Delivering a Baby.

[MG]

Someone mentioned this and I wanted to know if it's true or were they just being sarcastic....Ladies, while pushing and try to deliver a baby, have you ever heard of anyone "pooping" also?

[natalie_1982]

My auntie's a midwife and it's quite common. I used to think she was winding me up but when I sat thought about it (you have to though, don't you?) it seems quite an easy thing to do!

[andy hughes]

It's common for women who have received an epidural, which removes muscle control in tandem with pain relief, and I understand it is common in normal childbirth - the bowel and uterus muscles are not sufficiently sophisticated to differentiate to which area the 'push' impulse is being directed, so they both perform at the same time.

[MrsCheeks]

It is true!!! Not done it meself but know someone who did - she didnt give a monkeys about the embarrassment factor cos as she said, when you have your nether regions on show to all and sundry you leave your inhibitions on the doorstep rofl.

[natalie_1982]

When my auntie was telling me (thi is why I wasn't sure if it was a wind up) she said that one of the women thought she'd given birth or was on her way and it only a big poo! lmao

[Casey]

Yes it is very true, my mum said it happened with her when she had me but the midwife just quickly shifted it and continued to deliver me!

[andy hughes]

It happened to a lady I worked with - she delivered and then 'delivered' in front of a room full of students, one of whom piped up and asked if she was Mrs ----, the student knew her husband!

[Hgrove]

Some time ago someone posted a question: "The truth about giving birth" - http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Search/Question46074-3.asp?Pa ge=2&SearchText=giving%20birth and a number of the replies appended dealt with this particular aspect of giving birth.

[enigma]

I have two little girls and I am currently seven months pregnant with my third child. Funnily enough , this was a question which I had raised with my hubby just a few days ago (due to the fact that I had terrible constipation and had commented that I felt as if I was giving birth ..... we won't go into that though ! )and I had also heard that some women do actually have a little accident whilst giving birth. I remembered being asked on both occasions when I gave birth to my daughters , when I had last had a bowel movement. Luckily this has never happened to me as I have always been empty before giving birth but I dare say it is very common. After all , when the baby is travelling down the birth canal they press heavily against the back passage and that excessive pressure is bound to cause unpleasant side effects ! As MrsCheeks quite rightly said though , when you are giving birth you do leave your dignity at the door and pick it up again on the way out so I suppose the best thing to do would just be to laugh it off if it happened.

[blueeyedlass]

the midwife sees this as an encouraging sign that labour is progressing well and your only slightly aware that it has happened anyway as ur in so much pain.