How to Poop after giving Birth from a Labor & Delivery Nurse 💩🤰🤱 Step 1: Grab a Squatty Potty or Stool to elevate your feet to align your rectum in a position that is easier to pass 💩 Step 2: If you had a C-section, use a pillow to help guard the incision while you gently push your 💩 out. Step 3: Pat dry with toilet paper or unscented wipes & use a peri bottle to keep your bottom extra clean! Warm or cool water works best. Step 4: Line your pad with tucks pads or spray with Dermoplast (topi

Understanding Your Newborn’s Stool Patterns: A Quick Guide When your newborn arrives, expect their first bowel movement to be meconium—a dark green and tarry stool—within the first 24 hours of birth. 🍼 By the 3rd day, you might notice an increase in stool frequency, with the stools becoming semi-loose and greenish-yellow. These will typically normalize within the next 1-2 days. So don't panic. By the 5th to 7th day, breastfed babies often produce frequent golden-yellow, semi-loose, and sticky s

Yep, poop and farts happen during birth — and that’s totally normal. 💩👏 Labor and delivery nurse and BabyCenter Medical Advisor Sarah Freeman has seen it all, and she's here to remind moms that there's no shame in any of it. 💯 | BabyCenter