1 week postpartum!! stool softeners??

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What can I take to be able to use bathroom!! I've been so constipated after I gave birth!! Any good stool softeners that work fast?? without cramping or a little cramps lol please help lol. I feel so uncomfortable!!

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My hospital gives out miralax and colace post partum

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I used colace and that worked for a bit and then I used miralax and that was the cure lol

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I just got the walmart brand and took them 2x a day. Worked pretty well for me. My mom was a big believer of eating papaya after having a baby to ease constipation

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I took colace and that kinda helped but my mother recommended I took saltine crackers with some hot chocolate in the mornings and that did the trick!

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Miralax saved me and my 3rd degree tear. It was recommended by my nurse friend as the safest option.

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I used miralax, I was super nervous about it. but it was just what I needed. not scary at all. good luck mama!

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apple juice, apples, apricots, plums and prune juice

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Milk of magnesia for sure will work— docusAte sodium stool softener and probiotics. All save during breastfeeding

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Miramax is a god-send. Two months post partum and I still need it every day to prevent tearing.

1 week postpartum!! stool softeners??

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