I've never had Kegels lead to more leakage. I do them in sets: One set = 10 reps of 'hold for 10 seconds' with a 10 second break in between, followed by 10 reps of 'hold for 1 second' with a one second break in between. No more than one set per hour, trying for 10 sets a day. 10 sets a day was easy during my 6 weeks of convalescence. Once I became active again, it wasn't so easy to remember to do them every hour. What is your regimen with Kegels? Perhaps you are doing too much?