Bowel movements?

[Elljo3]

I'm currently 33 weeks pregnant and I seem to be opening my bowels a lot, not really runny tho. I normally suffer with constipation and am on iron tablets too so for me this is very different.

Is it normal to start a clear out this soon? Or can it be the start of labour?

 

[Abitheblue]

has your baby started to drop/engage yet?

I used to be rubbish at going to the loo, but from about 35 weeks I became dead regular as baby got bigger.

 

[Elljo3]

Not sure as last week at growth scan baby was breech.

 

[Cat lady]

I think its quite normal for some women hun, I am very regular to loose sometimes and defo go twice a day. I spoke to my mw about it and she didnt seem too concerned and said it was probably just my normal. Will only be a problem after 38 weeks as constant diarrhoea can push you into labour.
xxx

 

[LDC]

It could just be that baby has moved and so there is more/less pressure on your bowels.

I had constipation with iron tablets (I've been taking them about 8 weeks now) but I would also have some days and weeks where I could go more often and they would be easier to pass, although still black!

Xx

 

[schnoogles]

I have gone from every 2-3 days to at least once every evening sometimes up to 3 times since I hit 36 weeks. To be honest I'm so huge now that I don't think there is any space left in me! I don't mind though as it's quite soft and I have had no pain or straining and I think I would be uncomfortable if I didn't. Bouncing on my birthing ball seems to help it along. As long as it's not too loose/watery and therefore dehydrating I shouldn't see it being a problem x

 

[MrsBabyBump]

the past two days my bowels have been doing the same thing, but you ladies are much farther ahead than me. lol
usually i have constipation problems and up until the middle of second trimester i had to have a small glass of prune juice every night just so i could eat and not worry bout my bowels.
i even got a hemorroid at the last of 1st tri because i was unable to use the bathroom for almost a week and when i finally did it was horribly big. sorry TMI
mine is almost to the diarrhea stage though. i don't know if that is normal or not. or maybe its the anti-biotics i've just recently been put on?