Vesdee Guides

Understanding your pelvic floor

Evidence-informed guides on pelvic floor health, postpartum recovery, and menopause — written to help you understand what's happening and what actually helps.

Pelvic Floor Health

PelviLift™: The At-Home Trainer That Helps Women Feel the Muscles Kegels Miss

Why 30–50% of women perform Kegels incorrectly, and how neuromuscular stimulation activates the right muscles automatically — feel first, then strengthen.

Read the guide →
Postpartum Recovery

Postpartum Pelvic Floor Recovery: A Complete Guide for New Moms

Why leaks happen after birth, when to start recovery, why your Kegels may not be working, and how to reconnect with your body — safely and at your own pace.

Read the guide →
Perimenopause

Perimenopause, Menopause & Your Pelvic Floor: What Changes, and What Helps

Why bladder leaks and urgency often start in your 40s — before menopause even arrives — how the stages differ, and the evidence-informed ways to support pelvic floor strength through the transition.

Read the guide →
Postpartum · Intimacy

Why Does Sex Hurt After Childbirth?

Painful sex after birth is common and usually temporary. The real causes — healing tissue, breastfeeding dryness, and a tight pelvic floor — what actually helps, and when to see a professional.

Read the guide →
Pelvic Floor

Why Can't I Feel My Kegel Muscles?

Up to 30–50% of women can't locate their pelvic floor from instructions alone. Practical cues to actually find and feel the muscles — and what helps when you still can't.

Read the guide →
Pelvic Floor

What to Do If Kegels Make Pain Worse

If Kegels hurt, your pelvic floor may be too tight, not too weak. How to tell, why strengthening backfires, and the down-training approach that actually helps.

Read the guide →
Evidence & Science

NMES vs Kegels for Urinary Incontinence: Which Works Better?

What the clinical evidence shows for stress, urge, and mixed incontinence — which helps which type, and why combining them often works best.

Read the guide →
Perimenopause

Menopause Urinary Incontinence: Home Treatments That Help

A practical at-home plan for menopause bladder leaks — pelvic floor training, stimulation, bladder training, and lifestyle changes — plus when to see a doctor.

Read the guide →
Pelvic Floor

Urge Incontinence & Overactive Bladder: Why Relaxation Matters

The sudden, can't-hold-it urge is its own condition. Its real causes, why it's often a too-tense floor (not a weak one), and the calming, relaxation-based approaches that help.

Read the guide →
Using Your Device

How to Use the PelviLift Pelvic Floor Stimulator at Home

A step-by-step home guide with diagrams: kit setup, safety checks, probe and pad placement, running your first session, and cleaning — in plain language.

Read the guide →
Postpartum Recovery

Why Can't I Feel My Pelvic Floor After Childbirth?

After delivery, many women can't feel their pelvic floor muscles — often due to nerve-stretch injury. Here's why sensation fades, and how to wake it back up.

Read the guide →
How It Works

NMES vs Kegels: What's the Difference?

Kegels rely on you finding and squeezing the right muscles. NMES makes them contract directly. Here's how the two compare — and when each one helps.

Read the guide →
The Evidence

Do Pelvic Floor Stimulators Actually Work?

Short answer: for many women, yes — especially when you can't feel or correctly do Kegels. Here's what the clinical evidence shows, who benefits most, and the honest limits.

Read the guide →
Postpartum Recovery

Is Pelvic Floor Stimulation Safe Postpartum?

Pelvic floor electrical stimulation can help postpartum recovery — but timing and clearance matter. Here's when it's appropriate, and when to wait.

Read the guide →
Recovery

How Long Does Pelvic Floor Recovery Take?

Pelvic floor recovery isn't one timeline — it's sensation, then strength, then endurance. Here's a realistic picture of what improves, and when.

Read the guide →
Symptoms

Signs Your Pelvic Floor Is Weak — Not Just Leaking

Leaking is the obvious sign of a weak pelvic floor, but heaviness, urgency, reduced sensation, and core instability matter too. Here's what to watch for.

Read the guide →

Ready to take back control?

PelviLift brings clinically-informed pelvic floor training home, in private 20-minute sessions.

Explore PelviLift