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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had two unmedicated vaginal births with no tearing either time. With both, I was up and walking around within hours and had easy physical recoveries (mentally, not so easy but due to other factors including zero support from my husband). I worked hard to support my pelvic floor throughout both pregnancies and began again as soon as I was cleared to do so and have had no physical issues with sex since (although I cannot say as much for my energy level - several years in, and I’d still rather get a bit of extra sleep than have sex!) [/quote]

The real issue is too many women who go into pregnancy completely out of shape (especially core and pelvic floor) and later develop problems after vaginal birth.[/quote]

I was a marathon runner and former D1 athlete before baby #1’s delivery and forceps shredded my pelvic floor. No, it wasn’t that I was out of shape or didn’t have core strength - I exercised the entire pregnancy, ran until the end of my second trimester, and did prenatal yoga throughout. It was forceps.

I, for one, don’t appreciate your victim blaming. It’d be a much more comfortable reality if a lack of health and fitness in and prior to pregnancy caused pelvic floor injuries, but there is literally no connection. Anatomy, genetics, maternal age, luck, baby size, baby position, length of labor and pushing, and use of obstetric forceps or vacuum have far more to do with the outcome of a vaginal birth on the pelvic floor than someone’s fitness level. [/quote]

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