Poos
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Topic: Poos
Posted By: pepsi
Subject: Poos
Date Posted: 31 March 2006 at 9:31am
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Well this is understandably not something that people talk about and it's something I didn't know about until recently , and that is apparently it is quite common for women to poo while giving birth.. Has anyone else heard this? I guess during the birthing process you don't think about it much but I can't help but worry a little bit about it.
In my mum's days she said they used to get an enema so it didn't really happen but they don't do that anymore.. 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 31 March 2006 at 9:41am
I questioned this aswell once and was told it can happen but u dont notice and the drs and midwives see it so often they dont care, apparently they clean u without u knowing about it happening to lol so dont worry  Im more worried about something else lol
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Posted By: kellverona
Date Posted: 31 March 2006 at 10:03am
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yeah I worry about this too. Also heard that they clean it up before you realise. I suppose when your giving birth you wont care. ------------- http://pregnancyplanet.net/tickers/"> 
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 31 March 2006 at 10:28am
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I've bumped an old post for you ladies: "Gory details" ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 31 March 2006 at 11:30am
| lol, i was worried about pooping, but its normal. i didnt poop while i had my girls... but i do know of some people that have. |
Posted By: mamawendz
Date Posted: 31 March 2006 at 11:34am
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I didn't think it was us actually 'pooing' (man that sounds gross) while we are pushing, I thought it was the pressure from baby that can push any excess out you may have in there when baby slips out?
Am I wrong? ------------- mama_wendz  My Girls: Maddisyn Tylr & Layla-Mei Virginia
My Baby Boy: Noah Aotearoa
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Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 31 March 2006 at 11:43am
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nah, thats sounds right. it makes sense, i mean the whole pushing urge feels like you need to poop anyway.
my body cleaned its self out naturally while in labour, i was pooing heaps, so must of been empty when it came to pushing time. |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 31 March 2006 at 11:55am
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Actually, the sensation of "pushing" baby out feels just like you're pushing out a big poo! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: mrs frantic
Date Posted: 31 March 2006 at 12:49pm
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lovely analogy Becca LOL! ------------- Mrs Frantic Baby Maddisyn born 28 Sept 2006 http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 31 March 2006 at 1:14pm
Don't blame me for that description!  LOL, its what my midwife said to me as I was going into labour with Kiya!------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 31 March 2006 at 1:29pm
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Yeah Becca - they told me "push like your constipated" when I was giving birth to my boy. I had never been constipated so didn't even know what that was supposed to feel like!! I completely surprised everyone in the room cos they hadn't heard that before!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 31 March 2006 at 3:17pm
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lol, my midwife got me to try pushing on one of those birthing stools, she kept saying "pretend its the toilet and push like you've been holding in a poo all afternoon!" i couldn't concentrate for laughing. (needless to say we gave up on the stool) ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: robyn
Date Posted: 31 March 2006 at 7:57pm
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I didnt because I spent the whole first part of labour on the toilet with both ends going (sorry TMI i know)but you really honestly wont even notice if you do, and Im pretty sure they wouldnt announce it anyway. imagine that "hey did you feel that, you just pooed everywhere, hey everyone look she pooed!" cant see it happening. ------------- KOBE born 19 March 2004 http://www.TickerFactory.com/"> 
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 31 March 2006 at 8:26pm
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haha god that would be embarrassing
seriously tho...there are all these worries u have before labour but once ur actually doing it all u care about is getting that baby OUT! |