The only reason I heard about kegels was because for the first time I am starting to leak when I sneeze or cough and the internet led me to kegels. I am trying start and stop when I'm peeing because that's what Google told me to do but it's not really working lol. This is just such a foreign thing to me.

In addition to helping with delivery a strong pelvic floor helps with so much more. It can help with those little leaks caused from coughing/sneezing/laughing both during & after pregnancy. I do pelvic floor exercises even when I'm not preggers just bc pregnancy puts so much strain on your pelvic floor. I highly recommend them.

Yes! Yes! And Yes!!! Look up Pelvic Floor Exercises. The stronger your pelvic wall is before birth the better your ability to push baby out and even better, to heal afterwards. It can also make your intimate times better for you and hubby. You can do Kegels anywhere, anytime. Noone can tell if you're doing them so you don't need privacy. Sitting, standing, driving,etc. Even during intimacy which can feel good to him. Hold your muscles in like you're trying to stop urinating, hold for a few seconds. Release, repeat 10-20 times(or as many as you want). Do this as many times through the day as you can remember. Pelvic floor exercises are even good for men bc other than vaginal strength(for the women)they can help with incontinence and other things. Hope this helps.

Bumping for you, I haven’t given birth vaginally but used a different form of them to strengthen my pelvic floor after birth! I think anything that would strengthen your pelvic muscles would help with pushing!