I'm afraid to have one but feel I need to go. How do you deal with this?
2007-01-10 03:47:20 · 17 answers · asked by chukcha 2 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
1. Call your doctor.
2. Get some over the counter stool softener.
3. Drink a lot of water.
4. Relax, if your muscles are tense, it will be even harder...
Good luck!
2007-01-10 04:01:46 · answer #1 · answered by Feed the models! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh i Feel for you. It is very painful. People say eats lots of fibre or anything that will make your poo soft like vegetables. But I opted for the stool softner. That was great. It did not take away all the discomferts of having a bowel movement but at least I was able to have one without a lot o pain. I also had hemmoroids ( im guessing) because there would also be blood so the stool softeners helped immensely. Also this pain lasted for about 3 weeks too. sorry to be graphic but that was one of the worst things after giving birth.
2007-01-10 15:45:48 · answer #2 · answered by jennyve25 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a stool softener. I know it seems scary to go...but it really is not as bad as you think. I am 6 days postpartum and have had two other births....Been there and done that!
A stool softener or laxative will help ease some of the discomfort...but I promise...it really isn't that bad. In fact, if you put it off and don't go....it will become worse.
Good luck and congrats on the new baby!
2007-01-10 04:38:55 · answer #3 · answered by Sunshine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You think the worst is over after giving birth, BUT!!! Trying to get your bowels going again can be just as difficult as the birth. I had C-sections and you think you will feel better after you can have a bowel movement but it hurts and you think your stitches are going to bust and then the hemmoroids start. It was bad with my first and even worst with my second. I called my OBGYN & said God please help!!! I was sore and constipated but had to go & the straining and hesitation created hemmoroids. Thought I had the worst hemmoroids in the world! He told me to take just a bit of MILK OF MAGNESIA and it was a miracle!!! You have to be careful as only a little is needed. You don't want the runs! For the hemmoroids he gave me a topical aerosal prescription of proctofoam HC and this was the second miracle. Preperation H was useless. I tried to do it alone, deal with the pain, but my kids suffered because I was a mess. Call your Doc and be blunt, ask for help to get moving again so you can enjoy that beautiful baby!!! God Speed!!!
2007-01-10 04:12:28 · answer #4 · answered by my2boys 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel for you! It was very painful for me as well. I got some over the counter colace...It will soften your stool. It will not give you the poos it will just help soften your stools. This helped me a lot. I used it for about 2 weeks and after that I was okay. It is scary to go at first, but the colace really does help! Make sure you are drinking plunty of water with it also.
2007-01-10 03:53:49 · answer #5 · answered by Nicole R 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let me just say, been there done that, got the whole jump suit!!!!
After the birth of my first child i left the hospital without taking any stool softners, for the fear that it would hurt to much!! Well let me tell you, I was in so much pain 2WEEKS later when I still hadn't had a bowel movement!!! I ended up in emerg and they had to give me a high concentrated enima!!! Not fun!! I wasen't normal for months, the doc told me I could have really damaged my bowels! So do what ever you need to do to go!! Talk to your local pharmisist, or add lots off prune products to your diet!!!
2007-01-10 04:13:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
at the starting up, the toddler's way too youthful for rice cereal! Does her pediatrician understand you're giving it to her? if so...discover yet another pediatrician. The demanding bowel circulation is an illustration that she's lacking hydration. supply her a 4-ounce bottle of STERILE water a pair of times an afternoon in between feedings...and stop with the cereal!
2016-12-02 02:19:21 · answer #7 · answered by lemanski 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ooooooh. I do not envy you. This is the one thing I remember after having my daughter. Two words. Stool Softeners. I forgot all about them until after about a week and I found them in my bag from the hospital. They will help out.
Oh, I forgot, make sure you get some witch hazel, or tucks pads. You will be needing these afterwards!
2007-01-10 03:55:43 · answer #8 · answered by formetoknowandu2findout 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's completely normal. Take some stool softener. That's what my wife did. It helped a lot.
2007-01-10 03:56:37 · answer #9 · answered by shaldyr 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all, go to a local pharmarcy and get get one of those rubber floats to ease yourself when sitting down.
Secondly buy Fybrogel. It'll help soften your stools.
Also eat a lot of soft green vegetables. :)
2007-01-10 04:45:51 · answer #10 · answered by ellie c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋