I felt the urge to push but I didn't know that's what I was feeling. I thought I needed to poo & didn't want to on the bed. I felt that way for ages & the middy kept asking me "do you feel the urge to push" & I kept saying "no" cos I thought I'd feel pressure in the vag region & my pressure was fully in the rear end.
Eventually she said "are you sure you don't feel the need to push? If you feel like you need to do a huge poo you are ready to push". This huge relief swelled over me and I said "yes I'm ready to push". I then spent the next 2 hours pushing. In all my research on pregnancy & birth I somehow skipped the bit about the need to push could feel like a poo!!!!!
I never had the urge to push with either of my births. I only pushed because I was fully dilated, baby's head right there and was told to ! Both my pushing experiences were fast, but I didn't get an urge nor did pushing give any relief - it was just a means to an end really. Both labours completely drug free too.
With DD I was in the room on my own as the midwifes told me I had ages to go - I went to the toilet as like many of you I had a desire to use the toilet!! Then I pushed a bit harder than thought and blood went everywhere. I called the midwife and they said "you're not ready honey", so I stood by the nurses station and flooded the floor. I don't think the nurses had moved so quick all night - hee hee. DD arrived 15mins later!!
When the urge came I had no control and whatever came out was coming out.
Tess.
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