Leaky, Leaky

The recent elections were quite draining. Which explains my temporary absence from this space. I know it sounds stupid but the results were so astounding that I am still reeling from it. The Opposition stormed into the hearts of the people and trampled all over the National Coalition. Now let's see whether all those promises made will come to pass or not.

Anyway, back to more mundane things, there was something that came to mind when I sneezed just now. I did a tag in my last entry - "Before I was a mum..." and I left out one more thought. Before I was mum, I didn't know much about incontinence. Now? I do.

Incontinence is one of the after effects of childbirth. You know when everything becomes a lot looser! Couldn't even hold it when I throw up. One sneeze and that bladder had better not be full. It can be terribly embarrassing when one is outside home.

One of the remedy for urinary incontinence is to do Kegel exercises. Imagine your pelvic muscles lifting weights! Actually, all one has to do is to just pull in or "squeeze" your pelvic muscles (as if you are trying to stop urine flow). Hold this squeeze for about 10 seconds, then rest for 10 seconds. Do 3 to 4 sets of 10 contractions per day. Suppose to improve bladder control and does wonders for 'other' activities as well. The good thing about Kegel exercises is you can 'exercise' and no one will know that you are doing it!

Bet you didn't know that I was 'exercising' as I was typing this, did you?