TMI. but very brave.

I hope Elizabeth is gone for good, she needs to sty at home and take care of her family….I cannot stand her, her opinions or her voice!

Daisy, I’ll be honest, the thought of pooping while in labor really worried me. My OB with my first labor said it’s common and they just throw a blanket over it and continue working. My midwife for my upcoming labor said if you poop in the labor tub they just fish it out (I will be getting out of the tub and ask that fresh water be replaced, but that’s just me.) It’s not juvenile to be worried about pooping during labor, there’s nothing wrong with it (I’m just not sure why it’s being discussed here.)

Boy, some of you women are awfully preachy. If someone is nervous about birth because they fear loss of control of ALL bodily functions, who are you to say they are being unreasonable? True, when “push comes to shove”, it is unlikely that they will be worried about what’s coming out other than that baby..but are you seriously going to sit there and say that none of these same thoughts crossed your mind before the first time that you gave birth? Give these soon-to-be new mothers a break and an ounce of reassurance would you??

To me, that’s not about incontinence due to pregnancy, that’s just stupidity on her part. She said she had to go before she left, it took a long time, and then suddenly she really had to go. That’s not incontinence, that’s holding it too long, that could happen to ANYONE, not just pregnant women. Personally, I think the moral of this story is to definitely go before you leave home!

This is exactly why I stopped using message boards. Grown women can’t even have civil discussions.

Thanks Hannie, that’s interesting information. I haven’t had kids yet but have had issues with my pelvic floor muscles already. I worked with a physical therapist to strengthen them. A lot of Koegel exercises!

Sarah’s note: They are moderated, and about a third of the comments on this post have not even been posted. I’ll change ‘psycho’ to ‘person’ since I do agree that that was offensive.

If people want to respectfully agree or disagree with what Elisabeth said, or amongst each other, that’s fine, but please, no name-calling. If you wouldn’t say it to someone’s face, please don’t post it.

I agree with the posters who said too much information. Sorry nobody cares if you pee on yourself, it’s like going on national t.v. whether your pregnant or not and saying last night I farted, last night I took a dump, last night I burped, seriously that’s a private thing, and not something that has to be shared. And as a woman I don’t think I need to hear about anther woman peeing on herself, it’s always been known pregnant woman tend to pee a lot, who cares. And her belly was very pale compared to her face, looks like she gets spray tanned because she has that orange tan that kelly ripa has too.

OH.MY.GOD. What kind of uptight person freaks out over a medically related discussion about bodily functions?? Are you THAT sheltered that any talk of “tinkle” offends your delicate sensibilities? I am sure a lot of women are grateful to Elisabeth for sharing her problem, no one likes to feel “alone” with an embarrassing problem. Seriously, get a life. WE ALL USE THE BATHROOM. By getting all offended and acting like you can’t handle the topic like an adult makes YOU look immature.