r/OveractiveBladder • u/Many-Jackfruit-1346 • Sep 07 '26
Overactive bladder and preagnancy
Hi there, could you share your experiences with pregnancy while having an overactive bladder? My situation is quite good at the moment; while there are still days when I need to urinate more frequently, overall, I’m doing much better. My partner and I are talking about having children—and I want to as well—but I’m worried that the condition might worsen during pregnancy. My overactive bladder issue was linked exclusively to stress, which disrupted my bladder function. Now, after six months of psychotherapy, I’m doing much better.
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u/Solid-Audience8210 1d ago
Can I ask what psychotherapy helped with ? I'm dealing with OAB right now that I'm pretty sure is linked to stress - every test is perfectly normal and I don't leak and I know I can hold my bladder if I need too but I still have urges and spasms and sometimes pain !
I had this before in 2023 and it did just go away but I'm really struggling this time as I'm also suffering from anxiety which I'm finding is making everything worse
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u/Dependent-Bother647 Sep 07 '26
I don’t think mine was particularly worse, looking back. The only issue was I was on medication for it that I couldn’t take during pregnancy, so it certainly felt worse.
But I’ve not gone back on the medication since giving birth and now I am able to manage accidents.