Help! ***TMI BM***

[iWitch]

Hello ladies!

I gave birth on Wednesday & had a 2nd degree tear. I've arrived at the point where I need to have a BM but simply daren't!

I'm quite sore...tear is healing, not infected but I do have a hemorrhoid which is making sitting extremely uncomfortable.

I've been eating plenty of foods &
Drinking lots to try make the first one as easy as poss but I daren't do it. I've even tried the clean pard against stitches but still daren't!

Any advice? xx

 

[Baby Bean]

Easy to say but try and relax. It won't be as bad as you think. I was the same as you with dd, had a tear and stitches and held it in for a few days as I was petrified but when I went it wasn't too bad. Good luck!

 

[iWitch]

I'm trying. I thought I'd lay on bed for 10 with knees tucked up....fell asleep instead!! Whoops!! x

 

[CARNAT22]

Get someone to nip to the chemist and get some Lactulose.

I'd also try fruit (dates, figs, prunes)

Best of luck, I remember being scared to go and I didn't have any tears or stitches..

X

 

[Sparklisam]

Only advice is .... It's not as bad as you think it's gonna be !! I had an episiotomy and have never been soo scared !! But it wasn't bad atall xx

 

[iWitch]

I have lactulose in - never thought to try it! I'll take some of that. Gonna have a bath & try again. Thanks for reassurance ladies! xx

 

[purpleslurple]

It really won't be as bad as you think! Shuffle around on the toilet until you find the position that puts the least pressure on your stitches - I found bringing my knees together with my feet flat on the floor the optimal position!

 

[iWitch]

Success! Found some Movicol in the cupboard so had 2 sachets and it wasn't bad at all...didn't even hurt! Thanks again ladies xx

 

[Baby Bean]

Yay well done!

 

[iWitch]

I feel a massive sense of accomplishment.....how silly is that! xc

 

[Baby Bean]

Haha it's not silly at all. I'm dreading my first one after having this baby even though I know it wasn't too bad last time! The glamour of having kids!!!! X