The Poop!

NSAbby · July 2014

It actually wasn't too bad.

On a scale of 0-childbirth, I'd put it at a pooping-out-spicy-food level.

And more like a "jalapeño" spicy than a "habanero" spicy.

Thanks for the pep talk!

And now poop has its own thread!!!!

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Raclla · July 2014

I would have never believed poo could have been categorized by spice.

Mind. Blown.

NSAbby · July 2014

Lol, @Raclla. We eat a lot of Hispanic food at work. We had to ban habaneros because of the after effects.

BabyM82714 · July 2014

I'm so glad you started this! I've been dreading the after poop... I don't like spicy foods at all....so pepperoni is spicy to me. I hope this is no indicator of how awful my first poop will be

NSAbby · July 2014

Do what everyone was mentioning: colase, miralax, etc.

And drink plenty of water!

Raclla · July 2014

I eat all the spicy!!! All of it!

I've never really paid attention to a poop difference.

I will now.

NSAbby · July 2014

Also, I saw @mhbraymer mention it in the other thread, but how does the "not able to pee" thing happen? Is it a swelling thing?

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Raclla · July 2014

I had trouble peeing right after birth. I guess everything was swollen. I'm sure the catheter had something to do with it.

Once I went the first time it was fine.

kiley820 · July 2014

lappyfoinker said:
Maybe I'll just get a colonic. Lol seriously though the after birth shits are the worst plus for me I seem to be always constipated no matter how many stool softeners I've takin. I've always had the rabbit pellet poop.

Ahhhh no! I'm scared. This is me. I've been on Colace, Miralax AND magnesium citrate for so long now and still not "regular" There is literally nothing else I can do....I'm nervous!

shevaCC · July 2014

I don't remember my first post partum poop as particularly horrible. Certainly not any worse than all the other trauma my pelvic region had just experienced. I think it was more painful than usual but by no means hellish or memorable.

KittyMisha · July 2014

I remember my first after birth poop distinctly. Not because the poop was bad - it was not much different from a normal challenging poop - but because the urge got intense while I was breastfeeding, so I wound up breastfeeding on the toilet, while pooping.

That was the moment I stopped being scared of being a mom.

alphaxi614 · July 2014

Considering most of my poops this pregnancy have been pretty tough I think it can't be to much worse!

As for the spicy, how would you rate on Indian food level? We eat a lot of that and I notice a big difference between a 10 and a 2! At least I did pre-pregnancy

rainbowwillow · July 2014

Am I understanding this correctly, you have to pee after birth or you get a catheter?!

BeachM · July 2014

My pp poop plan - Colace, fiber one bars, room temperature prune juice, and lots of water. Worked great last time and it seriously was not as big of a deal as people say it is. Drinking the prune juice at room temperature is key.

MandMLeona · July 2014

This can vary a lot. With my first I took the iron pills so I was fairly constipated...but it was more the mental. The muscle action was so similar to the birthing of my DD (I didn't ever push on purpose) that it was traumatizing...it was like my mind thought I was giving birth again.

With my second I used Floradix instead of the pills, so I wasn't constipated at all. I also had pushed on purpose with her birth. The first poop with her was a nonevent, even though I had been dreading it. I'm not sure what made the difference, but it really can vary.

BeachM · July 2014

jennl7 said:

rainbowwillow said:

Am I understanding this correctly, you have to pee after birth or you get a catheter?!

I don't know about everyone else, but I had a c-section. I had to have the catheter for that. Then once they removed it, I had to pee on my own within 6 hours or they would have reinserted it.

Same, but I had no problem peeing after it was removed. They had to measure the pee the first few times too. It was SO much. I had no idea that much pee could come out of me at one time but I'd had an IV with fluids for over 24 hours.

rockyrollgirl · July 2014

I do not really comment on this, because I had the complete opposite in regards to poop.

Peeing....yes that was painful for a bit. I was very swollen even though I had an emergency c-section.

tamarar5 · July 2014

I think my first pp duce hurt worse than childbirth... Maybe it will be better this time? You have given me hope!

Artebellezzavita · July 2014

This thread...scares me. Ah, the other joys of motherhood no-one tells you about...

Scottwswife · July 2014

Mine wasn't too bad. Not even spicy. I just squinched up my face and prayed, and the worst part was the cleanup. Take the colace, eat your fiber, and have some moist wipes nearby.

candyland33 · July 2014

I didn't know this was an issue!

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