Lets talk about poop

luvbug6315 · February 2013

Sorry for the tmi...I'm currently 37 weeks, 3 days

so I have had normal BM's since after the first trimester. I usually go twice a day... Nothing fancy about it. The past few days I have noticed the consistency of my BM's has changed. They are much softer (not diarrhea) but a softer consistency than they have been and I have been going more often, last night I woke in the middle of the night several times with bathroom cramps. Does the consistency and amount of your BM change as you get closer to labor? I haven't had many Braxton hicks or other signs of impending labor.

Happy2BPregnant · February 2013

Two of my good friends both had diarrhea right before they went into labor. One of my friend called her doctor at the time (I was with her) and the doctor did say it was a sign of labor. So, you could be really close!

MSW_721 · February 2013

I had diarrhea before going into labor. But it was within a couple hours of labor. Maybe your body is gearing up?

amb04006 · February 2013

Ive had this problem for the last 4 nights. I wake up with horrible stomach cramps and they don't go away until I poop...and the poop is very soft, sometimes actual diarrhea. During the day, I'm fine. The first night, I seriously woke my husband up at 3am to come sit on the tub and watch me poop because I really thought I was gonna pass out! I don't have any answers for you. Just know you're not alone, and it's awful!

Charlotte02 · February 2013

It can be signs of labor, it's also very common on end game pregnancy so really it's just a guessing and waiting game.

jglenn4 · February 2013

In the birthing video I watched they said it could be a preliminary sign of labor (2-4 weeks out) .

joecubed · February 2013

Same thing for me at 36 weeks 6 days. In both if my prior pregnancies, it has preceded labor by about 2 weeks. Almost like my body wants to make sure nothing is in my intestines, just in case!

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