When was your first post-delivery BM?

Pennylane824 · September 2009

Still haven't had one. I've been eating lots of fiber and taking stool softeners.

purple_posies · September 2009

I think I had one the second day I was in the hospital.

kyrastapp · September 2009

I had mine the next day after delivery! Did they give you stool softeners? That worked for me. GL

Mrslove78 · September 2009

Oh, BM on to me is in my mind as breast milk.... took a long time to register. I can not remember that time in my life... one frantic blur.

pastalady · September 2009

Mine was 5 days pp I think. I was so nervous! Once you get the first one over with it everything gets better!

christin3580 · September 2009

The next morning in the hospital

majors31 · September 2009

probably around 5 or 6 days. i know i was home for a couple days.

sunshinegirl75 · September 2009

I had a c-section and it was 5 or 6 days.

erino&chrish · September 2009

Mine was about 3 days pp an it scared the cr@p out of me because I was in labor over a day so it had been about 5 days since I'd had a BM, but turned out fine. You'll be fine-drinking lots of water helps, too!

flutiefrostie · September 2009

It was the day after I had him. I was terrified, but it really didn't hurt. The stool softeners made it like goo, lol. (sorry TMI)

DarcyLongfellow · September 2009

About five days. Just keep taking the stool softeners twice a day. You'll get the urge. The important thing is not to strain -- just relax. This is going to sound odd -- but DH made fun of me bc I was so freaked out and I started laughing, and the laughing motion really helped, um, move things along.

Mary0913 · September 2009

I had mine the second day in the hospital. Whatever you do, keep taking those stool softeners. I stopped after about a week and TOTALLY regretted it.

egsquared · September 2009

The next morning in the hospital. I was scared, but it didn't hurt as much as I thought it would.

Pennylane824 · September 2009

DarcyLongfellow:
About five days. Just keep taking the stool softeners twice a day. You'll get the urge. The important thing is not to strain -- just relax. This is going to sound odd -- but DH made fun of me bc I was so freaked out and I started laughing, and the laughing motion really helped, um, move things along.

LOL. I'll have to remember that because I'm so terrified of it. I know its coming because I'm gassy as all get out.

AutumnBride929 · September 2009

I think mine was four or five days PP.

MattysGirl81 · September 2009

Either 2 or 3 days pp. I never took stool softeners or extra fiber and it wasn't any more painful than a pre-birth bm. From reading posts on here I was totally freaked!

Kendall13 · September 2009

Mary0913:
I had mine the second day in the hospital. Whatever you do, keep taking those stool softeners. I stopped after about a week and TOTALLY regretted it.

Same and same!

kimthgrt · September 2009

wow, this makes me feel so much better. I took alot of laxatives a few days PP and it didnt do a thing, I also wasnt drinking as much as I did when I was pg. Milk of Magnesia did wonders though. Now I have a massive hemmoroid to show for it.

SoonToBeTabor · September 2009

I think it was day 9 that it finally happened for me. I had stool softners and milk of magnesia but they just made feel gross.

I finally went out and bought some laxitives and was finally able to poop WITH the stool softners. With the laxitives alone it just made me have to go really but not be able to

Popping was hard...literally and figuratively, for about 3 weeks PP.