WIBU to never tell the neighbours why I was admitted to hospital last night?

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I've realised the title sounds very ominous. It's not. Bear with, bear with.

So yesterday evening, with a 2 year old in bed and newborn twins on my lap, I started to notice a stabbing pain low in my tummy. Within ten minutes my boyfriend had had to remove said offspring from me while I crawled naked upstairs in agony. And ten minutes after this he was ringing an ambulance because I was mute with pain.

By the time I came downstairs for said ambulance, he had half the contents of our local pub in our kitchen taking orders on how to look after our brood, while I hobbled into the pain van, guiltily knowing I was taking with me my EBF newborns' breakfast, lunch and dinner. And leaving my toddler to wake to the neighbourhood and its mum (literally) downstairs.

Well, upon arrival at hospital, the pain actually soon subsided. To the point that I was sent home.
It was passed off as a medical mystery, and we could relieve our kind friends and family of their duties (and allow them the resume the birthday house party my boyfriend had also interrupted in search of babysitters, and re-park the cars he'd rallied while waiting for the ambulance).

Well upon waking today, I've pottered about, still in pain, confused and a little concerned, and sent thank you messages around.

Everyone went out about an hour ago, and left me with the newborns for a while. Thought I'd take the opportunity to go to the loo...

WIBU to never, ever tell the entire neighbourhood, the in laws, and my sweet, wharp speed boyfriend that it turns out it was all because of a massive poo?

I too remember having truly bad pain after 2nd baby, i also thought i must have part of the afterbirth still inside as the pain felt like labour pains...i was told it was usual with 2nd births and it is your uterus returning to normal..After Birth Pains...but there was then no mention of it the book i read about childbirth..if only i had been alerted to it then at least i would have known..shame you also didnt know to expect this..

Had severe abdominal pain twice a few days after giving birth - first time it was massive constipation (they saw it on the x-ray and gave me an enema - oh the relief!) but the second time it turned out to be an infection in my uterus so if I had ignored it the second time thinking it was just poo again I could have ended up very ill.

Also just tell the neighbours it was an acute severe attack of gastritis.

Oh you poor thing, from someone who suffers from loads of stomach issues, the pain can be debilitating and I'm glad you got some relief.

Without being too disgusting I actually love the feeling of a good clear out

I'd be loud & proud about it:

my poo, so awesome in its hugeness, took the entire A&E department, plus divers enemas both colonic & phosphate (ect ect - add much embellishment & pantomime mwah-ha-ha's) before it consented to greet the world ... you'd never have to buy yourself a drink again!

No yanbu to keep your poo baby a secret.

Post partum poo pain is the pits. I had a CS and actually thought they'd left placenta behind when my body prepared to evacuate.
I swear 8lb 3 ds was smaller than the poo I gave birth to

And we wonder why the NHS, especially A&E is on its knees.

What a spectacularly twatty comment. Yours too, Jessikita (or should I call you chaussette?)

Just wanted to add that I had a series of lost partum poos that were the girth of the toilet pipe where the water level is -my husband was aghast 😱 I haven't been able to tell anyone about it for the shame 😂

FenceSitter01: So, you can get a “professionals opinion” but you want to blame OP (and others like her), for going to get a “professionals opinion” on severe pain she had shortly after childbirth to twins? Are you daft? What is A & E for, in your opinion, if not for a possible emergency. Do you not comprehend how many life-threatening issues the OP could’ve had so soon after childbirth? I know a professional does and I would guarantee if the OP had put a call out to her midwife, she’d be sent to A & E, “just in case”. Better her going and being alright, then her let someone like you stop her from going and it being serious...even possibly life-threatening. Just cause you suggest that’s not what they’re there for.

This is 3 months old..

I know Tenancy, I saw the date. That doesn’t change that what she said could cost someone their life because they don’t want to be labeled as someone wasting -NHS funds.