Pregnancy - Third Trimester

princess31 · May 13th, 2008, 16:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Margerle

You may be clearing out now ladies, but make sure you are on some fiber and drinking plenty because after baby gets here, you might be in for a BIG surprise a week or so after giving birth.

Also tucks pads with witchhazel help on the bum... takes the firey ass feeling away.

(They'll also be good for after you deliver vaginally. Wipe across your hooha with the Tucks and you might even lay one or two over the top of your pad to get close to the perenium.)

Sorry if this is a stupid question but what are "tucks"? And is it normal to be clogged up after birth then?

cparks1 · May 13th, 2008, 17:34 PM

I've been clogged up my whole pregnancy, there have been times I've almost cried when going cause of the pain (sorry if TMI). I just try to take Metamucil (yuk!!), it's really not that bad, it's just thick so I try to slam it like a shot, then I take stool softners on top of that.

So, I need to expect having the hershey squirts in the future???

Oh goody, the joys of being pregnant.

cparks1 · May 13th, 2008, 17:37 PM

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Originally Posted by princess31

Sorry if this is a stupid question but what are "tucks"? And is it normal to be clogged up after birth then?

TUCKS are for helping relieve hemorrhoids and cleaning the affected area. They really do help, I've had to use them and will probaby use them after birth to clean the lower region.

Tezzy · May 13th, 2008, 17:59 PM

im going through this now... didnt realise it was a general pregnancy thing though! lol

Samantha675 · May 13th, 2008, 18:58 PM

I would die without Tucks and wet wipes. Hemroids SUCK!!!

Margerle · May 13th, 2008, 19:39 PM

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Originally Posted by princess31

Sorry if this is a stupid question but what are "tucks"? And is it normal to be clogged up after birth then?

Tucks pads

Yes, it is normal for things to slow down "down there" after birth. Birthing is a fairly traumatic process for the nether regions and it takes a week to ten days to get things back up to speed. So some people experience pretty significant constipation after birth. Some (like me) felt like the first poop was like giving birth again.

Here's more threads on this topic from the boards here:

Fear of going to the bathroom

MOM's First Poo after delivery

Margerle · May 13th, 2008, 19:41 PM

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Originally Posted by cparks1

So, I need to expect having the hershey squirts in the future???

Oh goody, the joys of being pregnant.

Yep, the body does a 'purging' prior to labor. It can be full on hershey squirts or just loose.

Hang in there mama, we're almost done!

Holldoll · May 14th, 2008, 04:37 AM

Mine has been pretty loose all through pregnancy, but today it's gotten a LOT worse! I've been at least 5 times today!! I think a lot of it has to do with the pineapple though.

mickey · May 14th, 2008, 06:38 AM

I did not have the runs before I went into labour, just had twice as much bowel movement as normally

Ratty · May 14th, 2008, 07:26 AM

Toria, don't worry I'm like you, I'm still my normal regular self. Nothing is happening .....

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