Pregnancy... and stuff!

[Dymetrie]

Originally Posted by Mondo

What they don't tell you is that its very likely that you'll crap too in labour and you might need stitches from the tear.

Originally Posted by Kitten

^^ over 30 stitches my mum had. Is it any wonder I have a one way traffic rule??

I only found out about the pooing very, very recently. Didn't help.

Something makes me think you two are trying to make Pheebs wibble even more!

[Dymetrie]

Originally Posted by Kitten

*sniggers*

I'm another 'no children' person... Not because I fear pregnancy (well, I don't have the right parts ), but could you imagine smaller versions of me?

*shudders*

*goes for a lie down*

[Lomster]

Originally Posted by vix

People do it more than once because your body releases a hormone after birth that makes you forget how awful it is. Otherwise they wouldn't do it again!

I've never heard of there being a hormone that does that :/
I can remember exactly how painful it was buuuuuuut you look at your baby and put it to the back of your mind.
Even when you are suffering really bad from after pains you just look at baby and breathe through the pain and think its worth it.

As you all know Isabella was huuuuuuuuuuge at 11lbs12&1/2ozs and i didn't tear
I was so scared my foof was a bucket but midwife explained that as i am so young and done it for the 3rd time i was really stretchy.

Was really worried foof would be a bucket after but everything is back to normal. (relief is an understatement)

I wouldn't have a sunroof baby unless it has to be done for medical reasons.
I was so scared when i was told i had to have one with Isabella and then when i got to hospital after the doctors scrubbed up and about to take me to theatre, Isabella decided she didn't want to come out that way and so i was 7cm dilated and wasn't gonna wait. lol.

[Feek]

Originally Posted by Pebs

Your foof will stretch to being 10 cms across

I've often wondered about this, why is it such a nice round figure - 10cm? Not 10.5, or 11cm, but an exact 10cm. Who made the decision that at 10cm, your foof is sorted? Someone must have sat down with a ruler and said "right, 10cm. foof diameter"

Or perhaps the centimetre was determined by foof expansion? A bloke with a ruler measured a foof at birth time and said "right, that's it. We're using that as a standard measurement, only it's a bit big so we'll call it ten of them instead. We can't call it ten foofs so we'll multiply it by ten and call it a metre, divide that down and work the foof to be ten centimetres.

Or maybe it's just luck.

[vix]

Originally Posted by Lomster

I've never heard of there being a hormone that does that :/

A midwife told me. I figured it must be true. Plus it explains why people do it again.

[Knipples]

I keep reading this thread and every time I see the word foof, I just start giggling like a big kid!

(just giggled typing it too!)

[Kell_ee001]

Oh! I think they put that in chocolate cake too!!

[Piggymon]

I want kids but the thought of pregnancy and childbirth scares me silly !!!

I've had a few pregnancy dreams but none involving being split in half

I can just see it now, I'll get my body all superfit and superlean and then end up sodding pregnant

[Fayshun]

Originally Posted by Lomster

Was really worried foof would be a bucket after but everything is back to normal. (relief is an understatement)

Echoes this sentiment.

Originally Posted by Kell_ee001

Oh! I think they put that in chocolate cake too!!

Mmmmmm cake!

[Pebs]

Would this be a good moment to mention I had 3 layers of stitches with Sophie? Muscle, the works! I had to have a specialist surgeon put me back together after she got hoovered out!

No? Ok, wont then