TMI - how long till you pooped?
Pelusa214
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I'm just wondering how long it was until you pooped after your c/s. I had my c/s Thursday & I still haven't gone yet. I'm terrified to. I've been taking 2-3 Colace every day, and trying to space out the percocet longer, and drinking lots of water. But I'm in a lot of pain, mostly where I have this enormous bruise on my pelvis. My 3 y/o has been such a nightmare since we had the baby that between her & all the screaming & tantrums & trying like a maniac to keep her from hurting the baby with her roughness, and trying to make breastfeeding work, and no sleep at ALL, and not being able to nap when the baby naps because of the 3 year old, and my horribly swollen feet which I haven't been able to put up at all....Well, with all that stress, I haven't been able to relax enough to poop!
DH just took the 3 y/o out to the store. I'm alone with the baby, and I have about an hour to try & poop & shower before they get home & the chaos returns & the lactation consultant comes to my house 1/2 hour later. Takeout for dinner tonight, I guess.
:-(
Re: TMI - how long till you pooped?
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5 the first one and 3 the second. However I only pooped after three days because I took a suppository. I refused to be in that much pain again. If you can't go soon I would send your husband to the store for suppositories and KY jelly becasue stool softeners weren't working for me at all. I was so glad I did too because I got relief within 30 minutes.
WOW bless yalls hearts!! This is my 3rd, my first 2 were vaginal, this one is questionable... he doesnt seem to want to flipp over... Im supposed to be induced on 11/28 and with my little man being a typical stubborn man it looks as though CS is in the works
Im scared.
I have to agree with stw_77 on the suppositories! That has to be torture.
P.S. It's NEVER TMI! You have to ask these things to get some advise.
Christian Alexander - 11/13/06
Amelia Rose & Owen Thomas - 3/29/11
I think with my first was 6-7 days and about the same with my second. I am refusing to EVER feel like that again and have already talked to my doctor about starting stuff before the section and being a little more proactive with it afterwards.
I agree...get some suppositories. They work wonders. Once you get things moving, you should be fine.
Good luck...hope you feel better soon.
I finally went the last day in the hospital. So, 5 days. It was a VERY small amount, and it took FOREVER to get it out, but I was just glad it was something! It was not pleasant trying to go, but you don't want to wait too long or you could have other issues! Good Luck!
4days...
The nurse laced me with a poop pill hahaha. Because I had passed gas in the hospital they weren't worried. But on the day I was discharged she gave me a cup of pills (me believing the normal pain/colace mix) and by the time I got home I had to go.
Remembering Evelyn and raising Bailey
Evelyn Born at 24wks 6days on May 22, 2010 due to pre-e Passed away May 25, 2010
BFP# 2 Delivered 6wks early due to preeclampsia
I was in the hospital for 3 days after my c/s and didn't poop the whole time I was there. The morning of the day I was supposed to be discharged the nurse came in and asked if I had pooped since the c/s. When I told her I hadn't, she actually told me I wasn't allowed to leave until I did. Four hours later I still hadn't gone so she told me she would have to give me an Enema (sp?). Totally DIDN'T want one, but TOTALLY glad I got it because I honestly felt better! Plus, I never had any problems going after that.
I know it's NOT something ANYONE would wanna do, but if the Colace isn't or doesn't work, maybe you should by an OTC Enema (sp?) and see if that works. I bet it will and trust me, you'll feel SOOOO much better...
GL Momma!
DS: 11/8/11 | 9 lb 7 oz, 22 in
DD: 5/22/14 | 9 lb 9 oz, 21.5 in
This all sounds like me! With my first, it took I think 4 or 5 days, and when I finally pooped, it was the most painful thing ever. It seriously felt like giving birth. Don't judge me, but I couldn't even flush it right away because it was so big and thick. My husband walked in right after I went and said 'Holy crap that's the biggest poop I've ever seen.'
I was mortifiied. I remember thinking, this must be what child birth feels like. IT took me about an hour to get out.
That said, I don't think i'd been taking my stool softeners consistently. With child #2 and 3, I took my softeners and it was much better. It still took a couple days and when it finally came I spent a good 30-40 minutes on the pot, but it didn't hurt near as bad.
Take your softeners and you'll be fine!