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Queations about birth
Hello again everyone this is really embarrassing for me but there are some stuff about labor and birth that i have to make sure as i am a very shy person.
1.at the hospital, do i have to take off my clothes, can i wear it till i have to push or do i have to take it off so that the nurses can see.
2.i have quite alot of pubic hair that i dont want to shave, but its really embarrassing if i dont so what should i do.
3.i heard that people always poop when the starts pushing and i wonder how can i prevent it like is there and drink or something
there are tons of questions that i want to ask but these are the ones plauging me.Anybody who have gone through this please give you opinions and thoughts are also welcome
1.at the hospital, do i have to take off my clothes, can i wear it till i have to push or do i have to take it off so that the nurses can see.
2.i have quite alot of pubic hair that i dont want to shave, but its really embarrassing if i dont so what should i do.
3.i heard that people always poop when the starts pushing and i wonder how can i prevent it like is there and drink or something
there are tons of questions that i want to ask but these are the ones plauging me.Anybody who have gone through this please give you opinions and thoughts are also welcome
I'm just basing it on the 4 hospitals I've given birth at. Unfortunately they all pretty well stunk!
My mum had pethadine and couldnt move cause she felt SO dizzy... Couldnt even lift her head...... and she was So far Dialated she couldnt go for a wee by herself, so they put something there and made her go to the loo...
As long as I can change after wards its fine.. :)...
I hate wearing a bra when I am laying down or whatever....
And it will annoy me. And I kinda semi know what contactions feel like... from my thing last year and I'll kinda just wanna sleep if its gonna be a long labour... so my bra is off...
Delievery and Labour wards and stuff are rather hot as well anyways... and yyou'll get REALLY hot during labour... and the hosp gowns are rather thin which is good as well....
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As long as I can change after wards its fine.. :)...
I hate wearing a bra when I am laying down or whatever....
And it will annoy me. And I kinda semi know what contactions feel like... from my thing last year and I'll kinda just wanna sleep if its gonna be a long labour... so my bra is off...
Delievery and Labour wards and stuff are rather hot as well anyways... and yyou'll get REALLY hot during labour... and the hosp gowns are rather thin which is good as well....
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you will be given a gown to wear and if you are planning on skin to skin contact (which i highly recommend) you wont be able to wear a bra.
i was shaved. but it doesn't really matter.
as far as pooping im fairly sure i did but my nurse was cleaning my pads underneath me every minute i was pushing and my mom (who watched everything) said they had that part of me covered up and she didn't even know.
i was shaved. but it doesn't really matter.
as far as pooping im fairly sure i did but my nurse was cleaning my pads underneath me every minute i was pushing and my mom (who watched everything) said they had that part of me covered up and she didn't even know.
LosingMyMindinGA- it actually depends on the hospital regarding hospital gowns. More and more places are allowing women to wear what they choose so long as there is "access" for cervix checks. And I was always allowed to wear my bra if I so chose. And I didn't give birth at a birthing center and was given the option to bring my own gown. I just chose to use a hospital gown because there's no sense in ruining something of my own, LOL!
Spiket- AMEN TO THAT! The reason they don't allow women to eat during labor is due to the risk of possible asphyxiation in the event you were to have general anesthesia. The risk is SO SO SO minimal that the rule is RIDICULOUS. My midwives also let me eat during labor but I found I wasn't hungry by the time I got to the hospital anyway. If I had been I would've freely eaten for the energy (something healthy like nuts or trail mix or whatever).
Remember that while this may be embarrassing for you this is what labor and delivery nurses/doctors see on a daily basis. Also when you are in labor you honestly will not care if you are naked or robed or covered at all. Most pregnant women want to rip everything off of them because they are experiencing so many intense sensations that one more thing touching the skin can be very aggravating.
I'm VERY modest and giving birth (three times) wasn't a problem. Don't feel you have to shave (maybe trim a little at least) and you will get a hospital gown. If it would make you feel more comfortable to wear your own gown wear one that you don't mind ruining. You can wear a bra but no underwear. There will be many fluids, including blood, so definitely wear something that you may want to toss in the trash later. Target always has cute gowns!
As for pooping- like I said this is NORMAL. If you can see this link you should check it out. One of the top ten lists (more towards the end of this page) is about the TRUTH about POOP during delivery:
http://nursingbirth.com/category/ramblings/top-ten-lists/
The doctors and nurses see it all! It's normal. And you should not take something to give yourself diarrhea beforehand.
Cassandrajane- they only use a catheter if you have an epidural. They do not routinely insert a catheter into the urethra, at least not these days, during a natural non-epidural delivery.
I'm VERY modest and giving birth (three times) wasn't a problem. Don't feel you have to shave (maybe trim a little at least) and you will get a hospital gown. If it would make you feel more comfortable to wear your own gown wear one that you don't mind ruining. You can wear a bra but no underwear. There will be many fluids, including blood, so definitely wear something that you may want to toss in the trash later. Target always has cute gowns!
As for pooping- like I said this is NORMAL. If you can see this link you should check it out. One of the top ten lists (more towards the end of this page) is about the TRUTH about POOP during delivery:
http://nursingbirth.com/category/ramblings/top-ten-lists/
The doctors and nurses see it all! It's normal. And you should not take something to give yourself diarrhea beforehand.
Cassandrajane- they only use a catheter if you have an epidural. They do not routinely insert a catheter into the urethra, at least not these days, during a natural non-epidural delivery.
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