----- Original Message -----

From: Carol

To: kegels@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 4:55 PM

Subject: [kegels] Re: kegals

Hi there - I have started doing kegels.  My PT told me to contract
and release - the release is what I am supposed to focus on - the
relaxing phase of the pelvic muscles.  My pelvic muscles don't relax
and are always *up* so to speak - just like your shoulders would be
if you were tense all the time, which I am.  Is that your problem
too ?  Mine is vestibulitis - and the first phase of trying to cure
that is doing kegels to relax the muscles down there.  Caroline.

--- In kegels@yahoogroups.com, "latnluvsbaby" <latnluvsbaby@y...>
wrote:
>
>
> Ok , I'm confused are you supposed to squeeze the muscle or kinda
of
> like pull it back up inside you(contract). I contract it like I'm
> pulling it up inside me, not squeeze it as to push it outward. But
> when I contract it, it doesn't let me hold it for 10sec, I
contract
> and it just realeases. This is very fustrating that I can't hold
it
> for even 3 seconds. Does anyone else have this problem and am I
> doing them right? I can squeeze them outward as to push for 10 sec
> or more but I don't think that's right either. Help.