Why is it a boy when I leak urine during pregnancy?

Some women will have some abnormal conditions after pregnancy, such as urinary incontinence. However, there is also a saying that urinary incontinence during pregnancy means that a boy is pregnant. Indeed, many such pregnant women give birth to boys. Is this true? What can be done during pregnancy to prevent urinary incontinence?

Does urine leakage during pregnancy mean that there are more boys?

As time goes by, the belly of a pregnant woman grows bigger and bigger, and the bladder will be squeezed smaller as the belly grows. Once certain body movements, such as sneezing and coughing, increase the pressure on the bladder, the bladder will be compressed and a small amount of urine will leak out. In addition, women are born with a short urethra. Due to the effect of hormones during pregnancy, the pelvic floor muscles and ligaments of pregnant women will become loose, and the control will weaken, which will cause urine leakage, that is, urinary incontinence. This has nothing to do with having a boy!

Although it is normal for pregnant women to leak urine when sneezing, it does bring a lot of inconvenience to their lives. And this situation may not end with delivery. In particular, women who give birth vaginally may still experience mild urinary incontinence for some time after delivery. If a pregnant mother experiences pain when urinating or has cloudy urine, she should see a doctor promptly.

How to prevent urinary incontinence during pregnancy?

Pregnant women who sneeze and leak urine can improve this by exercising the pelvic floor muscles. Exercising the pelvic floor muscles can not only reduce urinary incontinence during pregnancy, but also facilitate delivery and postpartum recovery. It is best for expectant mothers to start doing pelvic floor muscle exercises after the early pregnancy. Pelvic floor muscle exercises are very simple and can be performed in many occasions:

① Anal lifting exercise: Perform 50 to 100 anal and vaginal tightening exercises every day, each time for 3 to 5 seconds. The specific method is: use your buttocks muscles, contract your anus, count to 10, then exhale slowly through your mouth and relax. After taking a breath, repeat the same action 10 times as a set.

② Lie flat on the bed and do sit-ups for 10 minutes, twice a day.

③ Lie flat on the bed and perform quick and regular leg stretching exercises for 10 minutes, 3 times a day.

④Squatting posture for defecation is recommended. Squatting for defecation is beneficial for maintaining or improving the tone of the pelvic floor muscles.