Farting question (sorry)

nicklesb · August 2016

There must come a point when you can't keep getting up to go to the bathroom to toot, right? For non-FTMs, what month did you start farting in front of your husband/partner?

AverageAsh · August 2016

nicklesb said:

There must come a point when you can't keep getting up to go to the bathroom to toot, right? For non-FTMs, what month did you start farting in front of your husband/partner?

You don't toot in front of your H?

PattersRN · August 2016

Uhhh....it was well before I got pregnant. Like 3 months after we started dating. Otherwise it's false advertising.....

MsTurney · August 2016

Lol I have always farted in front of my husband lol

Gators&BoSox · August 2016

Do you have a dog? they can't defend themselves against allegations lol

kjd291 · August 2016

Hahaha! No way- I do not move out of the room to fart. No secrets here. He knows I'm a disgusting gassy mess and we get to laugh about it together. Definitely been farting in front of my DH since before we got married.

Also--he's gonna see and hear much worse in the delivery room. Might as well start easing him into it

datalover13 · August 2016

I didn't fart in front of DH for years. And then it only kinda slipped out. That changed with my first pregnancy. And then after my csection there was one night like machine gun farting but it was hilarious and welcome because I needed to pass gas to go home.

jmacd22 · August 2016

My husband still holds me on some high pedalstal and doesn't want to know that I fart or poop. So I still have to hide it. We've been married for almost 2 years. The other night after dinner I had to warn him not to come in the room as I was trying to unbloat myself. He doesn't even want to hear me talk about it. I don't care, he's going to have to learn one of these days.

MrsBinPA · August 2016

My DH is funny about me farting. At this point I am so filled with has I have to just let it go.

wintersong · August 2016

I used to be embarrassed.
Then I had to have my husband help me poop when I was in labor.
There are no secrets anymore.

jem89 · August 2016

I never fart around my husband. We have been married over 4 years. In the delivery room, it's a whole other ball game though. When I got an epidural, I could not control the toots so it was nust funny but then we went back to me not farting in front of him for some reason.

Wishilivedinflorida · August 2016

Is this a joke? Sometimes farts just come out without warning. Dear lord, I can't imagine having to try to hide them all the time.

twinklepits · August 2016

After one of our first dates, my husband and I went back to his place to watch a movie... I fell asleep on the couch, and he had gotten up to use the bathroom. When he came back to the couch, he laid on my butt like a pillow. I farted literally on his face while I was asleep. Like, farted so loud I woke myself up.

Needless to say, it's been a competition between the two of us ever since.

onefootinthebayou · August 2016

Wishilivedinflorida said:

Is this a joke? Sometimes farts just come out without warning. Dear lord, I can't imagine having to try to hide them all the time.

Huh, I never even think about it. I don't fart in front of anyone & I hate when people do it in front of me. It's not an effort at all, it's just something I like to be discreet about. I've had trouble not burping in front of people during this, but I try not to just let them rip. I also hate when people burp on purpose. I know regular burps can't be helped but I never got why guys think it's so funny to conjure up burps on conmand & then laugh about it. It's so gross.

BaylieGirl · August 2016

I farted in bed last night. Swore DH was asleep but nope. He hasn't let me forget it all day. Women are not supposed to burp poop or fart in his world. This is going to be a long 9 months. I wish we had a spare bedroom he could sleep in.

shines721 · August 2016

My husband and I also don't fart in front of each other. Honestly, I don't remember being uncomfortable last pregnancy from not farting. ... A few weeks ago, I went onto our porch to get rid of some of the bloat though so we'll see what happens this round. I know it sounds ridiculous to people but it is what it is. I grew up with my dad and brother who farted uncontrollably and at first told my husband I would be fine with it.. Now I'm glad he doesn't!

... Also, I agree that in the labor and delivery room it doesn't matter what happens!

Bok Bagok · August 2016

Ok so my ex husband farted in front of me all the time, total SBDly's. I swear the inside of his stomach must have been rotten because they were so horrific. It really started to get me angry because we would be in bed all cozy, the pillows and blankets just right and he would fart. They never made sound either so all of a sudden I'd just smell these fumes that came straight from hell!! I would be beyond pissed off cause I would have to leave the room until the fog lifted.

So all that being said, my current husband (who is a major upgrade from my ex in every way) doesn't fart in front of me, and so I return the favor. Of course sometimes they slip out and we will laugh but we don't blatantly purposely fart in front of each other and I'm so grateful for that mutual respect.

AverageAsh · August 2016

MsTurney · August 2016

I died laughing at that picture

kiyamurph · August 2016

To each their own I guess. There is zero mystery between my husband and I. He was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis right after we graduated from college in 2003, and anyone in the medical field or if you know someone with colon issues, you'll know that farting and poop comes with the territory. He had his colon removed in 2012 so the colitis is completely gone, but between the ungodly number of flare ups, multiple hospitalizations, 3 major surgeries, and then child birth on my part, farting in front of each other has been the least disgusting thing we've done in front of each other.

dubcompanion · August 2016

You don't truly know someone until you've smell't what they've dealt.

chrlyr · August 2016

What do you do if you need to fart? Get up and run out of the room? That would just lead to me farting while running. If you stay in one place at least there's the chance it might be silent.

onefootinthebayou · August 2016

dubcompanion said:

You don't truly know someone until you've smell't what they've dealt.

I'll never forget the first time I called H out on farting (by accident). We were in a bar that wasn't that crowded and I kept smelling a bad smell. I leaned over to H and was all, "Dude, I think that bartender is farting, wtf?" I was appalled that the bartender would be serving us food and drinks and crop dusting. H let me continue to be offended by this guy until we left & I was still, "I can't believe someone would be farting in public like that, serving us food. So gross". When H didn't laughingly agree and I saw the look on his face, I realized it had been him all along. I felt so bad! H does have stomach issues so I'm very forgiving of him but I don't go out of my way to call attention to it if he has to "deal it" in front of me. I like that he doesn't do it with abandon though.

MsDemi6 · August 2016

I have never passed gas in front of mine. I just can't bring myself to do it haha. I have a hard time passing gas around my kids, much less him! I always make him leave the room and thankfully I have mostly the silent but deadly ones!

JRD3516 · August 2016

In my house it's like this...if I fart in front of him, it's funny. If he does it, it's nasty. Seems fair, right?!

Burrberrymum · August 2016

I'm pretty discreet with farting/pooping. My SO likes to joke and try to embarrass me, which he does! We've been together 8 years... I wasn't super gassy with my first pregnancy though so it wasn't any different than any other time.

kap1988 · August 2016

chrlyr said:

What do you do if you need to fart? Get up and run out of the room? That would just lead to me farting while running. If you stay in one place at least there's the chance it might be silent.

Ain't nobody got time for that.

nicklesb · August 2016

LMAO @chrlyr & @kap1988

aggiejenn37 · August 2016

Thank you for this thread!!!! I got a much needed ab workout from laughing so hard

jem89 · August 2016

Haha! You ladies are hilarious.
I must add that my husband has never farted around me. It's a non-issue at our house. My brothers and I haven't farted around each other since we were very young and my friends have never farted around me. I didn't know so many people fart publicly.

catem07 · August 2016

This thread is fascinating. DH and I certainly don't make it a point to fart in front of each other, but we're not getting up to go to another room, either. I certainly try not to fart in front of people I'm not married/related to. I wouldn't call my own house "public."

jem89 · August 2016

@catem07 Fair enough. I was generalizing and do not consider my house "public".

shae86 · August 2016

It's so interesting to read what others find to be normal and bizarre. Hey, whatever works for you!

I'm not comfortable farting in front of anyone, nor do I want someone to fart around me. I have IBS, so I have my fair share of digestive issues, but if I can help it, I'm going to excuse myself to the restroom or somewhere where I can be alone if I need to pass gas. I do this at work or in social situations, so I don't think it's difficult or weird to do it at home. Luckily we have 3 bathrooms, so it's not difficult to get privacy.

I once read a blog post by someone who swore that couples who don't poop in front of each other aren't 100% comfortable with one another, and must not have that strong of a relationship. Talk about judgy. I responded that I don't enjoy being in the bathroom with MYSELF when I'm having a bowel movement. The fact that I don't want my husband in there doesn't mean I'm not comfortable around him. It means I'm looking out for him!

kjd291 · August 2016

To all you I never fart in front of my H ladies... so at 11pm when you're in bed about to fall asleep, but you have to let one rip? You'd get up and go to the bathroom?

shae86 · August 2016

kjd291 said:

To all you I never fart in front of my H ladies... so at 11pm when you're in bed about to fall asleep, but you have to let one rip? You'd get up and go to the bathroom?

Yeah, I'd get up. Just like I get up to pee. I don't see a big difference. Though if DH is asleep and I think it'll be silent, I'll let it go.

Bluebird2318 · August 2016

This topic is incredible, just throwing that out there.

Thankfully I'm not a very gassy person, but if it happens I don't really feel ashamed about it. If I have the option to be discreet (even around my H), I take it, but I won't go so far as to jump up and run out of the room. That said, I'm the kind of person who shuts the door when I use the bathroom, even seven years into the relationship. I wouldn't be horrified if DH came in, the foundations of our relationship wouldn't crumble, it wouldn't create a tear in the fabric of time and space, but still. It's just a matter of privacy and politeness to me. I sometimes want or need privacy, even from my H. I try to behave in whatever way I consider to be polite, even to my H.

I don't feel like people need to go to great lengths to spare each other from normal body functions, but at the same time it's a pet peeve to me when people deliberately play up their farts/belches (for humor or whatever).

Gators&BoSox · August 2016

can i just copy everything @Bluebird2318 said?

butterfly_17 · August 2016

Thank you for addressing this....is anyone taking anything for this issue that seems to be helping...this has not been a problem in my other pregnancies but it is starting to be a real bother....

ihateusernames* · August 2016

My first labor I took castor oil and at one point I was labouring in the shower at the hospital and needed my SO to spray the hot water on my back... (Back labor) I should also add that I was completely naked and moaning a lot too from the pain.

Anyway, the whole time I'm asking him, "am I shitting? AM I SHITTING?" I was so gassy that I swore I was pooping too but apparently I wasn't. I had cleaned myself out beforehand, but castor oil is sneaky so I never felt confident that I was keeping the poop in.

I love him.

MrsNap_515 · August 2016

bahahaha lol um yea we were dating for a few months....that was 10 years ago LOL it's no holding back at this point!

Shazzie116 · August 2016

After 14 years together, we don't hold back. DH has Celiac and digestive issues, we have never felt the need to fart in private. It is what it is in the privacy of our home. He helped me go to the bathroom after my c/s, and we both got food poisoning when our daughter was a year old and were puking and shitting all weekend. Sounds romantic, huh? We do give each other privacy in the bathroom, which after all this time is a small but significant space we give each other. I don't think he sees me as a disgusting poop machine if I let fly every now and then. I mean, seriously. Everyone poops.

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