Are you having more frequent bowel movements?

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35 weeks and I’ve never been very regular. Now I have softer stool (not diarrhea or anything) and I have the urge to go every day a couple of times a day. I’m taking iron which I thought would back me up. Anyone else?

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No but I wish!! I’m so constipated 😣 also 35 weeks. I have heard that increased frequency can be a sign your body is preparing though! Not necessarily tomorrow but within a week or two!

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Yeah I'm 35+2 and had more frequent stools for about 3 weeks now, Twice a day a lot softer than what they where. I was relatively constipated the whole of my pregnancy until then. I've now suddenly out of nowhere started vomiting severely everyday. And when I say severely I mean my whole system clears out! I'm so done now 😭 Just hope the next few weeks go fast, can't see it happening though.

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Depends on the day really..

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For some reason iron makes me regular. My doctor always prescribes me constipation pills with the iron pills, but I never get that side effect. She switched my prenatal to one with more iron and same thing happened, I’m more regular.

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I’m only 33 weeks but I wish I was having more! 😣 constipation is reeeeal.

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I’m on iron too and have been experiencing this. I don’t know if it’s because everything is just squished or what 🤷🏻‍♀️ I wake up with bad cramps and have to go right away. It’s not fun! A few weeks ago I started taking colace because I was so backed up from the iron, I stopped about 2 weeks ago and have been going multiple times a day ever since.

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