Lets talk about BM's....

btcruiserlove · July 2012

I was freakin' miserable with bloat and constipation for the first 11 weeks. I had to drink prune juice twice daily just so I could have a BM every other day. Now all of a sudden, I am having a BM every day. I never in all of my life had a BM every day until now. Does anyone know if this is normal? I'm not complaining....just curious!

Renee22577 · July 2012

Yes, normal. I was able to quit the prune juice about a week ago and am now having more "normal", daily BM's.

laurapacheco · July 2012

Yeah I have them 1-2 times/day, was that way before pregnancy too. Totally normal. I would be more worried if I weren't having a BM everyday!

nycitygirl1 · July 2012

Oh, having a BM every day is totally normal!

I have been more constipated since getting PG, but am finally getting back to "normal" which for me is going at least once if not twice a day.

tailanis · July 2012

Oh how I wish I was in the same boat!

akating · July 2012

I have gone from constipated to diarrhea to normal regular every day on and off this pregnancy so far. Last pregnancy I had a BM every day at pretty much the same time. Gotta say I kinda miss that.

letitbe3 · July 2012

akating:
I have gone from constipated to diarrhea to normal regular every day on and off this pregnancy so far. Last pregnancy I had a BM every day at pretty much the same time. Gotta say I kinda miss that.

This!

Bethbsn06 · July 2012

My nausea has increased these past two weeks and I've had to take more zofran, which in turn makes me more constipated. I broke down today and got milk of mag. I broke the dose up into 4 smaller increments (4 half tablespoons instead of 2 tablespoons at once), and have taken two reduced doses... Lackluster results thus far. Will probably end up taking the rest of the full dose soon.

A couple weeks ago I was straining and ended up vomiting as well, so I'm trying to avoid straining... I don't remember it being so bad last time, but I only took the zofran a couple times a week instead of daily.

AuntieKelsey07 · July 2012

akating:
I have gone from constipated to diarrhea to normal regular every day on and off this pregnancy so far. Last pregnancy I had a BM every day at pretty much the same time. Gotta say I kinda miss that.

This!

JessicaRobb · July 2012

I have heard that anything ranging from three times a day to once every three days is considered normal. But hey, I'm no doctor!

this decaf life · July 2012

It's normal & very healthy. Congrats

jaimec02 · July 2012

I'm in the same boat as you, but I went 8 days without one

I tried all the natural things. I ended up having to use an enema (sorry if that's TMI). My OB says it's normal and he gave me a list of things that were okay to use from miralax, ducalax, and some others. I hope yours stay moving

LoriLue31 · July 2012

laurapacheco:
Yeah I have them 1-2 times/day, was that way before pregnancy too. Totally normal. I would be more worried if I weren't having a BM everyday!

This! I get pretty pissy if it's not everyday.

jessicabalthis · July 2012

I was constipated for 16 days and I finally just went lol I did the suppositorys.... you can find them at you local drug store. My dr was the one that recommended it and man it worked, but I also had to do a mineral oil enema first.. lol IT WAS awful not going. lol

Chappy_jr · July 2012

I am normally irregular but over the years have learned what "feels" normal for me and what's not: sometimes I go 3 days without a BM, sometimes it happens every day. As long as I don't have that constant "need to go but can't go" feeling I don't worry about it. I did have this problem a couple of weeks ago but some stool softeners and a handful of apricots a day and LOTS of water helped. Since then, I've been going everyday or every other day.

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