Honestly now, whats the changes of crapping in labour?

[Mammie81]

My friends have only started telling me the full extent of their labours now Im pregnant. And 2 of them crapped... Id heard it before but when my friends gave me sugar coated versions of their labours, I thought, Ah it cant be that common!

So, through the anonymous medium of the internet forum, tell me, how common is this really?! And what can I do to stop it!!!

i did in one of my 3 labours.

We discussed this at ante natal class recently. Apparently sometimes you don't know when you have done it and the midwife just discreetly clears it away.

She doesn't hold up a soiled sheet and say "look what you've done!"

so hopefully you can pretend it never happened

high. But don't worry about it. You probably won't notice or care at the time.

Er... odds on. Sorry :o

Quite common, and far less embarrassing/distressing than you'd imagine. I did with both dd and ds - mws are v cool and collected about it, and it happens really right as the baby is about to come out, so, it really isn't what's on your mind at the time.

i think i did, you really don't care one way or the other so don't worry about it

Sorry... Im truly lowering the tone but... what if its a bit of a wet one. The chances of me doing a poo poo thats easily cleared away without anyone noticing is about -0

You would be surprised just how good at this MWs are. They've seen it all, you know.

I asked a midwive friend about this and she said the vast majority DO poo at the pushing stage. Maybe the reason most people say the didn;t is either because a) they are embarrased, or b) they don't actually know they did it. Believe me, there is so much pressure down there you can't really be sure what's going on!

snort! The midwife will notice whatever consistency it is.

Dignity out the winddow...

Seriously, you will not care at the time. Do not spend the rest of your pregnancy worrying. You can not stop yourself. Think of the muscles you will use to get your baby out safely, and think what else these muscles will expell from that area of your body.

Yep, daisy is right! Actually, poor DH had to wipe my arse because I didn't want the mw to see. Unfortunately I wasn't banking on the second one, which she got the full effect of. Oh the shame!

For the record, I think they're all of the er...wetter variety at that stage of the game :o

Yep. High. But you really won't, er, give a shit.

i didnt know i'd done anything in either of my labours..until my husband told me, 1st time he said 'you kept doing runny pooh but she wiped it away' 2nd time 'you did a pooh in the middle of the floor and they just left it there 4 ages' so there u go, if he hadnt told me i wouldnt have been any the wiser!!

This thread is making me laugh hysterically. Pregnancy and childbirth really is so glamourous.

I did both times and really didn't care at that point! I think it's the body clearing the way for delivery!

Seems to happen around transition from 2nd to 3rd stage. The midwives just wipe it away and are clearly totally used to it happening.

The alternative is giving everyone enemas prior to labour - which happened to my mum and sounded much worse!!

My advice re labour generally is just don't think about it too much in advance...!

I definitely did a small one with DS, prob with DD too but was a bit preoccupied to notice. With DS I remember going to the loo in early labour and having a sudden clear out (was a relief as had been a bit constipated), your body is pretty good at getting ready for labour.

Honestly don't worry, MWs will discreetly whip it away if it does happen...

Unless you give birth in the birthing pool and then you actually SEE the midwife scooping it out with a fishing net

i remember the midwives saying at antenatal classes that they would whip it away on a silver platter

And it is especially bad if you beleive all the old wives tales and have a curry the night before to try and get labour going!

i was same as broody; honestly didn't think i'd done anything until DH told me otherwise a few weeks after. Apparently the MW just dealt with it, both in the birthing pool and on the bed. Honestly, you will not care! :)

oops believe that should be

Food to avoid during the due week :

• Chilli
• Pizza
• Madras
• Tea (I do a special kind of 'tea poo' now that im pregnant)

Pretty high.

I did in both mine. I knew I did when I had DS as DH told me afterwards, 'though it was a very neat and tidy one'

Asked a midwife mate who said that, unless you get the urge to do a huge poo just before labour starts (apparently that's common), you're pretty likely to poo in the pushing stage.

My mate was on all fours and curled out a turd on her baby's head as she pushed him out!!! Apparently her DH fell about laughing and thought it was hilarious!

Trust me. I'm a bit of a prude as a rule, but you really couldn't care less when you're in the throes of labour!