2006-08-06 06:08:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
The easiest way for me to eat fiber is to eat a bowl of Shredded Wheat (frosted) or Raisin Bran every morning. But, I still have them nasty lil' buggers. I use Tucks pads everytime I go to the bathroom, with or without a BM. It also helps to wash well when you shower.
You can also try a sitz bath if your doctor gives the thumbs up. You can buy a sitz bath kit at a drug store, or fill your bathtub with quite warm water (not hot though) to about your hips. (Not higher than that.. hence the "sitz" name (german for "sitting" I believe). Sit in it for about 10 minutes or so. Really it seems simple, don't put anything but warm water in the tub, no bubbles, no soaps.
Then get out and put a Tucks pad between your bottom cheeks. Keep it there and lie down for a while. Doing this will help alleviate some of the discomfort.
If you find that you are really hurting while trying to have a bowel movement, talk to your doctor. Stool softners/laxatives are not usually prescribed to pregnant women because of the high risk of meconium being released in utero (the meds cross the placenta to the baby).
After birth they will get MUCH worse, and you will wish for the ones you have. Only then stool softners are a much needed gift, and you can have surgery a few months postpartum if your doctor recommends it.
For now, try the sitz bath (under doc's okay) and the Tucks pad hint I gave you.
Good luck!
2006-08-06 07:50:55 · answer #1 · answered by YJ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-28 11:53:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use tucks wipes or other creams , but if you got them now just wait untill you actually have the baby.My doctor told me they never go away they just get smaller.If I were you I would buy preporation h and use it so they wouldnt be all that bad when you had the baby.
2006-08-06 06:17:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are constipated eat more fiber and drink lots of water. Ask your doctor about Preperation H.
2006-08-06 06:15:39 · answer #4 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
take more fiber...
use preperation H or tucks pads.
2006-08-06 06:21:40 · answer #5 · answered by mommy2savannah51405 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋