I had a very difficult pregnancy and complicated labour with my daughter last year. The consequences of this are two fold: first, I find myself an overly anxious parent, and second, my bladder seems to have been considerably weakened by the birth. Sometimes I need to go to the loo five times in an hour. This worsens in times of stress. Is there anything I can do?

THE HYPNOTHERAPIST - BONITA RAYNER-JONES commented

The urge to urinate frequently is common among women post-pregnancy. Strengthening the pelvic-floor muscles through exercise can help physiologically, and hypnotherapy can help lessen the feeling that you need to urinate and get rid of any stress contributing to tension in the body. If your bladder is not full but you feel the urge to urinate, do this: imagine this feeling as a colour, bring it outside your body, give it shape, then a background colour that is opposite to that feeling. Fade this shape into the background until just an outline of it is left. Shrink this down to a dot, then imagine rubbing it out or blowing it away so that all you have left is the background colour to free you from the urge. Hypnosis would also reset the unconscious to minimise the frequency with which you feel the need to urinate and give you tools to cope with stress. It can also heal the trauma from the birth, moving you forward in a calmer state to enjoy this special time with your new baby.

Source : Published: 7:00AM BST 01 May 2009 : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthadvice/5244314/Health-advice-tackling-bladder-problems.html