I'm expecting my second baby on May 3. With DS1 I pooped several times during delivery. I have a prolapse (rectocele) which I think caused the pooing. To be honest the pooing itself isn't the problem. DS1 got ecoli infections in both eyes soon after birth and I want to do everything I can to prevent this happening again. My caregivers have suggested an enema, which I've agreed to. I'm just wondering now if it will improve the situation at all. I have read somewhere that an enema doesn't prevent pooping during the delivery, it just makes it runnier. Nice.
Does anyone have any experience with an enema during delivery? I know it's not standard proceedure anymore but do my circumstances call for it?
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Preventing pooing. Does an emema actually work?
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MammaCici · 13/02/2013 16:40
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