Going for a number 2 🥲

Currently 3 days PP after a c section. Finding the trapped wind so incredibly painful like it is travelling up to my shoulder making sleeping impossible. I have lactulose (stool softener) but I also still have not been able to go to the toilet. How long did it take people to go? Any tips or tricks with it and the wind too? Really struggling mentally too and all this physical pain does not make it any easier 🥲

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Hii! I’m 7 days PP.. the gas pains were so bad 😭 my husband massaged my behind really hard and it helped release. It took 6 days for me to use the bathroom even after taking stool softener in the hospital.

My first it took 4/5 days and with my 2nd it only took 2 days

I had the most painful cramps because of the trapped wind. I was literally screaming in agony as if they were contractions. I drank peppermint tea, and had lactulose and movicol daily. It took 4/5 days. Actually going was absolutely fine so don’t worry about that part. Remember not to strain but it should fine with all the lactulose! Hang in there mama x

After my surgery I remember me and my partner driving somewhere and I had the most horrendous bowl movement pains they felt like contractions again they were so uncomfortable I had to rush back to the house 🤦🏼‍♀️

If ok with your doctor, take Simethicone, peppermint tea, maalox/mylanta (one of them), and walk around.

I don’t think I pooped for like 5 days and it sucked

I was 5 days.

Try chewing gum for the wind.

Peppermint tea is really good on your tummy. Your body will do it when it’s ready. You are in the thick of it right now. It will get better ❤️‍🩹

I keep hearing about this but i never experienced this at all 🤔does anyone know the cause?

the theatre drugs (along with the painkillers) are incredible but cause constipation, like a lot of medicine in general. So they give you lactoluse to take alongside to hopefully avoid it. Morphine, codiene etc blocks you up for a few days xx

I just cried myself to sleep after taking as many painkiller as im allowed, im sorry youre going through this

Hi I had this when I had my EMCS in April. I took lactulose too and prunes helped and ate lots of salad and plenty of fluids helped. I passed stool on day 4 though and ended up needing suppository twice otherwise wouldn't be discharged home.

It took me 7 days with laxatives every day as well 😬 I wa so worried but after that first time it got a lot better x

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Oh my God, oh my God I hope this is not true!!!! I’m kind of scared

I’ve been throwing up and taking a shit all night!!! I just hope that it’s not what I think it is

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Has anyone else had it flagged that their baby is in the bottom 5th percentile for head size?

They said everything was fine whilst we were in the scan and then I got a phone call the next day saying that it’s on the small side and we’re being referred to a paediatric specialist at St George’s. Has anyone else had this and how did things go??

Would you bring 9 week old to a family party of 35+ people?

These are also people who will want to pass the baby around and get a turn to hold him. He just got his 2 month shots two days ago

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What movement did people start to introduce? I won’t do anything too vigorous until I’ve seen the pelvic physio as I don’t want to compromise anything that may have been extremely weakened through pregnancy! But just wondering what types of classes/movement people started off with?

Induction experience

I just wanted to share my experience with being induced as I wasn’t sure what to expect and thought it may help others.

I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

I then had my first dose of the gel and definitely noticed a difference, I started experiencing period like cramps almost immediately however they were light and manageable. After 6 hours I had another cervix check and although my cervix was soft it was still only 1cm and was only open at the front. I had another dose of the gel and felt an increase in pressure and more intense cramping where I now required pain relief (codeine). After another 6 hours I had another cervix check and I had now dilated to 2-3cm however was still quite difficult to get all the way through so a third gel was recommended which I agreed to.

Almost immediately I noticed the difference and was in considerable pain, I had paracetamol and codeine however the contractions had now become intense and a lot closer together (around 3 minutes apart). After a couple of hours I had my last cervix check and was 4cm and taken down to the Labour ward to have my waters broken and an epidural.

I had been in my room for approx 20minutes when my waters broke by themselves and I was now 10cm and actively pushing…. There was no time for the epidural and my beautiful girl arrived into the world within 2 minutes of pushing.

All in all I would say the cramps/contractions were manageable up until the third gel where it became pretty unbearable however it was for a very short time a gas and air helped take the edge off. The worst part about any of it was actually the later cervix checks where after stimulating the cervix my contractions were at their most painful.

If I had to be induced again I would skip the balloon and opt for the gels immediately as thy had a quicker effect and I would have been out a lot sooner if I had done this to begin with.

One more thing, I’ve never believed when people say “you forget the pain once they’re here” but I can honestly say this is true. It’s been 4 days and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

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