Constipation

Hello! After your vaginal birth how long did you have constipation for?

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I had a c section and it took me a week or a week and half to have my first bowel movement after I delivered

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i was constipated during my 5 day stay after the c section but after that i was okay the first day home but they had to give me magnesium milk or something like that it was a laxative otherwise i would’ve suffered longer lol i was dying already for 3 days

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For my vaginal, I had issues for the first 5 weeks. I only went when I took a stool softener! I think I finally became normal at 8 weeks PP

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I was taking some random stool softener for the first 3-4 weeks and it was very very painful to go. then, I was recommended miralax and that got me going so regular and so smoothly! I will be going straight to it after this pregnancy!

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U need to get a stool softener restrolax is available on amazon. Need to avoid straining.
It was more than a week I think. Also add more fiber in your diet.

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i pooped the day after 🤪it was fine!

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4 days

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11 months postpartum and still struggling with it on and off again 🫩🫩🫩. Iv been so constipated this week it’s been awful. Been miralaxing and benifibering it . Juice . Idk for some people pelvic floor issues never go away .

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4 days for me. I took a stool softener daily starting after birth. Now 2 weeks postpartum. Still take stool softener on occasion but things are returning to normal.

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I was on lactose (poo softener) I went 3days post section was not painful and very easy. I started taking it immediately after giving birth, trust me it helps

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