Why am I still leaking years after having a baby?

Many women expect bladder leakage to settle in the months after birth. So when it’s still happening years later, it’s easy to assume this is just something you have to live with.

But persistent leakage is common and it’s usually a sign that the pelvic floor hasn’t fully recovered its strength, coordination, or ability to cope with everyday loads.

Pregnancy and birth have the potential to change how the pelvic floor and core work together. Muscles may become weaker, slower to respond, or simply out of sync with movement and pressure changes. Add in lifting children, returning to exercise, poor sleep and the general demands of life, and symptoms often continue quietly in the background.

Many women try pelvic floor exercises on their own. Sometimes they help, sometimes they don’t; often because the issue isn’t just weakness. Timing, coordination, breathing patte

rns and movement habits all play a role and these are difficult to assess without guidance.

The encouraging news is that improvement is possible at any stage, even years after birth. Understanding what’s driving your symptoms is usually the first step toward changing them.

A pelvic floor assessment helps identify what’s going on and gives you a clear starting point, so progress can be built safely and gradually over time.

If leakage is affecting your confidence in movement or exercise, you don’t have to simply put up with it. Support is available when you’re ready to take that first step.

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