ahhhhhhhhhhh I just google image'd "episiotomy" and I'm traumatized.
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With DD #1 I had an episiotomy and still tore. I felt a lot like Frankenstein down there for a while.
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i'm so scared about this!! i have a friend who had one with her first though and said it helped her with her other two deliveries...i am still not convinced! now trying not to google image so i don't have nightmares either!
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i didn't. and even with an 8 lb 5 oz baby i didn't tear! with baby 2 also no episiotomy, but a very minor 2nd degree tear that felt no worse healing than the first time through!
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I did. I delivered a 10lb 8oz baby via forceps. Any time they have to assist a birth with forceps or vacuum, you pretty much get one.
Franken-vag is a pretty good description. lol! Honestly though, it wasn't that bad and it healed up nicely. The scar is pretty small now only 3 months later.
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I did. I'm actually really happy about it.
I got numbed right before he cut, and I honestly didn't feel it happen....I could just hear the scissors. My baby flew out on the next push (after he seemed to be stuck for sooooooo long). And I had no issues with healing. I was really good about using my peri bottle and doing lots of sitz baths though.
Still, I will not google image search that!
Doc said he did it because I was starting to tear.
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Nope. You know, when my mom gave birth to my brother and me, it was standard practice for the doctors to give them! Gah!
I had some minor tearing. I think the itching was worse than the pain when it was healing.
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I am so so thankful that I didn't have one or any tearing. I think it made a huge difference to how quick and easy my recovery was. I just had a couple of grazes. They burned a little bit when I peed for a couple of days and that was it. Knock wood for next time!
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