Your first poo, their first poo, and feeling like a cow.
These are just a few of the things a blogger has detailed in a viral post on the reality of giving birth.
The new mum, who blogs under the name “Mummy Mumbles” has written the hilarious post titled “20 things to know when you’ve just pushed out a baby.”
It’s a refreshing take on the very real things to expect if you are preparing yourself to give birth to what she says is a “hairless slightly purple old grandad with dried blood and skin stuck to its wrinkly face.”
Mummy Mumbles details the “after pains” saying as if the actual pain of birth isn’t enough you have this: “Pain. After. Who knew? When God designed women to give birth, he well and truly screwed us over….”
She informs mums-to-be that their first wee will be difficult. “Take a jug with you and pour it over your bits like you’re trying to be a star in some very disturbing porno. It helps.”
As all new mums know poo – not just yours but your baby’s comes to the forefront of your mind once you’ve given birth and Mummy Mumbles reminds us why.
She writes, “Your first poo. Do not panic. You are not having another baby. It just feels that way. But just remember the size of the thing you pushed out of the front bit, and the prospect of pushing out what’s in the back bit won’t be quite so daunting. Your bum is not falling out. Or it might be. If you have piles. Which you probably do…”
And then there is your baby’s first poo:
She says, “the midwives sneak in overnight, fill your baby’s nappy with treacle and then test you to see if you know to get rid of it, or to see if you decide to take one look at it and start googling ‘why do nappies come pre-filled with marmite?’ ”
Top Comments
I was surprised, the worst pain I had after giving birth...was my knees. Seriously getting up and down from a squatting position was agony, it lasted for months. I didn't even know this was a thing!
Also, I had a c-section and a couple days after delivery I had crazy pains in my shoulder...apparently this is from gas moving around! So weird.
When you have your first poo post baby, take a pad and press it against your perineum, helps infinitely.
Agree that afterpains can be brutal, especially when you're breastfeeding. Keep up with whatever pain medication is prescribed to you, and if you need more, insist!