I do have a family Dr that I have been going too and she was really great during my pregnancy..but since then hasn’t really been answering all my questions like I’d like so she is referring me to a specialist. I’m still waiting for that apt. so until then wanted to see if anyone else has been through what I will describe or has thoughtful advice/stories/messages of hope! anything..because this has been bringing me down…

OKAY! So December 19th 2009 I had my first baby and he was practically 9lbs.
I am 5"3 and was weighing 140lbs before pregnancy…and am now weighing 155lbs.
During my labour (which took approx. 14hrs) I didn’t have any problems ..Hardly had much pain.
By the 11th hour I started to push and push and puuush! and nothing. So by the 13th hour the Dr said nope he’s not making it through there we are going to have a C section. I was really scared for some reason of having surgery (although now I regret that!!) and said there was NO way of that I’m pushing him out now! annnd I did…about 20 minutes later he came out.

They did attempt to use the suction thingy? that didn’t work.
They also tried the forceps..which they did kinda use but it was mostly me pushing.

Right after he came out they had to stitch me up to what I believe was around 10-15 stitches from Vagina to the Rectum.

What I’m now experincing is this:
-ALOT of pain when I have a bowel movement…Sometimes constipation…And it almost always re-opens my stitches
-my cliterus almost feels bruised when I have to pee really bad…And sometimes it burns
-I don’t have blood coming out anymore just a yellowish-whiteish discharge that has a horrible smell.
-I have a bath everyday with epsom salt and clean myself well and yet still the smell is really really bad!
-about a week ago I was taking a bath and cleansing myself and felt a piece of skin that was out of place…It doesn’t hurt or anything but its coming from the inside and just hanging out
-alot of dicomfort from standing for too long..the same for sitting up as well
-so far have not had sex or done excercise as I can imagine that being just way too painful as well
-also my stomach muscles are not back in place I know that can take awile but their really bad still
-and I might have a hernia

I know those are some gross deep details haha and Im sorry for randoms reading this! But I need some sort of answers as to How much longer will this go on this way approx? What did you experience that was like this and what did you do? or just any hopefuly stories like this where youve been fine after..cuz so far I feel like my vagina will never be the same and sex completely scares me now! and i dont want that to be the case..

Thanks everyone and plz waste your rude comments on stupid questions
I am also breastfeeding so don’t know if I could take much pain relief?? could I?
I know I really don’t want too while he’s feeding off me…Its not really how do I take away the pain NOW but will I be okay in the long run? Or is this going to be awhile?
Thanks for your suggestion 2010 unlike everyone else lol I KNOW it hurts..but anyways I did start the first month with taking stool softeners and for some reason they did nothing for me…

I also have been to my Dr and she seems concerned but doesn’t quite know what to do.

and I know usually it takes around 6-8 weeks for most women to heal but it’s been 3 months now! isnt that taking a little too long?

*REPOST*
This is my 3rd child -but first experience with these pains, except when I had back labor with my daughter (but that was 42 weeks) and it was real labor.
So on Sat. about 9am until about 3am I had Lower back ache, pain in my thighs and pressure in my rectal/vaginal area (sorry tmi){and I’m not constipated just in case you were thinking that}… the only way I can think to explain it is feeling bruised, like I was riding a bike, slipped and hit the bar. I’ve also been having braxton hicks for weeks and shooting pain in my cervix area(they don’t have a pattern) and didn’t have a pattern on Saturday either. This is painful but not excruciating like the first time.

So what I summed it up to be:
-Baby dropping?
-Normal aches, just never had them before?
-Baby pressing on nerves maybe?
Anyone had this too? Does it sound about right what I summed it up to be? Or what did your DR/Midwives say, something else?
No bleeding, breaking waters ect. if that happens I know, call the midwife… I just don’t want to call for every pregnancy ache and pain that could be common- that’s why I’d check here for similar experiences. (I still have pain but not as bad as Saturday)-
Was it normal or did you go into true labor shortly after?

*NOT GETTING ANY ANSWERS IN PREGNANCY* MAYBE YOU EXPERIENCED IT?
This is my 3rd child -but first experience with these pains, except when I had back labor with my daughter (but that was 42 weeks) and it was real labor.
So on Sat. about 9am until about 3am I had Lower back ache, pain in my thighs and pressure in my rectal/vaginal area (sorry tmi){and I’m not constipated just in case you were thinking that}… the only way I can think to explain it is feeling bruised, like I was riding a bike, slipped and hit the bar. I’ve also been having braxton hicks for weeks and shooting pain in my cervix area(they don’t have a pattern) and didn’t have a pattern on Saturday either. This is painful but not excruciating like the first time.
So what I summed it up to be:
-Baby dropping?
-Normal aches, just never had them before?
-Baby pressing on nerves maybe?
Anyone had this too? Does it sound about right what I summed it up to be? Or what did your DR/Midwives say, something else?
No bleeding, breaking waters ect. if that happens I know, call the midwife… I just don’t want to call for every pregnancy ache and pain that could be common- that’s why I’d check here for similar experiences. (I still have pain but not as bad as Saturday)-
Was it normal or did you go into true labor shortly after?

I have been having pain and swelling in my rectum for a little while now. I’m pregnant and I had the same problem during my first pregnancy too, but then it went away after I delivered and now it’s back. I’ve seen a gastroenterologist and he did a rectal exam and said it felt like a rectal fissure and prescribed a hydrocortisone/lidocaine cream. From what I’ve heard, the lidocaine creams usually work very well in treating the pain associated with rectal fissures, but it doesn’t do anything.

I’m starting to question whether it’s a fissure based on the way it presents. The pain is on the inside on the left a few inches up. I know there is an internal hemorrhoid around the location where the pain is originating because I can feel it.

It doesn’t hurt at all when I have a bowel movement and there is no pain for like 10 or so minutes afterward then the swelling starts to build up until there is a lot of pain and swelling inside. The swelling and pain lasts several hours. The lidocaine/hydrocortisone cream doesn’t even touch the pain and swelling. From what I’ve heard fissures hurt when you have a bowel movement, which is making me question whether it’s that or not.

Even though I am pregnant I haven’t had any constipation. I’ve tried miralax and it makes my stools very very soft, which helps, but still triggers the swelling. I think the swelling is the major cause of the pain. I’m just not sure what’s causing the swelling. Is this consistent with a rectal fissure or something else?

hemorrhoids as they checked that yesterday in the ER. Her bf just called and she is crying in the background.

Any idea what this is?

They want to do a scope and give her anesthesia of twilight sleep….
A call is into her doctor…obviously….but I wanted to know if anyone else has had similar or the same symptoms and if it was in fact pregnancy related, ie round ligament syndrome vs. something else.

My aunt is 22 weeks pregnant and she wants to do a colon cleanse to try and lose the baby. I’m trying to discourage her. Please, just all the facts you know on the relationship between colon cleansing and pregnancy, or if it doesn’t cause a miscarriage, the possible effects on the fetus.
Ok, so it’s totally safe for her to do a colon cleanse while pregnant?

ii gave birth 3 weeks ago still dealling with s\constipation and have this hemrhoid which hurts every time i have bowwl movement. i mean doctor said take milk of magnesia. did anyone had this experience and how did u deal with it.i am in serious pain. i am on medi cal for pregnancy only. it hurts so much for so many hours in my rectal area and i have this little piece hanging out. i mean is surgery my only option ( i can’t afford it right now). any advice

i am about 5 feet 2 inches and weight about 126 pounds
My weight is ditributed mostly in my hips and my breasts so i dont really look overweight i am just curvy and big breasted
i have a little stomach fat but not enough to bother me
i enjoy staying active i play sports and do things outside like ride a bike but only exercise to exercise sporadically or start and never continue for more than maybe 2 weeks
i am not a picky eater and eat what i want but its mostly healthy and blanaced i have tried losing weight and i have slimmed down a little but never gotten to a point that was really dramatic or stayed there for a while
my goal is to be about 110 and my doctor says that would be a nice weight for my height so i would love to lose about 15 pounds
i just read and watched news clips all about colon cleansing and acia berry and read this womans story about how she used both pills and lost 41 pounds in 2 months
aside from losign weight i thing detoxing our bodies is a helthy thing to do and the weight loss would be a plus but i know ppl use them who want to lose a ton of weight from a pregnancy or soemthing
i was wondering if i could do the same thing but in smaller doses and how i would calculate it please help
doctors reccomendations would be appreciated also
thanks!
i have heard about this new free trial
but is it so new that i have to use this?
or can i still buy it otc

I sometimes feel as though something is crawling around inside my rectal area. What is this? On a daily basis it constantly feel like Im tightening my rectal muscles and I have to consciously try to release the tightening of that muscle and not do it. Then it feels so much better but as soon as stop concentrating on not doing I later realize I have been doing it again. I had colon polyps removed 6 years ago. Ima 29 year old female. I havent had anal bleeding since but I did alot during my pregnancy, mixed with mucous. Sometimes, I feel shooting pain in my anal area. I know I had been diagnosed with diverticulosis or something like that during the time the polyps were removed. But sometimes I can be very still and it feels like something wiggling aroundmy rectum and trying to come out, or trying to go back in. I also have tail bone pain that actually can be seen and felt in my lower back. Im a 29 yr old female. Why and What is going on?

Maybe I’m a weiner, but tell me what you guys think. I am just into my 35th week and this is pregnancy #4. I have had cramping for about a week, but nothing regular. For the past 2 days my back has been KILLING me. For 2 weeks I have had serious vaginal pressure, it feels like the baby is going to fall out! Now today I am having these shooting pains in my rectum…it feels like I need to have a huge bowel movement, but when I go to use the bathroom, nothing. My back is in serious pain today, but it’s more of a constant pain with times of sharpness….it really doesn’t let up. Yes, I mentioned all this to my doc a week ago, but he double books himself and he said, sounds normal. I don’t FEEL normal, but like I said, maybe it’s just me. What do you ladies think?

read a lot online about women experiencing diarrhea before they went into labor. well when i got up this morning and used the bathroom it was soft stool and a lot of it. i haven’t had a bowel movement in about a week and ever since i began pregnancy it had always been the hard balls (lol TMI i know) i was wondering if this is my bodies way of cleansing itself compared to other women who experienced diarrhea? any experiences to share? how long after did you go into labor? i am 39 weeks

i dont think this is a sign of preterm labor/labor but i just wanted to know if any other mothers felt this and what came from it .. havent felt that good the past 2 weeks had small bursts of energy and now im just extremely uncomfortable .. went grocery shopping with my husband and son today and the whole time it just got worse walking around feeling like there was something big in my rectum -sorry for tmi but like a bat inserted in there .. it was a wierd feeling but extremely uncomfortable .. i feel like i have to make a bowel movement but nothing and when i push it gets really uncomfortable and you can feel where my sons head is in the pelvis.. you can also feel the top of his head if you insert a finger in my vagina .. my back also feels like its pulled out but i havent done anything for it to feel like that .. my sons been engaged in the "0" station for the past month month and a half .. but no changes to my cervix as of an internal a weeks and a half ago .. had an ffn test almost 2 weeks ago and that was negative .. i am also treated for preterm labor had my son at 34 weeks and i am 32 weeks currently with this pregnancy .. any other mother felt this ?? and what came from this whole feeling.. thank you ..

I gave birth to my second child in June of 2007. Throughout the whole pregnancy I was constipated. I still feel that way. The second part to the question is….I have worked my butt off. I have done diet after diet and I have been working out and I can’t lose the weight. Will a colon cleansing help me lose some of the weight and help me to not feel so constipated. And does anyone have any good ideas on how to lose weight even though I have tried really hard. Please help me!

Almost every day, I have a bowel movement (sometimes, with the help of a colon cleanse capsule called OxyCleanse by Earth’s Bounty). I don’t have any pain beforehand, but after, I have a dull ache all through my midsection that lasts for hours, accompanied by extreme fatigue and weakness…flu-like, hypoglycemic symptoms. Could this be a candida problem? Or something worse? (Side note: I had a baby 15 months ago, have struggled with hormone problems since the time she was 6 months old. Prior to that, I had no trouble losing the pregnancy weight. But then, I gained weight and gained even more taking hormones due to the imbalance. I can’t lose it now, despite having my thyroid adjusted properly! Help!