I saw my cousin give birth yesterday and she pooped, peed, puked etc. all in her bed. I remember puking but I didn't poop. It really grossed me out though. I am not cut out to be a doula or a midwife so its a good thing I like my job in an office! But anyways, I know lots of people poop during pushing.
My baby is two!!! Baby girl 9/17/09
My other baby is still a baby! Baby Boy 11-30-11
Re: Did you poop during labor?
The O'Baby Blog
Baby Boy #1 born 1/15/2010
Babies #2 & #3 arriving Spring 2014 (EDD June 18)
this. And FTR, I have no idea if I pooped. I don't want to know.
i did not poop (i used a mirror so i am sure of this) and nor did i puke.
but it is common and that is why i was not about to let anyone other than my DH watch.
Nope....I had C-sections. But....had I been pushing, I'm sure I would have. It is totally normal. Also, now that I have 2 kids in diapers...poop does not gross me out anymore. I have cleaned a lot of poop over the last 18 months.
I have no idea if I did. I had so much pressure on my tail bone that the entire pushing process felt like I was shitting out a soccer ball.
With the catheter and bag of pee hanging off the side of the bed and having my vag on display for multiple strangers...poop happening at that point wouldn't have bothered me, I felt like fvcking science project at that point.
1st pregnancy: m/c began 1/12/09 d&c 1/13/09 8wks. Baby stopped growing at about 6wks.
Delaney: Born 10/15/09
Gavin: Born 4/8/11
Baby #3: due July 10, 2014
From what I read, and what I was told by doctors and friends, it's VERY common and most women are not aware they have done it unless they are told.
With that said, I have no clue if I did. My husband didn't mention it nor did my mother-both watched the delivery.
I however did puke -with every single push.. for 2 hours straight.. I don't think they poop would have grossed them out anymore.
That's hilarious!
Yes. I have a superiority complex and like to feel better about myself for not pooping in labor when so many others did. Thank you for seeing the error of my ways. :eyeroll:
FTR, Ya'll are right, I probably did poop but no one mentioned it and I didn't see it so it didn't happen in my book.
My baby is two!!! Baby girl 9/17/09
My other baby is still a baby! Baby Boy 11-30-11
this! I have no idea, but I have to assume that I did.
It's very common. A lot of women poop and don't even know it until somebody tells them later on. I did not realize that I pooped on the table but I did notice the nurse cleaning up something so I assumed it was poop... LOL
Bar tab = $156,000, Bus to Foxwoods = $0, Puking in the Stanley Cup = Priceless
Me too! I know it's very common to poop (I never asked if I did or not, and even though I watched with a mirror I may have missed it) but didn't know so many women puked.
I would rather poop than barf (and with every push, OMG...I hate puking and I pushed for over 2 hours, that just sounds like torture!)