I loved everything about being pregnant with the twins. I loved gaining weight, being able to eat what I wanted, and being so in tune with how my body worked. I was proud and amazed to be growing two more miracles to complete our family!
What I didn’t know was how different my twin pregnancy would be from my singleton one. When our first was born, my body bounced back quite quickly. I had to struggle for the last 15lbs, but my body worked the same as it had before I got pregnant! When I was carrying the twins, I had some small complications, including gestational diabetes during my nine months but I enjoyed every second of being pregnant with two babies! I was healthy, ate really well, even slept well and kept my weight down. My body was in great shape, probably knowing that it had to get ready for the busy life of a mom to THREE boys!
It wasn’t until after the boys were born that I realized the toll it took on my body. My body just worked differently after the twin pregnancy- the swelling took forever to go down, I had some issues with the stitching they did, and of course, my bladder was never the same again! You can imagine the challenges of having to pee every minute of the day when you have three young kids! I literally knew EVERY single public washroom in the city and would have to drag my boys in the large stall with me when we were out running errands.
I knew that with being the mother of three boys, I would never be able to pee in private, but I never expected that I’d have to cross my legs to laugh, sneeze and don’t even mention the trampoline! Did my bladder shrink or move during my pregnancy? Were the twins just so heavy that it had impacted my bladder even after delivery? I don’t know why it happens, but the good news is that I’m not alone. In fact, there is even a name for it! About 1 in 3 of us experiences Light Bladder Leakage (LBL). And it happens to all kinds of women (especially moms!), for all kinds of reasons, including stress-related leakage due to sneezing, laughing, coughing and exercise (check, check, check and check)!
It wasn’t until I recently started back to the gym, that I realized that I had to do something so I could feel more confident during those squats and floor exercises. It’s not a diaper, it’s not a period pad, it’s a Poise Thin Shape for LBL that is the perfect solution to help me feel confident at the gym or any other time I may need extra protection! These aren’t like maxi pads and offer worry-free protection to help you laugh, sneeze and enjoy life without the odor and wetness of LBL.
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Anne Taylor
October 27, 2015 at 4:48 pm (8 years ago)Yep, I surely have! I didn’t experience it until after turning 40, but sneezing, laughing and coughing are triggers for sure!
Jonnie
October 27, 2015 at 9:04 pm (8 years ago)I haven’t experienced it much but when I was pregnant, one time I completely wet the bed when I laughed!
Cheryl
October 27, 2015 at 10:16 pm (8 years ago)Yes I have experienced it before
nicolthepickle
October 27, 2015 at 10:18 pm (8 years ago)Yes, I never go on trampolines anymore. 😛
ivy pluchinsky
October 27, 2015 at 10:43 pm (8 years ago)only when i sneeze sometimes
Amy Heffernan
October 27, 2015 at 11:07 pm (8 years ago)Yes. Twice on my pregnancys!
Jenness M
October 27, 2015 at 11:56 pm (8 years ago)I discovered it when I went to skyzone!
Jenny
October 28, 2015 at 12:42 am (8 years ago)No I haven’t
Alayne Langford
October 28, 2015 at 2:26 am (8 years ago)I do experience LBL and I have tried Poise pads!! I have to say after 5 kids, no amount of kegels will get me back to where I started, but they do make a difference! Thanks for this! 🙂
kristine ewald
October 28, 2015 at 2:59 am (8 years ago)Yes after I had a baby
Lori L.
October 28, 2015 at 5:21 am (8 years ago)As a child I suffered from giggle incontinence but haven’t had issues as an adult, even after having 5 kids.
Pam
October 28, 2015 at 9:11 am (8 years ago)Yes it seems as I get older I have less control.
melissa fowers
October 28, 2015 at 2:58 pm (8 years ago)Yes lol
Karla Sceviour
October 28, 2015 at 5:34 pm (8 years ago)no,I haven`t expeirnced LBL
Lori Jackson
October 28, 2015 at 5:48 pm (8 years ago)Well Im 42yrs old and had a baby at 38, and ever since then if I have a big sneeze, heavy cough when Im sick or even just a big belly laugh I have leaked before.
Wendy Hutton
October 28, 2015 at 7:07 pm (8 years ago)yes I live with LBL
Huguette E.
October 28, 2015 at 9:03 pm (8 years ago)Yeah, it’s not fun to sneeze.
michelle matta
October 28, 2015 at 10:16 pm (8 years ago)I experience it when i cough heavily. I have a lung condition so that is pretty often. I am always seeking comfortable protection.
lori n.
October 28, 2015 at 10:18 pm (8 years ago)I have to watch the amount of caffiene and pop or I run into this problem!
Belinda McNabb
October 28, 2015 at 10:38 pm (8 years ago)yes I have since I had my son. If I laugh too hard!
David
October 28, 2015 at 11:38 pm (8 years ago)no
maria
October 29, 2015 at 1:18 am (8 years ago)I have. Sometimes it just happens!
Rajbinder Kaur
October 29, 2015 at 3:03 am (8 years ago)Yes, I have! I knew I was gonna either vomit or have a little leak! It was the latter! cheers
cheryl hodgkins
October 29, 2015 at 3:48 am (8 years ago)Yes I definantly have experienced it…it sucks
Brenda Penton
October 29, 2015 at 9:30 am (8 years ago)Yes, and I still do occasionally when I workout.
angela m
October 29, 2015 at 2:54 pm (8 years ago)No I have never experienced this.
angela september
October 29, 2015 at 3:03 pm (8 years ago)YES UNFORTUNATELY DURING MY PREGNANCIES – but not as bad as my friend who couldn’t even giggle lol
Glogirl
October 29, 2015 at 6:16 pm (8 years ago)Fortunately I’ve never experienced LBL.
Maria
October 29, 2015 at 7:30 pm (8 years ago)Absolutely, sneezing, laughing a bit of bouncing and off I go
Bailey Dexter
October 29, 2015 at 8:31 pm (8 years ago)I have never experienced LBL. But thanks for the post for the next time just in case!
Aimee Robison
October 29, 2015 at 10:21 pm (8 years ago)Yes, I have experienced LBL especially when I laugh too hard.
heidi c.
October 30, 2015 at 8:47 am (8 years ago)No, fortunately, I haven’t experienced it.
ginette4
October 30, 2015 at 12:56 pm (8 years ago)Sometimes when I sneeze
Tracy D
October 30, 2015 at 2:22 pm (8 years ago)I think every woman has, so yes!
Sarah at Journeys of The Zoo
October 30, 2015 at 4:12 pm (8 years ago)Considering I carried triplets, you’d think that I would have but I didn’t. Now that I’m getting older, I think it’s coming…
Besos, Sarah
Journeys of The Zoo
Jane Reid
October 30, 2015 at 4:39 pm (8 years ago)Yes and most uncomfortable and distressing !
ann
October 30, 2015 at 5:59 pm (8 years ago)Yes, when coughing really hard or sneezing it has happened on occasion.
Holly MacRitchie
October 31, 2015 at 1:34 am (8 years ago)I have not yet experienced LBL.. although I am expecting my first child and I have heard it will come.
Maggie C
October 31, 2015 at 6:02 am (8 years ago)No, I have not experienced it before. From reading the comments above, oh gosh … it must be painful.
Lee-Ann
October 31, 2015 at 8:32 pm (8 years ago)When I was pregnant..laughing and couching and sneezing were all causes of lbl. =(
Lana Hood
October 31, 2015 at 8:59 pm (8 years ago)Yes, I have, unfortunately.
Lisa Neutel
November 1, 2015 at 2:14 am (8 years ago)i have had 3 children so i expereice leaky bladder every time i cough and sneeze
Doris H
November 1, 2015 at 2:23 am (8 years ago)Yes…it’s so common.
em
November 1, 2015 at 4:08 pm (8 years ago)yes i have i didn’t know that it was happening to other people as well. i’m very shy so i never asked anyone about it
andrea amy
November 1, 2015 at 6:15 pm (8 years ago)Yes, after having 5 children my bladder is not what it once was (and to be honest, it was never all that great). When I get a cough or sneeze, there is always that chance that I’m going to have a moment!
Marlene J
November 1, 2015 at 8:17 pm (8 years ago)Have not
Valerie Mallette
November 1, 2015 at 9:06 pm (8 years ago)No, I’ve never experienced LBL before.
Robyn Bellefleur
November 1, 2015 at 9:11 pm (8 years ago)Yes, when I coughed to hard.
Amanda F
November 1, 2015 at 9:57 pm (8 years ago)During late pregnancy sometimes but I don’t usually have issue. My mom has bladder issues.
Amber Y
November 1, 2015 at 10:59 pm (8 years ago)I haven’t yet, but I imagine we all do eventually.
leana
November 1, 2015 at 11:30 pm (8 years ago)Yes, sneezing when I was pregnant was dangerous!
Rita A
November 2, 2015 at 12:45 am (8 years ago)Yes I do. It is a part of getting older. There are foods to avoid to help though.
Tina L.
November 2, 2015 at 2:38 am (8 years ago)No, I’ve not experienced LBL before.
Eldon
November 2, 2015 at 3:43 am (8 years ago)No I have not!
Rebby
November 2, 2015 at 6:24 am (8 years ago)I have not experienced LBL
Debbie S.
November 2, 2015 at 6:37 am (8 years ago)Not yet do I experience this, but I have family that does.
Amie Olson
November 2, 2015 at 3:48 pm (8 years ago)Only rarely when sneezing with a full bladder.
BlessedTA
November 2, 2015 at 4:15 pm (8 years ago)Not yet
Mary
November 2, 2015 at 5:29 pm (8 years ago)Hasn’t happened to me but I know my mom has experienced it.
Loretta
November 3, 2015 at 4:43 am (8 years ago)nope
lori b
November 3, 2015 at 5:41 am (8 years ago)yes i have
Florence Cochrane
November 3, 2015 at 4:54 pm (8 years ago)Yes I have experienced LBL when I sneeze, cough or laught.
Treen Goodwin
November 3, 2015 at 6:00 pm (8 years ago)Yes all the time , when i sneeze cough or laugh lol
Angela Mitchell
November 4, 2015 at 6:31 pm (8 years ago)Yes I experience LBL ever since I had my second child especially.
Courtney
November 4, 2015 at 9:49 pm (8 years ago)Yes, during and after pregnancy. Especially when I’d sneeze or laugh
Judy Cowan
November 5, 2015 at 2:53 am (8 years ago)No I have never experienced it.
Theresa Black
November 5, 2015 at 6:08 am (8 years ago)I find that I experience it now that I’m holder when I sneeze or cough to hard.
joy
November 5, 2015 at 3:13 pm (8 years ago)yes
Carey Hurst
November 6, 2015 at 12:38 am (8 years ago)I have yes..
Barb W
November 6, 2015 at 5:21 am (8 years ago)Luckily I haven’t!
Lisa Smith
November 7, 2015 at 6:25 pm (8 years ago)I have experienced LB since having my twins 🙁
Brenda Witherspoon-Bedard
November 7, 2015 at 9:57 pm (8 years ago)I havent yet but I am sure I will in the future 🙂
Heather S
November 8, 2015 at 2:45 am (8 years ago)Yes, I have experienced LBL when coughing and sneezing or when laughing
Emilia
November 8, 2015 at 2:58 am (8 years ago)no, but have many friends who have
Janice Cooper
November 8, 2015 at 3:41 am (8 years ago)Yes I have experienced that due to some previous health issues
carol clark
November 8, 2015 at 3:49 am (8 years ago)o yes i have i have two kids and i sneeze i try to cross my legs it helps
Bridgett Wilbur
November 8, 2015 at 4:34 am (8 years ago)I hate to admit it but yes and as I get older it gets worse.
Gail A.
November 8, 2015 at 5:38 am (8 years ago)Had some occasional LBL – but since my hysterectomy, it seems to have become a non-issue (strange, but true)
Cassie Fancy
November 8, 2015 at 5:31 pm (8 years ago)I did at one point yes after my surgery but I seem to be ok now
Dixie
November 8, 2015 at 9:25 pm (8 years ago)No I haven’t…. yet
Darlene Schuller
November 9, 2015 at 12:18 am (8 years ago)I would be a great spokesperson for LBL… 5 children & over 40…. sometimes I feel I should just walk cross legged 🙂
Lisa McLain
November 9, 2015 at 3:53 pm (8 years ago)NO
KellyPC
November 10, 2015 at 9:04 am (8 years ago)Luckily I have not.
Donna
November 10, 2015 at 1:01 pm (8 years ago)No, I haven’t.
Marla
November 10, 2015 at 5:56 pm (8 years ago)Yes i have had some episodes
Heidi Pawluk
November 11, 2015 at 7:20 am (8 years ago)Mostly when pregnant, but the occasional drip when laughing too much
Sabrina Tong
November 12, 2015 at 8:49 pm (8 years ago)No, I haven’t experienced LBL yet, I’m sure it’s in my future though as it seems to run in the family.
Travelbuds
November 13, 2015 at 5:43 am (8 years ago)yes I have. I have to be careful when I sneez.
natasha lamoreux
November 14, 2015 at 1:51 am (8 years ago)Luckily i have not but im sure in the future
Andrea B.
November 14, 2015 at 11:28 am (8 years ago)I, unfortunately have experienced it. Whether it be from jumping on a trampoline to coughing badly from a cold…*oy*
Heidi Pawluk
November 14, 2015 at 8:09 pm (8 years ago)Sometimes it happens here & there but not usually
Melanie
November 14, 2015 at 10:04 pm (8 years ago)No, I have not… but who knows what will happen in the future.
jay nelson
November 15, 2015 at 12:09 am (8 years ago)Yes, but I do not know what the trigger has been.
Tee A
November 15, 2015 at 12:19 am (8 years ago)Yes it happened a few times when I was pregnant.
Erica P.
November 15, 2015 at 3:20 am (8 years ago)I’ve never experienced LBL
Suzie M
November 15, 2015 at 6:13 pm (8 years ago)I have experienced LBL usually when I get together with my sisters & laugh too hard
stacey dempsey
November 16, 2015 at 12:23 am (8 years ago)I have experienced it and it is disturbing to say the least lol
Heidi Pawluk
November 16, 2015 at 2:24 am (8 years ago)Occasional when sneezing but not generally
elaing8
November 16, 2015 at 3:28 am (8 years ago)No I haven’t experienced it before
aaron reck
November 16, 2015 at 4:09 am (8 years ago)No, I have not,
Steph Bkn
November 16, 2015 at 3:03 pm (8 years ago)Nothing as bad as when I was expecting my 2nd but yes, still have some LBL, my body never bounced back like a rubber band after kids, why is that?! I mean really, even the kangaroo pouch, they could have been kind enough to take that with them, I’ll take the LBL if they take that, lol
crystal s
November 16, 2015 at 8:34 pm (8 years ago)Yes actually quite frequently and it is embarrassing!
BobbiJo Pentney
November 17, 2015 at 1:37 am (8 years ago)After my 9 lb 7 oz big headed boy….. oh yeah.
Lindsay T
November 17, 2015 at 3:28 am (8 years ago)I experienced LBL at a trampoline park less than a year after having my second daughter. No one warned me of this!
Stephanie Davis
November 17, 2015 at 6:03 am (8 years ago)I have, but only while pregnant.
Juliee Fitze
November 18, 2015 at 12:47 am (8 years ago)Yes I have , sneezing the worst.
Ginger Gervais
November 18, 2015 at 8:13 am (8 years ago)Nope..not yet
Lucky
November 18, 2015 at 5:01 pm (8 years ago)Haven’t yet experienced it yet
Bree
November 18, 2015 at 6:38 pm (8 years ago)Oh yes I have!
Andrea Lamont
November 20, 2015 at 11:24 am (8 years ago)Yes, unfortunately. I think having my last baby at 40 did me in 😉
Debbie F
November 20, 2015 at 3:36 pm (8 years ago)Yes I have. Now I cross my legs when I sneeze.
Meg A
November 21, 2015 at 5:27 am (8 years ago)I was referred to a specialist last month after some tests, and was given a prescription to control my bladder. I was also prescribed to do kegels which is still something new. Before this, I started to wear Natracare’s light pads for incontinence since I did leak when I sneeze, cough or laugh. It’s frustrating in the colder weather when I cannot completely empty and have to go several times just when I’m about to leave the house. I’d rather not drink water if it’s going to be like this, but, doing so will leave you cold and dehydrated so, it’s not really a win-win.
Heather Hamilton
November 22, 2015 at 4:48 pm (8 years ago)Sounds so tough- it’s been hard after the twins. These little pads really help!
Meg A
November 26, 2015 at 6:08 am (8 years ago)Thanks, I have a supply of pads at home. I also leaked a little when I was bending while doing housework, that’s why I wear pantyliners/pads everyday. I also wear Depends which I use when I have periods so, any disasters are contained.
Erica Seaman
November 22, 2015 at 2:37 pm (8 years ago)No I haven’t….thankfully 🙂
Silvia D
November 23, 2015 at 2:17 am (8 years ago)yes, I have
JaimeeM
November 23, 2015 at 3:44 pm (8 years ago)Yes I have. Since having my child, I can no longer jump on trampolines 🙁
Nicole
November 24, 2015 at 12:33 am (8 years ago)Fortunately not
Kim K
November 24, 2015 at 1:38 am (8 years ago)This is very common, I’ve been lucky
Krista M
November 24, 2015 at 2:56 pm (8 years ago)Yep I for sure had LBL when I was pregnant with both of my kids, & then afterwards when I came down with an awful bout of bronchitis. Lots of coughing = LBL!
margaux retrophiliac
November 24, 2015 at 10:18 pm (8 years ago)can’t say i have 😡
Kris Wilson
November 25, 2015 at 8:38 pm (8 years ago)No LBL that I’m aware of.
Susanne Scheper
November 26, 2015 at 12:24 am (8 years ago)nope
jessica eapen
November 26, 2015 at 10:40 pm (8 years ago)Luckily I’ve never had LBL!
loucheryl
November 27, 2015 at 6:29 pm (8 years ago)I’ve had bladder issues all my life so YES I have.
Suzi
November 28, 2015 at 4:20 am (8 years ago)I must admit I’m happy to say no on that one!
Karla R.
November 28, 2015 at 5:10 pm (8 years ago)Yes, during my pregnancies!
linda
November 29, 2015 at 1:02 am (8 years ago)Never have.
Anu Chopra
November 29, 2015 at 3:51 pm (8 years ago)Yes, I have experienced LBL while pregnant!
Lushka Smith
November 29, 2015 at 7:13 pm (8 years ago)I have once in a blue moon
Lushka Smith
November 29, 2015 at 7:14 pm (8 years ago)I have once in a blue moon when laughing
Lushka Smith
November 29, 2015 at 7:16 pm (8 years ago)Once in a blue moon
Angie
November 29, 2015 at 9:44 pm (8 years ago)Sometimes! I just said yesterday to my husband after a big sneeze – I think I peed a little! lol
Natalie
November 30, 2015 at 1:15 am (8 years ago)Thank goodness I haven’t experienced LBL!
Tammy Dalley
November 30, 2015 at 2:08 am (8 years ago)I sometimes do especially when I sneeze
vanessa
September 24, 2017 at 5:37 am (7 years ago)Thank you so much! It feel comforting to know I am not alone. I love my twins so much and it was worth the changes my body has gone through. Sneezing and coughs and those tickle moments get me…