I know my goal is to do kegels everyday, but after I get a routine going for awhile, there should be a point where I can say, hey I’m doing this and am probably going to continue to do so and I can mark it as finished. When shall I declare that point? I saw someone on here try for two weeks. That might work. If I’ve kept it up for two weeks, I may not stop….yet, a month seems like a safer bet to me. If you’ve done something everyday for close to a month it’s probably a habit. I think I’ll at least go to two weeks before removing this, though and it has to either be every day or at least darn near it. If out of two weeks, I miss one appointment, I won’t fret about that as long as it’s not near the end of the 2 weeks.

I plan to alternate the types of kegel exercises I’m doing as well as the position I’m in when I perform them. I read on one site that they will be stronger if you exercise them in all three of the following positions- standing up, sitting down, and laying down- as opposed to one of them. The site suggested doing three sets a day and using one set a piece for each position. I think I’ll try that and try doing the three different positions at differing times so my muscles can rest up in between.

I also read a suggestion on another site about sitting in a chair and bending over, which I might add to tghe routine eventually. That site said to start with the part of the muscles that wrapped around you anus and then move up to the front where your vaginal and uterine ones were. Then to do this in reverse. When I squeeze, they all squeeze. Can you choose to do them in order?! I don’t think so, but I could be wrong.

As for the different types of kegel exercises, I plan to do some kegels where I pull in as hard as I can and hold the kegel for a certain count and then release it. I’ll probably also do the same basic kegels and hold them for as long as I can, to the point of exhaustion. I plan to do another type called a flutter, where I pull in with my kegels as quickly as possible, as many times in a row as I can until I’m tired or satisfied with it. I find this second type harder to do. I just can’t get the speed going, but I suppose as they strengthen, this will become easier. I had read on one site that you should also try pushing out with your kegel muscles, but I am not seeing this advice on many other sites. Is this helpful or pointless?

I just did some a few minutes ago, but they weren’t the strongest ones ever. I did some really weak ones on my back and some stronger ones while sitting and standing, but none of them were my strongest possible. Sometimes the muscles are simply capable of more for no apparent reason, though I have found that position does play somewhat of a role. It seems to be easier to do them while sitting and standing and requires more effort on my back. I did the long drawn out ones instead of the rapid ones. I did several, but I don’t have an exact count for today. I’ll pay more attention the next time.