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  1. November 14th, 2009, 02:11 PM #1
    Lolli
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    I only wish I had pooed on my MIL's hand....
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  2. November 14th, 2009, 02:16 PM #2
    Emma1979
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    poohs and wees are nothing to midwives and nurses.... honestly its just part of the job... a poo popping out during something as miraculous as a baby being born sure has to beat a poo coming out in any other situation...
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  3. November 14th, 2009, 02:17 PM #3
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    Okay..in between pooping-n-peeing...with DS#2...I cried like a big ole fat baby at TV adverts.......I am kinda abit *what the???* about that!

    But yer...:yeahthat: to what Kelly wrote.....I was like you...but when you are in serious....goal orietated pain.....I would tell the Quenn where to go Billy Connelly style...well i did but it was my OBGYN! Ooop...

    You will be fine.....

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    I was just thinking though I would like to poo on Mr Rudds hand for his "unmoved".......reaction......
    Last edited by Vixstar; November 14th, 2009 at 02:21 PM. : after thought.....
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  4. November 14th, 2009, 02:27 PM #4
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    Agree with whats been said, especially Kelly.
    I was terrified of pooing during labour, but it just didnt happen, I was lucky enough to go hours before labour LOL...

    Vomiting was bad for me though, I had to chomp on ice to help it.
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  5. November 14th, 2009, 08:00 PM #5
    beckoes
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    yeah, what they said!!! i was so constipated in the last few weeks that when i was pushing i just remember my midwife saying ''oh, you are constipated!" at the time i thought 'how the hell can she tell' afterwards my DH told me i had pood!!!! didnt even notice!
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  6. November 15th, 2009, 08:40 PM #6
    Liz
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    haha.. I wee'd and poo'd having DD and we had a laugh about it at the time. I didn't care. Knowing that the baby feels like a ginormous poo until it actually crowns I was saying "I can feel it.. it feels like a poo" and the OB said "well there's some of that too"... and quickly disposed of it. I just laughed and said oh, sorry about that! LOL. The wee squirted everywhere!! I thought it was just part of my waters as the OB was helping DD's head out, but DH assures me it was wee.

    and FWIW.. she was a spontaneous labour and my prelabour was vomiting not pooing so there was no cleansing done for me! I did have the runs for 2 days before having DS tho and didn't wee or poo during labour.

    Worrying about it tho can be counterproductive, coz as I said before.. the baby feels like a giant poo and if you're worried about actually pooing, you might be inclined to hold it in and not let the baby out! Just go for it.. you won't care... the midwives/OB won't care. Just laugh it off if it happens
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  7. November 15th, 2009, 08:54 PM #7
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    Forgot to mention too that I pooed in the shower when I was labouring with DD and DH took a photo of it going down the plughole
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  8. November 16th, 2009, 04:45 AM #8
    Fleur
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    Forgot to mention too that I pooed in the shower when I was labouring with DD and DH took a photo of it going down the plughole
    He took a photo? that is dedication to recording every moment
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  9. November 16th, 2009, 07:51 AM #9
    Olive
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    Forgot to mention too that I pooed in the shower when I was labouring with DD and DH took a photo of it going down the plughole
    thats hilarious!
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  10. November 14th, 2009, 02:29 PM #10
    ~Raven~
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    Seriously don't worry about it. Easier said than done I know but if it happens they are so blase. Even my OB cleaned up after me
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  11. November 14th, 2009, 02:36 PM #11
    Olive
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    i certainly was embarassed about been naked or pooing, i was more embarassed when i remembered talking to my midwife and dr about not stitching too close to the 'good bits' i.e clitoris (had a labial tear) whilst high on gas!
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  12. November 14th, 2009, 02:42 PM #12
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    honestly while ur in labour you dont care,
    imy BIL and SIL were both there for my labour they seen everything,
    I pooed while giving birth which my SIL seen LOL
    and i discussed my hemeroids with my BIL right next to me..
    at the time you couldnt care less..
    good luck
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  13. November 14th, 2009, 02:50 PM #13
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    Olive at the 'good bits'! Hahaha. Definitely good to steer clear of those. Haha.
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  14. November 14th, 2009, 02:51 PM #14
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    I reckon you'd be less likely to poo in labour if you have a non-induced birth. In early labour, most women get the runs, their body is clearing out for the impending birth. But if you are induced, you haven't started that process, so it would be interesting to see the difference... I know that happened to me, I had the runs, and no probs with anything else coming out in labour.
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  15. November 14th, 2009, 03:00 PM #15
    Olive
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    kell i *think* i was the opposite!!
    with the induction i made sure i went before leaving home
    second time i *think* i poo'd !!
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  16. November 14th, 2009, 03:14 PM #16
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    I reckon you'd be less likely to poo in labour if you have a non-induced birth. In early labour, most women get the runs, their body is clearing out for the impending birth. But if you are induced, you haven't started that process, so it would be interesting to see the difference... I know that happened to me, I had the runs, and no probs with anything else coming out in labour.
    I had similar thoughts when I was preparing for DDs birth but when I was very unexpectedly admitted to hospital with PE and inductions were being bantied about I got very worried about pooing during labour because I wouldn't get the runs etc that you normally do in natural labour.

    I went into hossie on Friday afternoon - on Saturday morning I made sure I emptied my bowels in case I was induced that day but I wasn't induced. On Sunday morning I made sure I emptied my bowels but I couldn't (slight constipation) and then they told me that that was the day I would be induced due to my liver function and I pannicked

    During labour I kept asking to go to the toilet... I never did get that poo out on the toilet or in the throws of labour but I did reach a point where I would not have cared if I did.

    The next day though I was a pooping machine LOL
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  17. November 14th, 2009, 04:18 PM #17
    Curly
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    I reckon you'd be less likely to poo in labour if you have a non-induced birth.
    I wish this had happened to me! Both my labours were spontaneous. Maybe I'll make the effort to go when I first get contractions this time around. Even though second time around I wasn't embarrassed...I did have an "oh no, I've pooed" moment.
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  18. November 14th, 2009, 05:31 PM #18
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    I reckon you'd be less likely to poo in labour if you have a non-induced birth. In early labour, most women get the runs, their body is clearing out for the impending birth. But if you are induced, you haven't started that process, so it would be interesting to see the difference... I know that happened to me, I had the runs, and no probs with anything else coming out in labour.
    I was induced and was on the loo every 15-20 minutes while at the period pain stage. So no, I'm not sure if this is the case.
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