Everybody poops!

fitmama418 · July 2013

TMI alert...but as the title suggests, we all do it!

So I'm a morning pooper by nature. Lately, though, by the time my usual work wake up time rolls around which is 6am, I am like...READY and raring to "go." I get awful cramps and nearly start sweating that's how bad I have to go. I know it's not pee related because I usually get up to pee around 1:30 and 5 in the morning if I hydrated well that day. Today I've already pooped twice...and it was a significant poop. I guess I should be thankful I'm not constipated. It's just funny that both constipation AND frequent bowel movements are both pregnancy symptoms lol. Maybe my bowels are cramping baby girl's style in there?

Anybody else here have a similar poop problem? Or ANY pregnancy poop woes?

fitmama418 · July 2013

JoeLies:
I'm also pretty regular first thing in the morning, I think it's from years of getting up early to run (you DO NOT leave the house to run without pooping first!). But lately I've been going sometimes at 3 in the morning and then again around 6/6:30. Plus usually again at some point during the day.
It's probably the extra calories we're taking in for the LO's - what goes in must come out, after all.

Ohhh yes I know all about the "runners trots" if you don't go before lol. You make a good point! Also, remaining active tends to keep you regular right? I also realized yesterday I had two SO Delicious Mini dairy free ice cream sandwiches (they were free samples...holla!) that are made with coconut milk and I think I read that coconut milk can have a laxative effect on you.

hollowway · July 2013

I'm jealous of you ladies! I'm lucky if I go a few times a week. No matter how much water I drink, fiber rich foods I eat, or how active I am. Guess I'm one of the lucky ones who got constipation during pregnancy. Everyone poops, but this pregnant woman.

PeachsMama · July 2013

equibabe611:
I'm jealous of you ladies! I'm lucky if I go a few times a week. No matter how much water I drink, fiber rich foods I eat, or how active I am. Guess I'm one of the lucky ones who got constipation during pregnancy. Everyone poops, but this pregnant woman.

And this one..

Momtothreelove · July 2013

I'm normally a pooper but I've stopped running due to overall feeling ill and I've stopped pooping ::frown face:: I take fiber chews and try drinking lots of water but those iron vitamins are killing me!
Don't even get me started on the "RoidRage" thanks to DS 1and DS2!! DD1 is no different! I love my kiddos and all the havoc they have caused my body!

SamanthaPo · July 2013

There was a point about a month ago, I was definitely going 2 or 3 times a day. Now, I just go once in the morning.

3LittleBirds12 · July 2013

Yes, I'm glad I'm not the only one who's bowels have a mind of their own. I also used to be very regular in the morning. Now, I have to go in the middle of the day while at work. I HATE pooping at work! There is always someone in the stall next to me, and I feel like they are going to hear me and recognize my shoes. It's dumb I know, but prefer to poo in the comfort of my own home. Anyway, I have been listening to my body and when I gotta go I gotta go. I also feel like the baby kicks on my bowels/bladder, as if to tell me I need to make more room.

1sloqwen · July 2013

I'm with you, have to go first thing when I wake up everyday.

Mytaras · July 2013

mapayne626:
equibabe611:
I'm jealous of you ladies! I'm lucky if I go a few times a week. No matter how much water I drink, fiber rich foods I eat, or how active I am. Guess I'm one of the lucky ones who got constipation during pregnancy. Everyone poops, but this pregnant woman.

And this one..

This one too. Ugh

ladybugpeaches · July 2013

Absolutely relate! In the beginning, I'd been really embarrassed about it, and my honey would tell me it's fine, I'm pregnant, things are changing I have no control over! But I usually would go only once a day, but I've been going 2, 3 times a day! And it's not very solid... I've not really been constipated at all like everyone tells me happens during pregnancy. This is a really embarrassing story, but what the hey! I'll share it! I was at my fianc?s house. They only have 2 bathrooms, one is his dad's bathroom and the other one for everyone else. Well, his sister was in the shower and I had to poo REALLY bad! His dad was sleeping, so I couldn't go in there, I was going to ask my honey to take me to the store or McDonald's up the street or something! So I'm getting my shoes on, and I'm about to walk out of the bedroom, an dI had to stop dead in my tracks. I felt like I was going to poop my pants! I'm standing there clenching, I start crying because I'd be sooooo incredibly embarrassed if I pooped my pants! Not to mention how gross it would be! So he walks into the room and tells me to come on, and I'm crying telling him I can't move! And so I'm standing there maybe 5 minutes, trying to keep myself calm and my muscles tight, and she comes out of the bathroom, and I RUN into the bathroom! It was pretty scary! lol

asratliff · July 2013

mapayne626:
equibabe611:
I'm jealous of you ladies! I'm lucky if I go a few times a week. No matter how much water I drink, fiber rich foods I eat, or how active I am. Guess I'm one of the lucky ones who got constipation during pregnancy. Everyone poops, but this pregnant woman.

And this one..

Ditto :

fitmama418 · July 2013

dollphnfreek10:
I USED to be a regular morning pooper. I enjoy a good poop! lol I'm not sure if I just haven't found the right Colace regimen or if my body is just all out of wack, but I'm all over the place. Sometimes I'm good to go in the morning and other times I'm wondering if I'll even go at all.
Are you ladies taking Colace? If so, how many and how often?

No Colace for me...stool softening is not necessary in my case lol

babymama619 · July 2013

mapayne626:
equibabe611:
I'm jealous of you ladies! I'm lucky if I go a few times a week. No matter how much water I drink, fiber rich foods I eat, or how active I am. Guess I'm one of the lucky ones who got constipation during pregnancy. Everyone poops, but this pregnant woman.

And this one..

Me either...added miralax to my iced tea today.

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