Answered by maggie22 - Nov. 8, 2014 1:39am
Honestly that was the last thing on my mind when in labour....
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Answered by Papas~Mama - Nov. 7, 2014 10:50pm
All you can really do to lessen that is eat light. But you want to make sure you have energy for labor too, so you don't want to under-do it. My last two kids were born in the hospital and I didn't receive an enema; I think that must depend on your location. But it's really something that you have no control over; it's just part of the package deal, and it will honestly be the furthest thing from your mind when it's going on-it's totally normal and no one will think anything weird about it.
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Answered by mummynbaby - Nov. 7, 2014 7:06am
When I was admitted, the mid-wife asked whether I emptied my bowels. If you say no, then they will give you an enema. I didn't poo before I was admitted, so I was given an enema to clear my bowels at that time.
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Answered by fanny-melly - Nov. 6, 2014 7:10pm
It helps to avoid heavy foods. I did not eat red meats,white breads, milk or junk food. I was eating light. Tip: don't eat anything that makes gassy.
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Answered by Quartz3 - Nov. 6, 2014 1:08pm
Before I gave birth I was told that my body was going to "empty" itself before the birth - and it did. When the contractions started, I kept having to go... so when it was finally time to push, there was barely anything other than the baby left to push out. I did feel the (poor) nurse wiping me a couple of times, so I figure a bit came out, but I was completely unaware, and as the pp said, I really didn't care at that point!
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Answered by Sianny - Nov. 6, 2014 11:49am
Unconfomfort? I'm adding that one to my baby brain dictionary lol.
Uncomfort was what I meant, sorry.
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Answered by Sianny - Nov. 6, 2014 5:55am
I'm not sure if this is the done thing outside the UK but it's not a normal procedure as it was found to be a very outdated practice seeing as that you will poop no matter if you had an enima or not, its an unnecessary unconfomfort.
Most women have a natural bowl emptying at the very start of labour anyway but at the end of the day if you're gonna poop, you're gonna poop.
I was very put off (horrified in fact) by the idea of pooping while pushing but trust me, you're not going to care when labour finally arrives and you'll still poop and pee possibly fart and throw up lol but you really won't care. I know i didn't.
Give this a read and set your mind at ease that you probably won't even notice you've done it.
http://nursingbirth.com/2009/03/15/top-10-dos-donâ??ts-of-pooping-during-labor-birth/
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