so they say a lot of women poo during labour but.....

wishingalways · Nov 13th, 2012, 12:48 PM

I have read over and over that most women will poo during labour/pushing but half the time you dont know you have and they quickly just clean it up but what happens when you are pushing in the birthing pool and you poo.... sorry for the topic but it is really starting to play on my mind as im considering a water birth and dont want to be embarrassed but floaters

Has anyone experienced this or what is everyones. Experiences of pooing during labour. I had a forceps fir my first and have no idea if I squeezed out a poo

amotherslove · Nov 13th, 2012, 13:28 PM

lots of people poo in the pool. they fish the floaters out. jusy pray they float lol, some sink!

Mummy&bump · Nov 13th, 2012, 14:12 PM

Haha they fish them out with a fish like net lol I think .....

NaturalMomma · Nov 13th, 2012, 15:12 PM

Yes most women poop during the pushing phase because you're pushing on everything. You likely won't feel it because of all the other sensations going on down there. Nurse will just clean it up and it's no big deal. I know thinking of pooping in front of people seems really horrible and embarrassing, but really, in the grand scheme of things it's not a big deal at all. The nurses have seen it before and lots of things are going to be exiting your vagina/anus while giving birth (blood, fluids, a baby, pee).

I pooped both times, didn't care either time. With my second son I pooped literally in my husband's face, we actually laugh about it

amjon · Nov 13th, 2012, 17:28 PM

I'm pretty sure I didn't, but I think I cleaned everything out a bit before. I asked DH and he said I didn't. I couldn't really see down there and he was watching, but I guess he could have missed it if he was too busy looking at Taylor.

hercfreak · Nov 14th, 2012, 03:10 AM

At our birthing class we were told to bring our own sieve if we want a water birth! Apparently it's their way of ensuring that there's no contamination between you and the next person and saves the nhs money.
That reminds me, I'd best go and buy a new one!

paigeypoo · Nov 14th, 2012, 10:19 AM

i did during labour, it was awful. i felt it come out and the dr wipe it away.

xdxxtx · Nov 14th, 2012, 11:37 AM

I did. I couldn't stop. I hadn't pooped in 9 months (well, not well anyway! lol) and I felt like it was all coming out at that very moment. The person who's delivering actually sees it as a good sign because it means you're pushing in the right spot. Unfortunately, you have to push as if you're pooping... so it's very, very, very common for poo to come out, too.

Jaxvipe · Nov 14th, 2012, 11:44 AM

I did! I think the saline that they gave me had a laxative in. But I couldnt feel it because I had an epidural.

Harveysmum369 · Nov 14th, 2012, 11:59 AM

I don't think I did....although it did feel like it...I did however wee on my midwife

I told her I needed to push,she told me I didn't,I pushed anyway and wee'd on her shoes

I apologised and she said if I hadn't of told her she would have though it was amniotic fluid

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Nov 13th, 2012, 12:48 PM	#1
wishingalways Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Fife Scotland Posts: 603	so they say a lot of women poo during labour but..... I have read over and over that most women will poo during labour/pushing but half the time you dont know you have and they quickly just clean it up but what happens when you are pushing in the birthing pool and you poo.... sorry for the topic but it is really starting to play on my mind as im considering a water birth and dont want to be embarrassed but floaters Has anyone experienced this or what is everyones. Experiences of pooing during labour. I had a forceps fir my first and have no idea if I squeezed out a poo

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amotherslove Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: NB, Canada Posts: 1,324	lots of people poo in the pool. they fish the floaters out. jusy pray they float lol, some sink!

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Mummy&bump Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Glasgow Posts: 951	Haha they fish them out with a fish like net lol I think .....

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NaturalMomma Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,601	Yes most women poop during the pushing phase because you're pushing on everything. You likely won't feel it because of all the other sensations going on down there. Nurse will just clean it up and it's no big deal. I know thinking of pooping in front of people seems really horrible and embarrassing, but really, in the grand scheme of things it's not a big deal at all. The nurses have seen it before and lots of things are going to be exiting your vagina/anus while giving birth (blood, fluids, a baby, pee). I pooped both times, didn't care either time. With my second son I pooped literally in my husband's face, we actually laugh about it

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Nov 13th, 2012, 17:28 PM	#5
amjon Other BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: United States Posts: 6,024	I'm pretty sure I didn't, but I think I cleaned everything out a bit before. I asked DH and he said I didn't. I couldn't really see down there and he was watching, but I guess he could have missed it if he was too busy looking at Taylor.

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hercfreak Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Westbury, Wilts Posts: 180	At our birthing class we were told to bring our own sieve if we want a water birth! Apparently it's their way of ensuring that there's no contamination between you and the next person and saves the nhs money. That reminds me, I'd best go and buy a new one!

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Nov 14th, 2012, 10:19 AM	#7
paigeypoo Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: canada Posts: 444	i did during labour, it was awful. i felt it come out and the dr wipe it away.

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xdxxtx Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: East Coast, USA Posts: 6,514	I did. I couldn't stop. I hadn't pooped in 9 months (well, not well anyway! lol) and I felt like it was all coming out at that very moment. The person who's delivering actually sees it as a good sign because it means you're pushing in the right spot. Unfortunately, you have to push as if you're pooping... so it's very, very, very common for poo to come out, too.

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Nov 14th, 2012, 11:44 AM	#9
Jaxvipe Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,073	I did! I think the saline that they gave me had a laxative in. But I couldnt feel it because I had an epidural.

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Harveysmum369 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,419	I don't think I did....although it did feel like it...I did however wee on my midwife I told her I needed to push,she told me I didn't,I pushed anyway and wee'd on her shoes I apologised and she said if I hadn't of told her she would have though it was amniotic fluid x

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