Will you poop during a normal birth?

Pregnant women may encounter various situations during natural childbirth. Many first-time mothers are very worried. They hear that some pregnant women may experience defecation or urination during natural childbirth and feel embarrassed. In fact, it is possible for pregnant women to defecate during normal childbirth, mainly because of excessive force and abdominal pressure causing defecation. This is a very normal thing, don't worry. The following is a brief introduction for everyone.

You may poop during childbirth

Defecation during childbirth is clinically seen. The main reason for this is that a lot of abdominal pressure is needed to help the fetus be delivered. When the abdominal pressure is very high, it will cause defecation or urination. But please rest assured that medical staff will not laugh at pregnant mothers for this, and pregnant mothers do not need to feel embarrassed or ashamed about it. So, you might poop during childbirth.

Don't hold your bowels before giving birth

Holding urine and feces before delivery is a very bad practice, which will bring a lot of unnecessary trouble and harm to delivery. This is because the uterus is located between the bladder and rectum. After pregnancy, the uterus of the pregnant woman will gradually increase in size, which will make the uterus, bladder and rectum closer together. During childbirth, the uterus will automatically perform powerful contractions and rhythms to promote the delivery of the fetus. However, if the bladder and rectum are filled with urine and feces at this time, the volume of the bladder and rectum will increase, which will inevitably cause backlog of pressure on the uterus, which is not conducive to uterine contraction and has an adverse effect on delivery. Moreover, holding urine and feces during childbirth can cause damage to the mother's bladder, urethra, and anal sphincter, and can easily lead to urine retention and difficulty in defecation after delivery.

In addition, the increased abdominal pressure during delivery may also lead to the involuntary leakage of urine and feces, which can contaminate the vulva, be detrimental to the health of the newborn and the mother, and easily cause infection. Therefore, it is very necessary for the mother to empty her bowels and bladder before giving birth.

Enema before delivery

After delivery, due to the pressure caused by uterine contractions, pregnant women are prone to constipation, which causes feces to accumulate in the intestines. The sigmoid colon is located on the left rear side of the small pelvis. If there is a large amount of feces accumulated in this section of the intestine, it will often affect the smooth descent and rotation of the fetal head during delivery, thus hindering the progress of labor. Therefore, it is best for a doctor to perform an enema before delivery to clear out the feces in the intestines, reduce the resistance of the birth canal, and allow the delivery process to proceed smoothly. In addition, if enema is not performed to empty the stool, the mother may want to defecate during delivery, which will cause feces to contaminate the birth canal and easily cause postpartum infection.

Therefore, after the labor process begins, if time permits and the pregnant woman has no contraindications to enema, she should cooperate with the doctor to receive enema to clear out the feces accumulated in the intestine, which is beneficial to delivery.

Enema is just a flushing with water by the doctor

Embarrassing things that may happen during childbirth

1. Repeatedly being questioned

The contractions are already strong enough, and the obstetrician has to repeatedly reach into the pregnant mother's lower body to determine the dilation of the cervix. If the cervix is ​​dilated to ten fingers, it means that the birth can be smooth. Many pregnant mothers even feel that digital examination is a hundred times more uncomfortable than uterine contractions.

2. You have to be shaved before giving birth!

There is a term in the delivery room for pubic hair shaving - skin preparation. Once you enter the delivery room, no pregnant woman can escape this hurdle. Whether it is a natural birth or a caesarean section, this is the only way. The reason for doing this is to reduce the chances of postpartum touching. In addition, skin preparation also facilitates the episiotomy surgery and the smooth delivery of the fetus from the birth canal.

3. Pooping and urinating while giving birth?

When a woman is giving birth, it is common for her to have to urinate and defecate as she can no longer hold it in. After all, when you push during contractions, it feels like you are pooping. Moreover, when the baby came out, it was like a thousand-year-old shit. The taste was so sour and refreshing!

4. Do I need to undergo surgery for a normal birth?

Even if the doctor tells you that you are in good condition in all aspects and can have a natural birth, you will still most likely have to undergo surgery. This is because if the fetus is relatively large, the doctor will need to perform an episiotomy to assist in the smooth delivery process.

In addition, if the fetus is too large or improper force is used, lacerations may easily occur during delivery. Severe lacerations can even completely tear the vagina to the anus... In foreign countries, doctors will try not to perform episiotomy on mothers, because they believe that natural lacerations are more conducive to postpartum recovery, while most domestic doctors tend to perform episiotomy on mothers.

5. Vomiting while giving birth, the style of painting is so strange!

Do you think morning sickness is something that only happens in the early stages of pregnancy? You are so silly and naive. In addition to the early stages of pregnancy, vomiting can also occur before delivery. My best friend Xiao Ai is a typical example of this. During normal delivery, when the cervix is ​​dilated to 4cm and 8cm, many pregnant women will experience vomiting symptoms. Some even vomit until there is nothing left to vomit, and even vomit very bitter bile. But doctors will tell you that this is normal - once you feel nauseous and want to vomit, it means you are not far from giving birth!

Health Tips

Although using an enema can reduce the possibility of stool passing onto the delivery bed, it cannot completely eliminate stool. Because this is a normal phenomenon during childbirth, there is no need to be confused about it. In short, to explain it in simple terms: intestinal peristalsis always exists during the delivery process.