What were / are your "silly" birthing fears??

Sternchen · Jan 15th, 2008, 05:09 PM

I was absolutely terrified that I was going to poop while I was giving birth.

ellacoach · Jan 15th, 2008, 05:10 PM

OMG, I was just going to post that! I didn't care if I did anything else but I DID NOT want to poop! Luckily, I didn't, but honestly, if I did, at the point I was in labor, I don't think I would have cared!!!

Sternchen · Jan 15th, 2008, 05:38 PM

hahaha, I didn't poop either and I don't think I would have cared (or even noticed)...but I would have definitely been mortified afterwards

gillianna · Jan 15th, 2008, 05:55 PM

I thought I would scream. The lady giving birth in the next room was a screamer and I had to listen to her for hours while I was in labor and I though OMG what if I did the same thing??? Lucky I was very quiet.....

zooba · Jan 15th, 2008, 06:03 PM

Was really dreading having a nurse help me go to the bathroom after birth. At my hospital you had to urinate to get discharged out of labor/delivery.

I can barely use a public restroom and had to run water to go.

ILuvMyHusband · Jan 15th, 2008, 06:34 PM

totally the pooping thing! DH always jokes that he's going to ask about that in our childbirth class

DlkinVegas · Jan 15th, 2008, 06:46 PM

Pooping. I didnt, but I did pee in my bed-haha. My nurse was horrible so in a sick way I was happy & considered it payback.

acegirl · Jan 15th, 2008, 07:55 PM

LOL, add me for the poop thing!

scarlett_2005 · Jan 15th, 2008, 09:09 PM

I too was afraid of pooping.

miSsxhuStLer · Jan 15th, 2008, 09:27 PM

My friend is a doctor and said that a lot of women poop during labor, but they are in so much pain that most of the time, they don't notice. I don't have any kids yet, but this is definitely one of my fears as well!

DlkinVegas · Jan 15th, 2008, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by miSsxhuStLer

My friend is a doctor and said that a lot of women poop during labor, but they are in so much pain that most of the time, they don't notice. I don't have any kids yet, but this is definitely one of my fears as well!

I had a nurse tell me the same. She said a good majority of women poop but the nurses clean it so quick you never even know. She also said that usually if the mom asks if they pooped, they will say no. It really is no big deal. Even now I think who cares really if I would have pooped. They tell you to push like you are having a bowel movement, anyway.
Nurses clean bodily fluids all the time I cant imagine they would even give it a second thought.

glamourgirlpink · Jan 15th, 2008, 11:10 PM

My "silly" fear is the burning pain of the epidural being administered. I've heard everything from "you don't even feel it" to "I cried because it the burning was so bad". I'm hoping I'm one of those who doesn't feel it very much! Silly fear when you consider the good the epdiural is doing...

fashion16 · Jan 16th, 2008, 09:48 AM

I am afraid of the whole freakin' thing!!! I will be totally honest. I am afraid of the contractions, of the labor, the epidural, the possibility of tearing the whole nine. I am a huge wimp for needles though. I scream when I get my blood drawn. No joke.....but somehow the hopes for a baby make you put all of that aside.

ellacoach · Jan 16th, 2008, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by fashion16

I am afraid of the whole freakin' thing!!! I will be totally honest. I am afraid of the contractions, of the labor, the epidural, the possibility of tearing the whole nine. I am a huge wimp for needles though. I scream when I get my blood drawn. No joke.....but somehow the hopes for a baby make you put all of that aside.

I hate needles too, but I was in so much pain from my contractions that I was begging for an epidural! And then I felt nothing so it was totally worth it!

berryblondeboys · Jan 16th, 2008, 10:55 AM

I had two fears - poop and needing to be sponge bathed for clean - up afterwards. Well, guess what - BOTH fears came to be.

I BARELY noticed that I pooped (didn't second time). I was pushing and next thing I know a chuck under my butt was quickly folded in half and thrown away - like in two seconds flat. i BARELY noticed and had to ask my DH afterwards, "Did I poop" and "yep" was the answer.... and while it's embarassing to think about it, it was also so obvious an "expected" thing.

Then, with my first birth I hemorrhaged and couldn't get up out of bed without assistance becuase I was so weak. So, she gave me a sponge bath to clean me up and you know what, it actually felt good to have the warm water on my legs and back and pubic area (I had gotten quite messy from the hemorrhage)...

I also didn't want to be NAKED because i was self conscious about my body, but after I was in labor for awhile, I was in the room buck naked after coming out of the showers and coming back to the bed. I SOOOO didn't care. it was the nurse who would put this HUGE preheated bath towel around me to keep me warm...

My mom always told me that I would lose my modesty after having a baby, and well, she was right! LOL

Jan 15th, 2008, 05:09 PM	#1
Sternchen We're having a boy!! Location: Beauty RAOK	What were / are your "silly" birthing fears?? I was absolutely terrified that I was going to poop while I was giving birth. __________________ My 2 wonderful girls, Nicole (5) and Julia (1) will be big sisters soon! My pregnancy blog

Jan 15th, 2008, 05:10 PM	#2
ellacoach Resistance is futile Location: East Coast	Re: What were / are your "silly" birthing fears?? OMG, I was just going to post that! I didn't care if I did anything else but I DID NOT want to poop! Luckily, I didn't, but honestly, if I did, at the point I was in labor, I don't think I would have cared!!!

Jan 15th, 2008, 05:38 PM	#3
Sternchen We're having a boy!! Location: Beauty RAOK	Re: What were / are your "silly" birthing fears?? hahaha, I didn't poop either and I don't think I would have cared (or even noticed)...but I would have definitely been mortified afterwards __________________ My 2 wonderful girls, Nicole (5) and Julia (1) will be big sisters soon! My pregnancy blog

Jan 15th, 2008, 05:55 PM	#4
gillianna Member	Re: What were / are your "silly" birthing fears?? I thought I would scream. The lady giving birth in the next room was a screamer and I had to listen to her for hours while I was in labor and I though OMG what if I did the same thing??? Lucky I was very quiet.....

Jan 15th, 2008, 06:03 PM	#5
zooba Member	Re: What were / are your "silly" birthing fears?? Was really dreading having a nurse help me go to the bathroom after birth. At my hospital you had to urinate to get discharged out of labor/delivery. I can barely use a public restroom and had to run water to go.

Jan 15th, 2008, 06:34 PM	#6
ILuvMyHusband Member	Re: What were / are your "silly" birthing fears?? totally the pooping thing! DH always jokes that he's going to ask about that in our childbirth class __________________

Jan 15th, 2008, 06:46 PM	#7
DlkinVegas Member Location: Las Vegas	Re: What were / are your "silly" birthing fears?? Pooping. I didnt, but I did pee in my bed-haha. My nurse was horrible so in a sick way I was happy & considered it payback. __________________ “Make sure you have a different opinion and people will talk about you.”

Jan 15th, 2008, 07:55 PM	#8
acegirl Member	Re: What were / are your "silly" birthing fears?? LOL, add me for the poop thing!

Jan 15th, 2008, 09:09 PM	#9
scarlett_2005 Crazy 4 LV Location: USA	Re: What were / are your "silly" birthing fears?? I too was afraid of pooping. __________________

Jan 15th, 2008, 09:27 PM	#10
miSsxhuStLer in LVoe... Location: orange county, ca	Re: What were / are your "silly" birthing fears?? My friend is a doctor and said that a lot of women poop during labor, but they are in so much pain that most of the time, they don't notice. I don't have any kids yet, but this is definitely one of my fears as well! __________________ don't let what others think decide who you are. Current Wishlist: Black Marc Jacobs Stam

Jan 15th, 2008, 11:10 PM	#12
glamourgirlpink Member	Re: What were / are your "silly" birthing fears?? My "silly" fear is the burning pain of the epidural being administered. I've heard everything from "you don't even feel it" to "I cried because it the burning was so bad". I'm hoping I'm one of those who doesn't feel it very much! Silly fear when you consider the good the epdiural is doing...

Jan 16th, 2008, 09:48 AM	#13
fashion16 Member	Re: What were / are your "silly" birthing fears?? I am afraid of the whole freakin' thing!!! I will be totally honest. I am afraid of the contractions, of the labor, the epidural, the possibility of tearing the whole nine. I am a huge wimp for needles though. I scream when I get my blood drawn. No joke.....but somehow the hopes for a baby make you put all of that aside.

Jan 16th, 2008, 10:55 AM	#15
berryblondeboys Member Location: VA (DC Burbs)	Re: What were / are your "silly" birthing fears?? I had two fears - poop and needing to be sponge bathed for clean - up afterwards. Well, guess what - BOTH fears came to be. I BARELY noticed that I pooped (didn't second time). I was pushing and next thing I know a chuck under my butt was quickly folded in half and thrown away - like in two seconds flat. i BARELY noticed and had to ask my DH afterwards, "Did I poop" and "yep" was the answer.... and while it's embarassing to think about it, it was also so obvious an "expected" thing. Then, with my first birth I hemorrhaged and couldn't get up out of bed without assistance becuase I was so weak. So, she gave me a sponge bath to clean me up and you know what, it actually felt good to have the warm water on my legs and back and pubic area (I had gotten quite messy from the hemorrhage)... I also didn't want to be NAKED because i was self conscious about my body, but after I was in labor for awhile, I was in the room buck naked after coming out of the showers and coming back to the bed. I SOOOO didn't care. it was the nurse who would put this HUGE preheated bath towel around me to keep me warm... My mom always told me that I would lose my modesty after having a baby, and well, she was right! LOL