40 Weeks + 4 days - Constipation [lovely I know, warning - poop talk]

AshleeK4211

Okay women who have been or are pregnant and dealing...

I haven't had any issues up until the last few weeks when she really has dropped and I have become more constipated. I still go everyday, and I make sure when the urge is there, to find a bathroom - and I don't necessarily force myself through it either. I don't have any hemorrhoids on the outside -- gross, I said it. Who knows what's taking place on the dark side, haha. But anyways, I used the bathroom today and there wasn't any bleeding on the toilet paper, but in my stool. I haven't had this before, and I don't necessarily want to make a trip to the hospital as we are in the middle of a winter storm...is this something I should be concerned about, or normal with constipation? I have a check up on Wednesday for an exam and induction talk, is it something I can just monitor and if it worsens, call? Thanks ahead of time. 

PrimRoseMama

The effort to expel the waste can cause some irritation. If you are not consistently seeing blood in your stool then it may be an isolated incident.

Try some colace daily & plenty of water. It could be the consistency of the stool (hard/scratchy) that makes the stool harder to pass & rougher on the tissues of your rectum. Thus, small bleeds.

Mention it to your provider but unless it happens consistently then I would not panic.