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terrified of my 1st PP poop, any advice?- TMI

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i delivered 4/2 (and today is 4/6) and i still havent pooped yet- im terrified that the longer i wait the worse it will be. i havent had the urge to go, i thought i did once but i didnt have to. i have a 3rd degree midline episiotomy to boot... ive been taking a stool softener. plus i still dont have the urge to pee yet (im guessing my bladder took a beating..) but when i sit down to go i am able to, so im not concerned about that yet.

any wisdom or words of advice??

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Re: terrified of my 1st PP poop, any advice?- TMI

  • trish051003trish051003
    Stool softeners and fiber.  Breath as you go - read a book to get your mind off of it and if it's painful - use a sitz bath and dermoplast spray.  Good luck!
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  • sarajo317sarajo317

    I delivered on a Tuesday and had my first poop the following Sunday... my advice is take the stool softeners!! i cried.. =( not to scare you.. but take your time.. and this might be TMI.. but when I finally felt like I was going to go or needed to go.. I would sit down and then stand up and sit down and stand up until it came out... it helped ALOT...

    I also had a 3rd degree... and the hospital wouldnt let me leave until I peed 3 times.. did you do that?? I even peed the bed once =( because I didnt ever have the urge it just happened...

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  • Mzshell13Mzshell13 member

    Stool softener is good.  Don't try to force anything make sure you have enough time to go (I went right after bf).  My mom suggested I take a pain reliever an hour before I went, and I think it helped.    Other than that, just do it.  It's no worse than the pain you're probably feeling from your episiotomy (at least mine wasn't) and you'll feel so much better after it's over.

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  • sarajo317sarajo317
    Oh I agree - but not with read a book lol.. but something to take your mind off of it.. I took my phone and was texting my mom.. lol.. when I was done I texted her thanks.. she helped me poo!!! lol!!!
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  • kciriellokciriello member
    FOR ME, IT WASN'T BAD AT ALL! YOU WON'T HURT YOURSELF, SO KEEP THAT IN MIND...
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  • justrachetjustrachet member
    I didn't go until 5 days pp. I had a 4th degree tear and was in a lot of pain anyway. I waited until I had the urge, then just took my time and used my labor breathing techniques again. I was also taking stool softeners, but they didn't really make anything soft for about 10 days pp.
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  • sarajo317sarajo317
    OH.. and after you do have your first poo.. DO NOT.. i repeat DO NOT STOP taking the stool softeners.. I took them until about 4 weeks PP!
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  • kedwards85kedwards85
    imagesarajo317:

    I delivered on a Tuesday and had my first poop the following Sunday... my advice is take the stool softeners!! i cried.. =( not to scare you.. but take your time.. and this might be TMI.. but when I finally felt like I was going to go or needed to go.. I would sit down and then stand up and sit down and stand up until it came out... it helped ALOT...

    I also had a 3rd degree... and the hospital wouldnt let me leave until I peed 3 times.. did you do that?? I even peed the bed once =( because I didnt ever have the urge it just happened...

    thanks for the sitting/standing advice!!

    they measured my urine output until i had reached a specific number. the first time it was just a little bit, like droplets. the next time i went i nearly filled the collection bin thing so i was all cleared and didnt have to measure anymore.  how long until the urge to pee came back?

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  • justbdais4justbdais4
    I took the stool softener and drank prune juice. I had bad gas after having the baby and that hurt so I was terrified to poo. So I just wanted it out of the way. THe prune juice works fairly quick and *Sorry for the TMI* it really helps things just kind of fall out. I have IBS so when I push too hard my intestines cramp up and then for the next few hours I am in the most horrendous pain due to the cramping, so I never push when I go, the prune juice helps things move quickly and smoothly. Good luck and it doesn't hurt bad I think the idea is just terrifying.
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  • sarajo317sarajo317
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    imagesarajo317:

    I delivered on a Tuesday and had my first poop the following Sunday... my advice is take the stool softeners!! i cried.. =( not to scare you.. but take your time.. and this might be TMI.. but when I finally felt like I was going to go or needed to go.. I would sit down and then stand up and sit down and stand up until it came out... it helped ALOT...

    I also had a 3rd degree... and the hospital wouldnt let me leave until I peed 3 times.. did you do that?? I even peed the bed once =( because I didnt ever have the urge it just happened...

    thanks for the sitting/standing advice!!

    they measured my urine output until i had reached a specific number. the first time it was just a little bit, like droplets. the next time i went i nearly filled the collection bin thing so i was all cleared and didnt have to measure anymore.  how long until the urge to pee came back?

    maybe like a week PP.. but then i still had accidents.. i just barely quit wearing a pad.. i had never had a cath. before either if that makes a difference.. and sometimes it even burned when i peed up until about 4 weeks PP!!!

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  • Ivana_StolichnayaIvana_Stolichnaya member
    Just take your time while sitting on the pot.  Don't push, just sort of let your body work things out.  I was taking so many stool softeners that by the time I had to use the restroom, things moved pretty smoothly...lol  Sorry TMI.  In fact I had to lower my dosage because the softeners were working too well.  I also had stitches from a pretty nasty tear.  Keep the peri bottle ready and within reach.  Urine really aggravates things down there.
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  • KristinKDKristinKD member

    I agree on the stool softeners and fiber. Don't try to push it; it'll be much easier if you wait until you're ready to go. I felt like I had to go yesterday in the hospital, but didn't end up going until this morning. The idea of it is much scarier than reality, although that might be easy for me to say since I only had a first degree tear with both deliveries.

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  • BRAILOBRAILO
    I was too!! Drink alot of water..
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  • nicki0916nicki0916
    Stool softener, eat lots of fiber, drink plenty of water.  Also, that little squirt bottle they give you is quite soothing.
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  • adcffaaadcffaa member

    Mine wasn't bad at all the but woman I was sharing a room with was scared of her first PP poo (she had a 10lb ?oz baby and tore pretty bad) and her mom and grandma came in and gave her tons of stuff with fiber in it, she ate it all and also took the stool softeners the nurses were giving her and she ended up not having too much of a problem. She said it did hurt though, she just put an ice pack on it for a while afterward and she was fine.

    I don't know about other hospitals but the one I went to wont discharge you until you've pooped twice. They say its to "make sure your body is working the way it should when you leave".

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