Hi! I was just wondering if anyone had loose or soft stools prior to giving birth? IF you did how long did it last?
Right now I am currently 37 weeks pregnant. I am almost 2 cm dilated and over 50% effaced. I am getting induced on Oct 20th due to medical issues...
Sometimes, this could be a sign of labor coming on. Your body will try to clean itself out - so to say- before you go into labor. How long it lasts is different. For me it was 1 day and I went into labor....sometimes i've heard it's the week before. Sometimes it comes and goes for a couple weeks.
I too am 37 weeks. I am 1cm and 60%. I started having some loose stools two days ago. Yesterday and so far today, I'm having a lot more "crampy" feelings and some lower back pain. I'm hoping that all of this means labor is soon!!! I know that sometimes it doesn't mean much though :(
Hi K.,
I had loose stools starting at 37 weeks and it lasted until I gave birth at 39 weeks. I was 4 cm dilated and 90% effaced for those 2 weeks as well.
Best wishes to you for a safe delivery! :)
Be thankful for the stop stools, its your body's way of cleaning itself out before delivery. My water broke 2 week before dd and I started having soft stools at the same time, therefore was still having them as labor progressed. Luckily having a BM during labor is normal or I would have been mortified but I barely noticed! Congrats your little boy :-)
I am 9 days from my due date and have had soft stools for days. I lost my mucus plug on Saturaday and because of scar tissue from a LEEP a year ago am not dilated at all. I am, however, 90% effaced. Soft stools could be a sign of impending labor, or it could not be. It's really hard to say. Do lots of walking and have sex to try to get things going.
Cant say that I had soft stools, I actually just before for about a week before was very hard in the tummy. Congrats on the new little boy on his way in your life!!
