Since pushing to deliver and pushing for a poop are sorta the same its possible, but remember they are all medical professionals and it will simply be cleaned up and you probably will never even know. I would eat before you go to the hospital because you do not know how long labor will last. Also remember during labor you can have ice chips, suckers, hard candy, and sometimes (if you have a nice nurse) popsicles.Being induced on Sunday! Any advice, tips etc.?
you should definitely eat. it takes a while for them to get everything set up and for the contractions and everything to start. so you will have time to go to the bathroom. i was induced with my first and had plenty of time before anything started. plus, i would rather go during labor than to be starving the entire time lol. and if you do go, you probably wont even know it and you definitely wont care.
*congrats btw!
i got induced with both of my kids. thanks to god it was the best experience ever. i was worried about going into labor at a weird time of day or middle of the night, but babies just did not wanna be born on time. i liked the fact that everything was planned. (arrange baby sitting if needed) take a shower, pack your bag and go to hospital. I took the epidural before i even got induced, so no pain. my doctor knew my pain tolerance level was less than zero :)) u cant eat 12 hours before induction, and you do starve, but the ice chips they give you help alot with the hunger. They say its normal to have a bowel movement during the pushing.. doctors expect it, plus you'll be too busy to even think about it... or even feel it if you get the epidural.
hope this helps.. have an easy and painless labor.
there is no right or wrong way to do this, if you are hungry eat if you are not dont! dont panic this is a wonderful thing try to relax, and just so you know i ate 2 hr's before i went into full on labour, i was sick but i didnt poop on the table as long as u relax it is not a problem, (plus the midwifes are trained to sort this out and make it as discreet as possible!) GOOD LUCK!
You WILL have to eat as you will need the energy. Sometimes they give you an enema to avoid the pooping situation, but I guarantee you, you will not be caring about poop when you're pushing your baby out.
Try (although it won't be easy) to get plenty of sleep and a good high carb meal beforehand. I swear it'll help.
Oh wow!!! congratulations!!
I was induced too 'coz my water broke and they wanted to speed things up.
My doctor advised me to eat something before they started with the pitocin 'coz once they start it, you can't eat. Trust me, you would need a lottt of energy for later...
But go easy on the food...nothing too oily or heavy...I had some chic noodle soup and a veggie burger... u can have sthing similar...
I had the same concern that I might poop..but when i asked my doc tht...she said i need not worry abt tht...and most ppl poop while pushing and they clean it off and not to think abt it...
So good luck for ur delivery!! and congratulations...
When i went to my induction they told me not to get after 8 the night before good luck and congrats Dont worry about pooing thats the last thing youll be thinking about. trust me after 2 kids all my husband can think about is what it looks like when the baby comes out lol
Their doctors. They see bodily fluids and wastes all the time. Its part of their job. For yours and the baby's sake get a good breakfast and lunch in. Then a snack before you go so that you will have plenty of energy. You don't want to be miserable with pain AND hungry.
just eat something light...I couldn't eat...early labor was rough on me and I didn't feel like eating...if you poop you poop...it happens and they are used to it. do not starve yourself so you don't poop..you need your energy for pushing!
I'd eat personally but otherwise just try to relax. The more relaxed you can keep yourself and your environment the easier things will be...at least that worked for me. Good luck.
People poop. It's not a big deal. Doctors see it all the time and you don't even notice it when you are in labor.
eat. you will need your energy and poop will happen weather you eat or not. The dr is used to this and will just clean it up. You wont even know it has happened
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Pretty much everybody poops while they are pushing, it doesn't matter if you haven't eaten in 24 hours, you still have stuff in there. The nurses remove it as it comes and we are totally used to it (and we usually don't make a face either). Eat a medium sized breakfast, try to make it fibery like bran flakes and fruit and have some protein too like one or two eggs (try to eat about mid morning - 10ish). Typically you don't get to eat during labor (unless you have a slow form of induction, then they might let you have something light). You don't want to go into induction starving, you'll need the energy to deal with the contractions and to push.
The type of induction you have makes for different types of advice needed. If you need to have your cervix ripened (because it isn't soft or slightly opened), you'll probably get some form of prostaglandin either as a vaginal suppository or taken orally. I don't have any experience with the oral, but if it's vaginal suppository, it could take up to 12 hours before you are in active labor, then start Pitocin in the IV to augment it. If you are already opened a bit and just need an extra push to move things along, you'll get Pitocin in the IV. Depending on how responsive your body is, you could go very fast or you could take several hours (especially if this is your first). Just know going in, that once they start induction, it does not mean you will deliver very soon (it does happen very fast sometimes, but not always), so be patient with the process and try to not get frustrated.
Don't feel any shame if you need pain medicine or want the epidural. Natural labor is painful enough, but induction is even more so because you are pushing yourself into it. Usually if you are not opening, it's because you are in pain and therefore tense, once you take something for pain, you'll relax and open up. The pain medicine will NOT completely take away the pain, it will help you to relax and cope with it better and maybe even sleep in between contractions. The epidural makes you completely numb from just below the rib cage down, so pretty much no pain, but you should still be aware of the pressure of the baby's head coming down; this is good, it'll help you to know where to push when it's time.
Best of luck and congratulations on being almost done!
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