For all the moms out there, miralax or colace to pack in hospital bag?

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You don't need to take that to a hospital, they will provide you with stool softeners there

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Thank you!!

COLACE.... such relief in such a little pill

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The nurses gave it to me after birth and it really helped me especially after labor and everything is kind of sore

So I was prescribed colace .. I honestly never had any issues with constipation before labor but I took it preventatively. Looking back now, I would have only taken it for a week instead the month they recommended since I didn’t have issues. It sort of made system lazy and I ended up getting constipated while on it! So I had to stop it and find natural ways (through food and other natural supplements) to get back on track because it got so bad I was bleeding 😫 all because I took it too long and didn’t even really need it.

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I hear you. Listen to your body. It doesn’t hurt to try for a few days to get that first bowel out the way! But if you think you’re good then stop! Honestly for me peeing was more painful because I had some small tears and I was surprised to be okay with my bowels until the colace messed me up.

Fyi what I ended up doing to undo the constipation was taking slippery elm supplants and eating pears, Sunchokes and celery regularly.

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Just gave birth last week. I did pack colace and wanted to start taking it after birth but the nurses were very knowledgeable and started me on stool softener, gas pills right away.

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Thank you, and congratulations 🥰

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Miralax will open the flood gates, colace will soften it like fiber to make easier.

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