strange question about waterbirth

[Schmickers]

Well, I won't lie, the water does get a bit murky after a watebirth, mostly from vernix or bleeding after the baby is born. Most women pass a little bit of stool during the birth, but if this is something that concerns you, have a strainer or a little net on hand and give a support person strict instructions to discreetly remove it before you see it. In all honestly, although you feel self-conscious about it now, I suspect at the time you really won't notice, or care.

[Inanna]

Sorry but I had to at Schmickers... Some people pass a little stool!!! Is it just my sense of humour or did anyone else get a picture of a chair coming out the rear end!!!!

Liz - a sieve is used for this purpose to fish it out...! Most women will do a poop in labour - I've got a nice photo of a head coming out of one orifice and a poop out of the other one!!! Gorgeous!

It's all good - and as Mick says it can get a big cloudy by the end the birthing pool - but it's not consequential in the end - truly!

[Liz]

Sorry but I had to at Schmickers... Some people pass a little stool!!! Is it just my sense of humour or did anyone else get a picture of a chair coming out the rear end!!!!

LOL. Yes I had a little giggle at it. I thought he was just sounding more professional or maybe he doesn't like to say... poo

Thanks everyone. Nice to know if it happened I wouldn't be the only one. Fuzzy - omg - you sound like you were constanting pooping! haha. I thought I would only do it in that crucial pushing stage.. hopefully no one is standing around chatting while the baby is actually coming out haha.

[Inanna]

He was being professional which is wonderful - I've just got a wicked sense of humour!

[Homebirthin'mumma]

my MW just scooped it out with a sieve and put it in a bucket. DH got rid of it the next day when EVERYTHING (apart from pool) was wrapped up and taken to the tip. So I didn't even see it. I was only aware of one time she scooped some out. They don't talk about it, it's just dealt with.

It's beyond your control anyway. Imagin you had a post-pack tube, then stickytaped a tube of toothpaste in it. And then tried to pass a cricket-ball through the tube. Nothing you can do, toothpaste has to squeeze out to let the ball (head) through!

[Lulu]

I ran and sat on the toilet before I got in the pool. MW said "don't you DARE push", but I knew it wasn't the baby.....so no pool poo for me!

[Antheia]

I sat on the loo too. Bloody hurts while going and having a contraction at the same time! But because my labour started so suddenly and was so quick, my body hadn't cleaned itself out before labour. Sorry if TMI. I REALLY needed to get in the bath when i hit transition, so it was inevitable.