asked before but first poo after episiotomy/stitches?

[yuletopian99]

That's it really! Terrified!

Told it's only a small cut but the whole area feels swollen, stiff and NOT what you'd want for going to the loo...

Any advice/tips hugely well received..

Thanks for all the responses! Far far tmi but managed it yesterday, after taking pots of lactulose/dried fruit and using folded pad as suggested it wasn't as awfully painful as I'd feared. Probably the most cautious poo I've had for a long time though...
Think it helped that i asked the community mw where and what exactly my cut & stitches were, so knew it wasn't say a 3rd degree tear to deal with, which gave me confidence.

P.s. Happy New Year! (on that note!)

Laculose, lots of water, hold a maternity pad on the stitches and take your time. Took me 5 days to work up the courage!

Glicerine suppositories

Its not that bad..i had the same and the thought of going is worse than actually going. I had fybogel which seemed to soften everything up......nice i know.hehe.xx

Well done OP! After my second baby I had the mantra 'don't think just poo' (and made sure I kept up the lactulose stuff) rather than getting all scared thinking about it and putting it off for days.

I was terrified about the first post-episiotomy poo, but actually I just sat there and breathed like I was in labour, which helped!!!! It meant I couldn't get any more piles and I didn't have to strain. Felt great after the first one, and far less scary

Here’s my guide to your first scared poo after stitches:

1. make sure you’re alone, relaxed and baby is asleep or with your mum.
2. take a constipation tablet, suppository And a pain killer.
3. lean forward on the toilet, this will help.
4. you might think the pain is going to kill you but it won’t. Push that bit between your weeing bit and your pooing bit. It is weak now you’ve had kids. Just press it and the poo will come out.
5. you will feel so much better when it’s done!

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