Enema?

lisadonnalley · July 2015

Anyone planning on getting an enema before delivery or had one before delivery?

jessandandy09 · July 2015

absolutely not! don't need cramping and crapping in the middle of labor. How awful.

jesselayne8 · July 2015

Nope although it used to be standard the minute you hit L&D 30-40yrs ago.

jessandandy09 · July 2015

jesselayne8 said:

Nope although it used to be standard the minute you hit L&D 30-40yrs ago.

true, I know my ma had one and they used to shave you to help sterilize the area. But for me its a big :

Miz_Liz · July 2015

jessandandy09 said:

jesselayne8 said:

Nope although it used to be standard the minute you hit L&D 30-40yrs ago.

true, I know my ma had one and they used to shave you to help sterilize the area. But for me its a big :

Aww...I've missed the Nope Squid!!

lisadonnalley · July 2015

Enemas usually evacuate the bowels in 60 minutes or less, so I'm planning on doing it at first signs of labor so hopefully I can be cleaned out with plenty of time to get to the hospital. Enemas aren't for everyone, that's why I was wondering who else may also be doing it.

sushilove15 · July 2015

lisadonnalley said:
Enemas usually evacuate the bowels in 60 minutes or less, so I'm planning on doing it at first signs of labor so hopefully I can be cleaned out with plenty of time to get to the hospital. Enemas aren't for everyone, that's why I was wondering who else may also be doing it.

Keyword: usually.

Not a risk I'm willing to take! Lol

neludelu · July 2015

No. I thought about it for a while but then thought there so so many ways for that to backfire.

abmommy15 · July 2015

Nope. Enemas fall firmly in the "things I hope to never experience" category.

acgonzalez22 · July 2015

No.

jlsweets · July 2015

Nope. Had to take 2 before I had a scope last year and while it did work right away for me I still felt super crampy and uncomfortable. I'd rather just take the chance of pooping during delivery. Modesty goes out the window at that point.

Bickey11 · July 2015

No fecking thank you. Pretty sure i pooped with my first kid, pretty sure nobody cared or batted an eyelash.

indysolo83 · July 2015

Your body generally *ahem* cleans itself out just before labor starts. These past few days I've been in the bathroom nonstop. Lol.

breezymeema7 · July 2015

indysolo83 said:

Your body generally *ahem* cleans itself out just before labor starts. These past few days I've been in the bathroom nonstop. Lol.

This has always been the case for me too.

gulimz · July 2015

My body is cleaning itself lately. However, if I make it to my induction, I will absolutely do a warm enema myself before going in. As a nurse, even though poop is whatever to us, I don't want to be that "poopy patient".

hclzmm14 · July 2015

I had diarrhea at home like four times when labor started and did not go on the table according to DH. So definitely trusting my bod to take care of that again.

tarheelgirl8 · July 2015

Nope. At my hospital this falls into the same category as episiotomy and the like. Used to be standard procedure but now that don't do it at all. At my birthing class, the instructor talked about how everyone is scared of pooping during labor, but it's actually no big deal. The nurses/doctors will clean it up immediately if you do, and she said a lot of times the mom doesn't even realize that it's happened.

KateDerek · July 2015

No I won't be, and I don't even care if I poop. I didn't with my first but did with my second. I threw up with my first though and if I had to choose between pooping or feeling nausea and hurling, I will poop all over no problem!

Robin910 · July 2015

I didn't even know enemas were a thing for labor. I love the idea of not pooping on the table but I don't think I could do an enema. Maybe if I had experience with them and knew how my body would react I might consider it.

kettlekitten · July 2015

Don't think it's even an option at my hospital. I think my digestive system was in such severe hibernation that no poop came out while I was pushing the baby out last time. Not that I was overly bothered about anything except making the goddamn pain stop at that point anyway

SashaDenn25 · July 2015

Nope. Nope. Nope.

misschelle23 · July 2015

I am planning on doing one before my c section so I don't have to push poop out later. With all the meds sometimes it's a hard poop afterwards and it hurts. Not my first time at this rodeo haha

leighalou91 · July 2015

No, my body does not take kindly to things along those lines.

When I had my LO last week, A couple hours into my 8 hour labor I had the urge to poop, and they let me go. I did not poop on the table when I pushed the baby out.

Saratiff · July 2015

Really nurses deal with poop all the time. They will have it gone before anyone would even notice. So not worth the extra discomfort. Or worse diarrhea

lisadonnalley · July 2015

I'm a nurse too. It's like a professional courtesy almost.

emmacake08 · July 2015

I personally don't even think I'd do it before a c section because after mine, I couldn't leave until I'd pooped.

CaliforniaDream87 · July 2015

Nope.

candicejeff2013 · July 2015

Ok wait a second. Is this because most women poop during labor???? I thought maybe that was a rare occurrence...maybe no? Not that I'll care much IM SURE but geez....

Joie80 · July 2015

candicejeff2013 said:
Ok wait a second. Is this because most women poop during labor???? I thought maybe that was a rare occurrence...maybe no? Not that I'll care much IM SURE but geez....

I don't know if "most" is the best word, but it's not uncommon. I had no problems with my first.

ChristyM87 · July 2015

lisadonnalley said:
I'm a nurse too. It's like a professional courtesy almost.

I am a nurse and I would never give myself an enema unless I was super constipated. No one will judge you for pooping during labor.

gulimz · July 2015

ChristyM87 said:

lisadonnalley said:
I'm a nurse too. It's like a professional courtesy almost.
I am a nurse and I would never give myself an enema unless I was super constipated. No one will judge you for pooping during labor.

Of course, we never judge anyone for pooping. Poop is the LAST of our worries. But, I dunno. I still feel like a uncomfortable patient about poop. I shouldn't because I've cleaned many many soiled patients without ever thinking anything of it, but I don't want to be that patient. I know it doesn't make sense, but it's one of the things I'm very uncomfortable about at the moment. Especially since one of the male doctors is on call the day of my induction. ...
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Baby2HG · July 2015

I might. I did with my first after the doc checked me. I was constipated and felt good afterwards.

lisadonnalley · August 2015

gulimz said:

ChristyM87 said:

lisadonnalley said:
I'm a nurse too. It's like a professional courtesy almost.
I am a nurse and I would never give myself an enema unless I was super constipated. No one will judge you for pooping during labor.
Of course, we never judge anyone for pooping. Poop is the LAST of our worries. But, I dunno. I still feel like a uncomfortable patient about poop. I shouldn't because I've cleaned many many soiled patients without ever thinking anything of it, but I don't want to be that patient. I know it doesn't make sense, but it's one of the things I'm very uncomfortable about at the moment. Especially since one of the male doctors is on call the day of my induction. ...
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Totally. I've cleaned up all bodily fluids and have no issue with it, but still a nursing shift without poop is better than a nursing shift with poop.

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