I need to ask about pooing during childbirth when you’re on all fours…

lol I didn’t birth on all fours but I did birth on my back and I definitely pooped a little bit and I can tell you it was the last thing I was concerned about in the moment… I know it seems odd before going into the experience and embarrassing but you likely won’t notice or even be thinking about it when the time comes and if you do end up noticing you won’t care… and this is coming from someone who doesn’t even poop in front of their partner 😭

I’ve just had my 5th baby and from what I remember is out of all of them I only pooped with my second. I was up on my knees holding onto the back of the bed and the only reason I knew about it was felt them wipe it away. Honestly they didn’t mention anything

as above, i didn't birth on all fours but definitely did poo the first time and probably second time too, but it truly is the last thing on your mind in the moment😅

I pooed when I had my baby. It was when I was labouring on all fours. The only reason I know is because my husband told me he saw them cleaning it away. I was absolutely mortified that he witnessed that but he saw way worse things that day that he didn’t care whatsoever!

So I totally understand pooing on your back and not really caring because they’ll just whip it away, but I’m strongly concerned about pooing while on all fours and it firing itself into oblivion 😆

@Lena where did it go when you were on all fours? I feel like I’d assume it was my baby dropping out of me 😬

Honestly I was screaming in pain and thought I was dying so I have no idea where it went. I’m assuming it just fell on the floor and the midwives cleaned it up straight away.

I gave birth in a birthing pool and pooped, it even ended up on my birthing photos 🤣 I can only laugh about it now. I didnt care about the poop at all at the time and I think the midwives must have later scooped it out

I pooed twice giving birth 😂 once in the pool (out came a little fishing net LOL) and once when I was squatting down not in the pool. I was aware I had done it but midwives(and my partner!) made no fuss and cleaned up very discretely (I couldn’t see past my stomach anyway!) Looking back yeah it’s a bit embarrassing but at the time I honestly thought who cares I’ve got bigger things going on!!!

I pooed and both my partner and midwife’s head was down there 😂 I didn’t even care I just wanted the baby out and if poo was going to happen when I pushed then I made peace with it. The midwife didn’t say anything. I was on a bunch of birthing pads and she just used them to wipe it off and away 😂 I laugh to this day because my partner said he thought the baby was coming but instead a caterpillar poo just came out.

First time gave birth on my back, didn’t poo. Second time, on my knees, did poo, I could tell I had because I heard the midwife whisper to the other that she was going to just go and dispose of ‘this’ lol. Embarrassing but at the same time, they see it all the time and I really don’t think they care lol

And when you have the urge to push, it does just feel like you’re about to do the biggest poo

you won’t really have a choice when you’ll be pushing. if it happens, it happens, you cannot not be pushing during labour😆 and nurses see it everyday, it’s not something unnatural for them

Honestly, midwives are so professional. Poo means nothing to them. I did a placement at uni on a labour ward. It was amazing and saw many mothers poo during labour in all sorts of positions. They just get rid and you'll probably know nothing about it. Also not everyone poos so don't stress x

You really won’t care about this in Labour trust me I don’t know if I did or not I couldn’t feel it I was in agony screaming for almost 20 hours.

I've given vaginal births 3 times and never pooped, 2 x on my back, 1 standing up ( midwife walked in just in time to catch him). My sister gave birth on all fours and didn't poop, as I was watching . But as others have said it's natural and they clean you discreetly and it's honestly the last thing your thinking about. I did however wee with my first , all I could say was, I wee'd on my baby and the midwife was like it's all good we cleaned it up and it's only natural due to pressure.