Worst night of my pregnancy so far (TMI Warning)

Momona1 · July 2015

Last night, I went to bed at 10pm. I felt restless, but not any worse than usual during this pregnancy. Then at 11:35, I awoke with excruciating stomach and back pains. As I writhed around in the bed moaning, I was freaking out: was it a miscarriage? did my eating a ''forbidden food'' catch up with me (we had sushi on Thursday)? So, I made it downstairs to the bathroom, laid out a towel on the floor and tried to stretch out my back and wait for the pain to subside. That's when the heavy salivation starts and I know I am about to vomit. So, I take up the kneeling position over the toilet and start drooling. At that moment, I am struck with the sudden urge to poo. Now, I have been constipated for three days, so it's hard and impacted. But it's coming, no matter what. I am stuck having to make the split-second decision: poo in the waste basket and throw up in the toilet or do the opposite? I opted for vomiting in the waste basket and sitting on the toilet.

The vomiting happened 1st and it was bloody awful. Dry heaving at the end was intense, which only served to push the biggest, hardest poo I've ever felt downwards. Aaaaand, it's stuck! I am trembling as I take coconut oil on tp and try to ease its passage, with little progress. After a good 5 minutes of painful struggle, I delivered my poo baby and I do believe it's the biggest one I've ever done. After cleaning myself and the bathroom, I managed to get my worn out, dehydrated body back up the stairs and into bed, where my oblivious DH was soundly sleeping.

Please 2nd trimester! Give me a break!

KimC2010 · July 2015

I've been having vomiting and diaharea. One day because I didn't eat soon enough (I guess), and the second because I age a burger with Chipotle sauce (big time heartburn). Seriously thinking about starting a food journal.

thepanicos · July 2015

I'm in the 2nd trimester, and I wish I could say it got better for me, but it didn't. The longest I went without pooping was 10 days. Yes. 10 days. I thought I was going to need stitches. I can finally go every 3 days if I take a stool softener, colace. The vomiting did subside for me though. Although, I do get this disgusting burning from the inside feeling and I start sweating and getting light headed & have to sit down in front of a fan.

l4rk · July 2015

Wow. That's rough! I feel for you.

kemerson531 · July 2015

I'm so sorry for your pain, but your descriptions are so accurate and hilarious! I think we've all been there (be it pregnancy or flu) where you have to choose which end goes on the toilet and which goes on the floor. Hopefully your ordeal is over today, and drink lots of water!!

willashbaby · July 2015

That sounds like a bug unfortunately. I had the same thing once, Sitting on the toilet with the garbage can right in front of me. I eventually ended up in the ER because I got so dehydrated my heart was racing like crazy. I hope it passes quickly

Go to the ER for fluids if you go awhile without keeping anything in.

makeshifwings · July 2015

If the constipation is becoming a regular situation I would start taking Colace. I was impacted at week 8 and I ended up having to manually remove the situation from my body. Not fun. Colace has saved me....I'm going regularly every day now. Hopefully this doesn't happen to you again!!

cjd&k · July 2015

I was constipated for about a week and yesterday was terrible! I had the runs and throwing up so much. It was so uncomfortable. I hope this subsides soon!

SisterSunshine · July 2015

Everything about pregnancy is TMI. Nothing shocks me anymore.

steph_pegasus · July 2015

@Momona1 so sorry to hear that, but the way you described it makes it sound much funnier than it probably was at the time.
@SisterSunshine preach. After DD was born I pretty much lost all sense of modesty too while in the hospital. C/s, so all the nurses, doctors, and anesthesiologists saw more of me than anyone in my adult life (excepting husband) ever has. And some of them probably saw more than he has!

SisterSunshine · July 2015

StephPegasus said:
@Momona1 so sorry to hear that, but the way you described it makes it sound much funnier than it probably was at the time.
@SisterSunshine preach. After DD was born I pretty much lost all sense of modesty too while in the hospital. C/s, so all the nurses, doctors, and anesthesiologists saw more of me than anyone in my adult life (excepting husband) ever has. And some of them probably saw more than he has!

I had my first two at a teaching hospital. Parades of students get a top notch education on the inner workings of my twat. Why get dressed. Next show in 10 minutes.

ariasbabyblog · July 2015

After the surgery I hadn't had a BM since Monday. I just did, and I would rather go through childbirth again (oh wait...) However I feel SO much better and I'm pretty sure my bump shrank. o_O

BethP321 · July 2015

I experienced the worst pain of my life when I got out of bed and to the toilet. I sat there for 15 totally constipated and the pain would only get worse when I tried to push. But as soon as everything was out of my system, the pain was gone.. thank goodness. Try a stool softener to ease the straining of #2. If you are "backed up" I'm sure that was the cause for your pain. Very similar to what I experienced.

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