https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 05:39:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2635512 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 08:47:21 +0000 mand4 2635512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I chose no tear bc each time tore so slightly that no stitches were needed. The first birth I told the nurse I was scared of tearing and so she applied counter pressure with warm compresses and second time the birth was super fast but I took my time pushing her out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2635504 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 08:39:45 +0000 MrsBrewer 2635504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes with DD1, not sure what degree tear, but it took her a little bit to stitch me up. Recovery took a little while, and I was using a ton of that Dermoplast spray to numb everything! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2635493 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 08:22:32 +0000 lemondrop 2635493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes with both, much less with my second though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2635459 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 06:59:48 +0000 Miss Ariel 2635459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SugarplumsMom: that's exactly what they told me! I was kind of frustrated no one would ever tell me how many stitches/how big it was. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2635455 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 06:25:45 +0000 avivoca 2635455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1st: yes, required two stitches.<br /> 2nd: no! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2635450 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 02:07:09 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2635450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, when it was time for stitches, I asked how many and the midwife responded by saying "think of it as one continuous stitch" ... :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2635447 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 00:30:09 +0000 oskarsmommy 2635447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yep - 3rd degree.. My son's heart rate was dropping - I was told I had 5 mins to they to push him out - I got him out in 2, but tore badly as a result! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2635425 Tue, 11 Oct 2016 22:14:05 +0000 daniellemybelle 2635425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is scaring the crap out of me. Hoping for a VBAC but :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2635374 Tue, 11 Oct 2016 19:52:52 +0000 Mrs.Lemondrop 2635374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No tears for number one. Recovery was really quite easy, and I was grateful! We will see with number two. I'm using a different midwife this time (we moved), but preventing tearing is a big priority for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2524400 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 07:17:18 +0000 delight 2524400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tore enough that I needed stitches but it wasn't very bad. I wasn't in too much pain down there after childbirth. Nothing that the meds they gave me couldn't take care of. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2524350 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 05:26:55 +0000 Astro Bee 2524350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, a second degree tear. I pushed for 4 hours and had a vacuum assist, so it could have been worse. I had complications at the stitch site that went on for months. Even now, the scar tissue means sex has to start off very slow and gentle! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2524348 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 05:19:29 +0000 Ash 2524348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lo1 - csection<br /> Lo2 - vbac with 3rd degree tear and episiotomy (baby was 9.5lbs). No more vbacs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2524331 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 23:44:30 +0000 CRGmama 2524331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, a very minor internal tear with DS1, I think it was just like 2 or 3 stitches. No with DS2, which surprised me because he came out so fast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2524322 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 23:17:24 +0000 birdofafeather 2524322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes, small tears up top each time. a couple stitches each time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2524280 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 21:42:54 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2524280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1 (8 lb 12 oz) - a 3rd degree tear that required stitches.<br /> LO2 (9 lb 6 oz) - an episiotomy and 2 additional tears </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2523820 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 13:58:14 +0000 Pumuckl 2523820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pretty bad tears with my first and basically no tears with my second. It got one or two stitches but they were cosmetic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2523806 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 13:48:23 +0000 rattles 2523806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No tearing with my first. Slight with my second. My second recovery was easier though, fwiw. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2523799 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 13:44:55 +0000 QBbride 2523799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2 stitches with DS (baby #1), no tearing with DD (baby #2). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2523793 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 13:42:19 +0000 Torchwood 2523793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes with L, but just 1-2 stitches. Didn't bother me at all other than itching. R wasn't a normal delivery but no tearing thankfully. Both were around 33 weeks so they were small. And they told me to slow down pushing with L so I might have avoided even that if I'd been able to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2523705 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 12:51:24 +0000 lilyofthewest 2523705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nothing that required stitches, fortunately, but 5-6 places that almost did and one spot on my labia that got scraped open like a skinned knee from LO's knuckles. I wonder if recovery would have been better or worse with one larger tear over lots of small ones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2523696 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 12:46:42 +0000 tiramisu 2523696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, 3rd degree tear. Doctor was stitching me up for a long time. Recovery was rough and it ached for months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2523674 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 12:37:33 +0000 MrsKoala 2523674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tore and had an episiotomy. :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2523622 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 12:19:51 +0000 mdf106 2523622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1: episiotomy. I might have also torn, I am not sure.<br /> DS2: second degree tear.<br /> The recovery was no big deal either time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2523620 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 12:18:18 +0000 winniebee 2523620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Very small tear for both of my boys. They were both only 5 lbs but I pushed rather quickly (15 mins or less with both). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2523612 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 12:15:34 +0000 yellowbird 2523612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes for both </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2523607 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 12:12:16 +0000 kiddosc 2523607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my first I only needed one stitch. </p> <p>Just some abrasions with my second. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2523581 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 11:57:19 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2523581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my first, yes. I had over 30 stitches. I tore in a star shape. 3rd degree + tears AKA labia maul.</p> <p>With my second, yes. But just minor tears. I think I had 3 or 4 stitches.</p> <p>With my third, not at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth/page/2#post-2523571 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 11:52:24 +0000 milano14 2523571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1 had a minor tear, he was 8lbs9oz, pushed for 3 freakin' hours<br /> DS2 second degree tear, 9lbs4oz, only pushed 2x but it happened very fast and I remember my doctor telling me to slow down so I wouldn't tear but it was impossible to do at that point! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth#post-2523518 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 11:26:23 +0000 Pollywog 2523518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tore my cervix and labia. It was bad. Lots of blood and it hurt to pee for awhile </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tear-during-childbirth#post-2523491 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 11:10:32 +0000 alphagam84 2523491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't say I tore, just had a few tiny little cuts that required 2-3 stitches. </p>