A GYNAECOLOGIST has taken to TikTok to share the four things expectant mothers should know about labour – including the rules on shaving.
Ali revealed that they don’t care if you’ve shaved – and that it’s totally normal to poo yourself while in labour.
The obstetrician-gynaecologist, known online as @alirodmd, regularly shares pregnancy tips with her 1.6 million followers.
During a new reel, she said: “Here are four things I want you to know if you’re going to be delivering a baby soon.
“Number one, you do not have to shave before coming to deliver your baby.
“It’s not necessary, I don’t care.
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“Number two, most women poop while they're pushing.
“Listen, the same muscle that you use to poop and bear down when you’re constipated…those are the same muscles you use to push out a baby.
“Also a baby’s head is putting pressure on your rectum. Any stool that’s in there will come out.
“That’s normal, it’s okay.”
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Her third piece of advice was to not be surprised when you start bleeding, whatever way you delivered your baby.
“Every single woman after delivering a baby, whether it’s a vaginal delivery or a C-section, you will bleed.
“Now, bleeding is normal.
“If you bleed too much, that’s a haemorrhage. If you’re losing a litre, that’s concerning.
“And last but not least, you will shake like crazy, especially right after the delivery.
“You have a lot of adrenaline, you have a lot of fluid shifts.”
Fans loved the midwife’s honesty, with the video gaining more than 1.5 million likes and 10.7 million views.
In the comments, Ali’s followers shared their experiences, with one writing: “THE SHAKES. My husband wouldn’t leave my side after birth even to see baby bc he was so freaked out by my intense shaking. No one prepared us for that.”
Another said: “I pushed for 5 hours and [poo] the entire time.”
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A third wrote: “baby #2 I was pushing and farted in my doctor's face I was horrified and he laughed and said that's great go with it.”
Someone else put: “I did not know id still bleed after my c-section! thank you!!”
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