can we talk about bladder control?

[hbomdiggity]

I have been fine when sitting or laying. But as soon as I stand up I better be headed to the bathroom cus I have to pee. So it must be a position thing.

[preppy]

I get up 2-3x a night to pee. And as of recently if I have to pee and wait more than like 5 minutes before I go to the bathroom it becomes an urgent situation.

[Blackout81]

Control itself is good (do your kegels ladies!) but I think I was up 10 times to pee last night. And I'm only 10 weeks. I'm a frequent night-pee-er when I'm not pg though, so upping my water and everything makes it worse.

[mcfelix]

It's fine at night but I have been waking up earlier than normal to pee. Like today I woke up around 5:50 when my alarm isn't set to go off for another hour.

I have more issues with sneezing. A strong sneeze has been proven overtake my bladder control. :/ Hence, the daily wearing of panty liners.

[aprilsails]

Similar to mcfelix I've been struggling the past week while getting over a really bad upper respiratory infection. It's almost all gone but I still get these sudden urges to cough and there's no stopping them or preparing properly.

I'm not cool with this situation at all anymore. My bladder control had better come back when this is over.

As far as peeing in the night goes, I have been trying to front load my drinking during the day. So I chug water all morning and early afternoon and then just sip during the evening. It's helped me drop down to one nighttime wakeup.

[dojo]

First of all I'm at an all time high score with my sniss record. It is AWFUL. Also there is always a bit of daily leakage. Lastly I have had to pee a thimbleful 45 times a day since around 23 weeks. I literally cannot make the commute into my office without stopping along the way.

[miamigirl]

I'm up 2-3 times every night... I think it's normal

[nachos]

May 5, 2015 5:41:24 GMT -5 aprilsails said:

Similar to mcfelix I've been struggling the past week while getting over a really bad upper respiratory infection. It's almost all gone but I still get these sudden urges to cough and there's no stopping them or preparing properly.

I'm not cool with this situation at all anymore. My bladder control had better come back when this is over.

As far as peeing in the night goes, I have been trying to front load my drinking during the day. So I chug water all morning and early afternoon and then just sip during the evening. It's helped me drop down to one nighttime wakeup.

This is me as well. I've been sick for almost six weeks now; flu morphed into head cold, and throughout it all, my bladder control has disappeared. I could cry, honestly. Right now I'm coughing so much that I end up vomiting (lovely) at least once a day, and the leaking is constant.

I've been getting up about every two hours a night regardless. Once a night would be dreamy (pun intended).

[Kit]

This is my first pregnancy, I'm 18 weeks, and I still pee alllllllll the time, especially in the middle of the night. I'm up at least 5 times. Maybe just the way baby is laying?

[achi]

This is my first baby and I find my peeing during the day hasn't changed that much, it's in the evening/over night that feels like I pee all.the.time. I'm up at least 3 times during the night, it's f-ing annoying.

[pooh8402]

May 4, 2015 23:39:24 GMT -5 hbomdiggity said:

I have been fine when sitting or laying. But as soon as I stand up I better be headed to the bathroom cus I have to pee. So it must be a position thing.

This has been me.

[noodleoo]

I know, it sucks!!!! I was getting up to pee 2-3x a night from second through early 3rd trimester. I think around 30 weeks it started to get worse, and now I feel like I"m up every 45 mins to hour to pee. It sucks SO FREAKING MUCH! I'm so tired. And yeah, sometimes when I change positions I suddenly need to run to the bathroom or have some leakage. All the glorious things about pregnancy no one tells you.

I think the thing I miss the most is sleeping for 8 hrs straight through the night. But that won't be happening again for a few years I'm guessing.

[ellipsis]

I try not to drink anything after dinner and that seems to really help. When I workout in the evening (and am drinking water during) I will usually get up 1x.

I sneezed twice this weekend and leaked a little, but I had a full bladder at the time

[starburst]

For me it depends on the day. It's weird because I drink the same amount every day, but some days I have to pee between every class and get up a million times at night, but other days I can make it hours without using the bathroom and can make it through the night without getting up. I guess it just depends on if he's hanging out on my bladder that day!

[brandienee]

May 5, 2015 8:12:06 GMT -5 pooh8402 said:

May 4, 2015 23:39:24 GMT -5 hbomdiggity said:

I have been fine when sitting or laying. But as soon as I stand up I better be headed to the bathroom cus I have to pee. So it must be a position thing.

This has been me.

Same. 

Some days the baby is hanging out near my pelvis and I have to pee all.the.time. But then others the baby is higher and I feel like a normal human again. 

I do try to drink a lot of water, so that I can have a "full load" every time I go. The most annoying thing is feeling like you're going to pee your pants, and you only have a few dribbles when you do go. 

[ebeth]

I had a stretch where I was sleeping through the night that seems to have gone away. Now I'm back to waking to pee once every night. Usually 1-2 hours before my alarm goes off so I don't wake feeling rested when I get up for the day.

No issues with leaking yet (knock on wood) @ 24 weeks with my first.

[meltoine]

My second pregnancy was worse than this one. A combination of kegels + deep squats (the kind where your butt is all the way down, hovering over the floor and your feet are flat) have done wonders for my bladder control. And my sex life.

On the rare night that neither of my children wake me up MOTN, I can sleep through. But if I'm awake dealing with something else I'll pee before I go back to bed.

[meltoine]

This is a good article about strengthening the pelvic floor:

breakingmuscle.com/womens-fitness/stop-doing-kegels-real-pelvic-floor-advice-for-women-and-men

[ellipsis]

May 5, 2015 9:26:57 GMT -5 meltoine said:

This is a good article about strengthening the pelvic floor:

breakingmuscle.com/womens-fitness/stop-doing-kegels-real-pelvic-floor-advice-for-women-and-men

I stopped doing squats at the gym with the bar because I was worried I was going to topple over one day. But DUH I should be doing goblet squats! TFS!

[whiskeyandwine]

I have 0 bladder control. I've had an awful cold and cough for a week now which was just the end of me. I'm wearing my PP pads already. All day, every day. Twice in have thought I would be ok w/o the pad, and twice I have wet my pants.

I am mortified of myself. And want to have this kid. And don't know if I could even push right now w the condition of my tired, coughed out stomach muscles.

::::Pity Party Over::::

[speyedr]

I don't have any problems with control, I just have to pee all the freakin time! I feel like I have to go again 5 min after I leave the bathroom. I am a lucky one that has never had any leaking, even after one pregnancy and delivery.

[preppy]

One of the exhibits near us at the tradeshow I am at is for kegal weights, lol. They claim you will never have bladder control issues again!