No woman should go through what I went through

Soon after delivering her second child, Wangechi felt that something was not right; she could barely cough, laugh or sneeze without leaking a little. Photo/EMMA NZIOKA

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  • “I found it extremely difficult to do the pelvic floor exercises as prescribed by the doctor. My muscles were not responding as expected. I needed a solution that could help me get a strong pelvic floor,” she said.

Wangechi Kariuki, a mother of two, was overjoyed when she delivered her second baby just over two years ago.

However, soon after delivering, Wangechi felt that something was not right; she could barely cough, laugh or sneeze without leaking a little.

When she went to the doctor, she was told that her pelvic floor muscles had been affected by childbirth and that she should exercise them to make them tight again.

However try as she might, she could not stop the embarrassing little leak.

“I found it extremely difficult to do the pelvic floor exercises as prescribed by the doctor. My muscles were not responding as expected. I needed a solution that could help me get a strong pelvic floor,” she said.

This article first appeared in Nairobi News. CLICK HERE to read the full story