Pelvic floor therapy! Is it worth it?

Question

This is my second pregnancy and I was second guessing myself after my first but I feel that I'm probably going to need it now for sure.  
Does it really help? 
What changes have you noticed? And how long did it take to notice them?
Edit: @Casey I know that smh. I'm dealing with urine incontinence, sex has been painful after my first and isn't getting any better and a few other things. I didn't see a need to list it all.

Answer

I'm a midwife student and I can say that it definitely should be done, it's highly recommended. Even if you might not have any issues following the birth, the risk is the issues coming years later because your pelvic floor is getting weaker with time. So you definitely want to be proactive and do it after each birth. At least that's the recommendation from professionals, you can also do it a few months later, it's never too late.

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I had a csection but still did physio for my pelvic floor I never had any incontinence or hardly any issues really before but I wanted to be proactive. . But yeah I've heard great things for women who have incontinence issues and all that after birth having alot of relief from getting physio.

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I think it is. I started seeing a women's physio when I experienced some mild incontinence during early pregnancy. Turns out it was behavioural - a pregnant body can't drink 1-2L of water then walk 8km without a toilet break. But I continued to see her and did a lot of practice and had a good recovery after giving birth. Getting feedback on the exercises to make sure you're doing them right is so helpful.

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Yes! Yes! Yes! I didn’t know I needed it until the day after my son turned 1 and I was in the worst pain of my life being diagnosed with herniated discs, sciatica, muscle wasting. The surgeons said you have to have surgery now. I had a one year old that would surely begin to walk soon and I couldn’t hold him back so I could recover and learn how to walk again myself. Anyway, I sought another option. Tried physical therapy first feeling like what could it hurt? If it didn’t help, then surgery would be the choice. So I went and already after just one session, I was feeling better. I learned how to control other muscle groups to compensate for the weak muscles/areas. My main point here is that all of my major discomfort was caused by my pelvic floor not returning back to what it once was. It never fully healed. Had I gone to physical therapy before something happened, I may have avoided the whole situation. My physical therapist(a woman with 2 children herself) said she wished OBGYNs would advise people to go to a physical therapist during pregnancy and following birth as routine. It helped me so much. My son is almost 4.5 years now and I haven’t had surgery. I just continue to use what I learned from my physical therapist. So I think it’s worth it and highly recommend it.

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If you need it. Having a child doesn’t automatically mean you need PFT.

Pelvic floor therapy! Is it worth it?

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