When did you start taking a suppository/laxative?
What did you do to help with the constipation?
With Mimi I did not know to expect the constipation so I was very miserable. With LJ, I took the stool softeners and drank plenty of water and that still did not help. I am having my RCS on Thursday and I do not want to go through that uncomfortable feeling again if I don't have to.
Pinky 12/07 : Sparky 02/12 : Rocky 08/13
Re: BTDT Moms: Constipation
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so when i went in for my c-section i wanted to avoid repeating that disaster. i drank a lot of prune juice for 2 days before the c-section and made sure not to eat anything constipating. The day before the c-section I just ate soup and drank so much prune juice I gave myself diarrhea, which completely emptied my bowels. Then I took Colace in the hospital and ate only soup, fruit, eggs and yogurt until the first BM. I also drank a little bit of prune juice but not the first 2 days after the c-section on the nurse's orders. I dont remember how long it took before the first BM, i think i was still in the hospital but it was super soft and came out super easy
I have had three c/s and the constipation is the worse part for me. I swear with my second c/s I thought I was going to have to go back to the hospital for a poopectomy. With my third c/s, I started taking stool softeners about a week before the scheduled c/s. While at the hospital, I took every stool softener they gave me, ate raisin bran and spinach salads every day, drank tons of water and juice and walked as soon as they would let me. All that did nothing. Finally, on the third morning after my c/s, I could see the writing on the wall and asked for a suppository. I got relief in thirty minutes. Now I would recommend that to anyone. If you have gone 4 days without a BM, just ask for a suppository. It is better to get relief within an hour instead of waiting hours or days for other methods to work.