I'm a little embarrassed to ask this but
i've always been kinda wondering.(sorry if
this makes me sound immature or naive or
something) anyway, when you're in labour,
and you're pushing or what not. How do
you exactly push? What muscle do you use?
Is it the same as if you're going #2?
Just curious....
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lil_blaze2004
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Posted: 12-16-06 06:44am
Some people do poop on the table. It's
not exactly the sma emuscle but it does
happen, you prob wouldn't even know.
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Jules
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Posted: 12-16-06 06:50am
No, it's not the same muscle as when you
poo. When I was pushing, I kept pushing
as if trying to poo and the midwife had to
put her fingers up my vagina
and show me where I should concentrating
on pushing. It sounds weird but once I
felt where I should be pushing, I was able
to do it properly. I think I did poo a
little bit earlier on though but nothing
was said and quite frankly my mind was on
other more pressing matters!
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 12-16-06 09:24am
Actually, I did push like I was going
poo. I just bore down and tried to keep
my face as calm as possible. I was so
paranoid about popping the vessels in my
eyes and face. It only took me 9 minutes
to push her out.
I was pushing wrong at first, and the
nurse told to to push like I was pooping.
After that, he came out rather quickly!
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Jules
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Posted: 12-16-06 13:51pm
Hmmm...Maybe I just poo differently to
everyone else then!!!
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 12-16-06 19:35pm
I pushed like I was taking the biggest
crap of my life. But I focused it in my
vaginal area as well as my bottom.
I pushed, maybe 7 times(sets of a couple
pushes each time) and she came out.
In between pushes I actually apologized
ahead of time if I pooped everywhere .
But I was good, and didn't poop myself!
Sarah
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BabyGirlsMami
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Posted: 12-16-06 22:32pm
I had to push like I was going to poo. I
pushed twice and she was out it took 6
minutes I was really lucky. And a lot of
people do poo because the babies head is
pushing on the rectum if there is anything
in the way while they come out it comes
out too
Ya I think it sorta works the same way as
going #2 just focusing the pressure to a
diff area, I only had to push 4 times and
my daughter was here but it was weird but
I didnt have an epidural and ic ould feel
like as her head was coming down and out
wich was interesting, with my son I had an
epi and felt nothing but evidently was
doing it right lol they said. If u dont
get pain meds ucan def feel the pressure
from the baby into you backside as well as
the front specially during contractions
and show me where I should concentrating
on pushing. It sounds weird but once I
felt where I should be pushing, I was able
to do it properly. I think I did poo a
little bit earlier on though but nothing
was said and quite frankly my mind was on
other more pressing matters! 
