It has to be asked!!!

[Erika]

Were you worried about pooping during labour?

What about during labour?

[Jo]

I never worried about it, but I did do it and started cracking up. The midwives had me drink castor oil to get me into labor. I think they might have regretted the decision when it came time for me to push!:lmao

They told me not to be embarrassed. I told them I wasn't but I was laughing because I was glad that they were down at that and not me!LOL

[Amy J]

that was the last thing on my mind. I was just hoping that I could push them out without killing myself! I never wondered about it until someone asked after I had Tristan. I'm fine not knowing if I did or not though!

[YourMom]

I was worried about it with Francesca, but it turned out not to matter -- I didn't really poop from the time labour started (Tues. afternoon) until she was 5 or 6 days old.

[Erika]

I was worried about it until I went into labour. then I didn't give a toss....until the pushing part.

Up until the labour was going fabulously. But the feeling of pushing is so similar to pooping that every instinct in me wanted to stop this happening while there were people in the room (I try and pretend that pooping and anything to do with that doesn't exist :lmao And I'm usually and extremely hard person to embarrass). So I'm clammed up and it took 40 minutes to unclam me and push the baby out.

In the end, I have absolutely no idea if I pooped or not. James says no but then again, I did make him swear to never reveal to me one way or the other. I want to live in the fantasy that he has never seen that come out of me!

[Lisa]

not that i can remember. With Robert I didn't think about it and now since it's all c-sections I don't have to worry about it LOL

[Beka]

yep i worried about it all 4 times but all 4 times i guess i have been too empty to end up actually doing it LOL - with first 3 kids i did nothing but go to the loo for the 24 hours prior to their labour & in very early labour so entirely empty for pushing stage and with Loks i was violently sick for around 36 hours before hand hardly keeping even water down so again - empty i guess LOL

[Mary]

I was very worried about it! When I started pushing the first time I was holding back some because I didn't want to do it. I finally gave it up and started pushing as hard as I could. The first two times I took the "don't ask, don't tell" approach -- I didn't ask if I'd done it and I made dh promise not to say one way or the other if he saw anything so I really don't know if I did or not. I may have the first time because I pushed for 40 minutes but the second time he was out in 2.5 pushes and I was so stopped up I doubt that was enough to work up a poop! LOL

This last time I was REALLY worried because at least in the hospital there's a big bag at the end of the bed and stuff just goes right in there and you never know about it. This time I was going to be in my house, in a tub of water, and we were going to have to scoop it out with a fish net! LOL I was mortified at the thought of dh seeing that. But I am pleased to say it didn't happen. I guess maybe because I wasn't actually pushing, myself -- she just pushed her own way out. And it only took a few pushes, too, so, again, not enough time to have anything else come out. ;)

[Erika]

:lmao Mary. Ah I remember your fish net discussions.

[Sam]

I didn't with Ross because I had an enema,to my knowledge I didn't with Elliot either.

I did with Jack and Jasmine. I was pretty embarrased afterwards with Jazz because I pushed once and popped,then pushed again and she was born so they didn't have time to clear it up,my placenta got stuck and they still hadn't cleaned it away and it was smelly ;) and sitting there for everyone to look at and smell. With Jack they cleared it up instantly.

It crossed my mind,it didn't worry me a great deal,but the thought was there. I was more worried about farting,my mum was there with Ross and I farted a lot LOL

ETA I got over the embarrassment of Tom seeing my poop,he had seen so much worse in my pregnancy LOL we are VERY open about bodily functions,very open but it was the lack of dignity that got me feeling silly but I didn't care that he saw my poo,he sees everything anyway.

[yummymommy]

I thought about it, I warned Mark it could happen, he was more grossed out about it than I, whatever, its poop, everyone does it and Im pushing a fricken baby out! if something else comes out too then oh well, shit happens :giggle I dont think I did either time, no one told me and I didnt feel anything, and I dont think I even farted!

[Lori]

I wasn't worried about it, but I did. I pushed for 4-1/2 hours, so pretty much everything came out. Like Heather, I didn't really care much when it happened. I just wanted the baby out!

[Desirae]

I was a little worried about it... only cause I KNEW I'd be totally embarrased. I'm not sure if I did or didn't.

[Kate]

I can't say I ever really thought about it...and to this day I have no idea whether I did or I didn't.

Looking at it now, I was more freaked out with the fact that I had forceps in me to pull Maia out for a fear of pooping to have room in my head.