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crfische

I was researching my bruised coccyx to see if there was any relief in my near future (never fear, looks like there isn't) and this was at the bottom:For intense, long-term pain, a doctor may prescribe pain medication or take an X-ray of your tailbone to determine if it's fractured. In rare cases involving tumors, a tailbone might be surgically removed to resolve the issue. SURGICALLY REMOVE A TAILBONE?! WTF? Ok, so things you find on the internet that are totally not true or have freaked you out. Go.

Brie2010

Women poop during labor.  This is enough to make me seriously reconsider having children/letting my FI in the room if we do.

[Deleted User]

Totally off topic, but I used to work with this guy and his wife was born with a tail. She had to have it removed. Yuck!

shanwalk2

whaaaaaaaaaaa? Poop while giving birth? Born with a tail? :::shudder:::: I have a lot to learn before we start our TTC journey.

crfische

A TAIL? For real? And yeah. I heard that, too. All that pushing, it's bound to happen, I suppose. But mortifying nonetheless.

[Deleted User]

Yeah. I died when he told me. He said it still oozes stuff sometimes. I really wish he had never told me that.

crfische

WTF? Where and what would it ooze? Also, they keep saying that sex while having a bruised tailbone is painful. Ummm...yeah. Ya think I can have sex right now? You've got another thing comin'.

MissIntentional

ewwww her tail ooozes. ugh. yea i'm scared to death to poop while delivering. my friend ate a burrito while she was having contractions and all i could think is "shes going to poop in labor." (she didn't)

amber1011

The poop wasn't that bad and is actually less disgusting than all the garbage coming out of your vag. I was there when my friend had her baby, and she did poop a little bit, but it wasn't a big deal.

julezlee

Wow. Cew just made me vomit a little. Whenever I use Wed MD to diagnose myself it says I have the worst things. Btw, fishy, I tried on those snake skin shoes E recommended for you last night. They are uber uncomfortable.

crfische

ya know, I just can't see me in snake skin. I'm about as fashion forward as the duggars.

Brie2010

I don't care if it's "just a little," I do not want to poop in front of my FI.  I will do just about anything in front of him, but I draw the line there.  We've already agreed he can stay at head level or out in the hall during childbirth.  No lower.

julezlee

Well just in case you were considering them, I did some recon.

nda_roxybabe

I'm scared to death of pooping. T said he wants to stay up above and refuses to cut the cord but, we will see. I have a feeling he is going to change his mind....

peachkins

Y'all are making me rethink the whole having kids thing.  I've been on the fence to begin with.

nda_roxybabe

Fische- ahem, did you like my outfit I picked out? haha

crfische

Oh for SURE NDA, I loved that. Totally something I would wear. I loved E's outfits, too, just not the skinny jeans, and I think my friends would think I had lost my mind if I showed up in snakeskin. Good lookin' out, julez!!  

crfische

My brother in law thought he was going to stay above the vag line, too, but when they told him to grab a leg, he passed out and spent most of the labor drinking juice and eating crackers.

nda_roxybabe

Yea, I like E's outfit esp. the sweater, very comfy.Thats funny about your BIL. I know T won't pass out he was there when his niece was born..

ggmae

I like to think that pooping during pregnancy is worth the result. I feel like I'd be mortified at the time, but it'd be something DH and I would laugh about (a lot) later on. When my mom had an ovarian cyst last year, I looked it up and found out that it had hair and teeth. THAT freaked me out.

crfische

the CYST had hair and teeth!?!  

Audrey_03

Labor and delivery is kind of icky in general. No one belongs in the room except for doctors, nurses and the woman having the baby. FI is hopefully going to be at a bar or somewhere other than at the hospital. There's no way I'm letting him see me like that. He can come see everyone when everything is all cleaned up and I've had a chance to make myself look presentable.

crfische

I think that seems odd, Audrey.

Audrey_03

You can think what you like. It's not a spectator sport, and I prefer to not be all splayed out in front of an audience.

nda_roxybabe

Audrey, thats a little 1950's-ish isn't it? I definitely want T there with me for support. If he can't love me all grossed out like that then forget about it..

tlv204

I really don't consider my husband an "audience."  It's his child too.

crfische

Well yeah, I don't want aunt sally and uncle boozy in there, but my husband, like it or not, is going to be there if I ever decide that I want kids.

Audrey_03

You guys are all welcome to do as you please when you deliver. Do I not get a choice in the matter?

tlv204

Does your husband not get a choice in the matter?

shanwalk2

no, your husband also gets a choice in the matter. what are his thoughts? Dh wouldn't miss the delievery of his own child for the world.

WildRumpus

CEW, my FI had Pilonidal cyst (tailbone cyst) when he was little-he had to have it removed twice. I like to joke that he was born with a tail