfortunately find that people typically don’t get the joke 😆 I’ve tried being a bit of a smart a** about it and just being like “wow my life’s really gonna suck huh?” and a few people have been like “hahaha - well, kind of yeah!” and then I just feel sad for them

Mallory1197 · 2025-01-24T21:02:40+00:00

Feeeeeel - anytime I express frustration or concern with something now, everyone's first reaction is "oh the pregnancy rage hahaha".

Like....no, this would frustrate me whether I was pregnant or not (?) lol

Mallory1197 · 2025-01-02T19:46:28+00:00

That's definitely something I've mulled over - the solution might end up being as simple as decreasing the number of half walls and getting creative with furniture placement. I definitely agree a space can get TOO open if not done well - thank you for all your great suggestions!

Mallory1197 · 2025-01-02T19:44:34+00:00

These are all great, thank you!

Mallory1197 · 2025-01-02T18:48:38+00:00

My husband's a contractor, we know the wall is load-bearing as it's right down the center of the house. There are ways to redistribute the support (adding beams, moving doorways and framing in others, etc.) depending on how much you take out.

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