Constipation at 38+ weeks

I never had constipation during my pregnancy until now at 38 weeks !!! Will it affect my delivery ? I am opting for natural delivery , and also I have been trying to squat and force my self to shit but barely anything or very very small pieces comes out. Will this affect the baby if I keep forcing myself and also will it increase my dilation ??? Feeling abit hopeless now.

Jan

Excited to become a mum

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Squatting won’t help in constipation. Take stool softener or banana or prune juice or probiotics. I was once like you and damn scared will go into early labour. Was abt 20 weeks pregnant that time but luckily nth happened. Also don’t hold back any feel to pass motion. Even if it’s just a small feel just go to the toilet.

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