If you had stitches after the birth of your LO, was the area itchy during the healing phase? I'm not really experiencing any pain down there anymore, but it seems like now that there's no swelling it's super itchy. I'm not sure if the stitches are still there or if they've dissolved. How long does that take? All I know is that it's just so itchy where my stitches are/were. I feel awkward in public or around my ILs because I need to scratch but can't! Is this normal? If so, how long we're your stitches itchy?
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Put some hydrocortisone on a pad and it'll stop the itch.
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How far pp are you? I think my stitches dissolved after about two weeks or so, but there were definitely a few days where they felt a little itchy before that.
Sitz baths are also really good for general cooling/comfort.
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Yes mine definitely were!
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Yep. I was itchy and dry down there in general. I used the dermaplast spray it helps moisturize! It gets Better though
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Yup. Luckily, it didn't last too long and I kept using the dermaplast when it was unbearable.
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Ack.. I'm all out of dermaplast. My stitches are actually in my vag, so not exactly a scratchable place. It's killer.
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That sounds so uncomfortable, but on the bright side, itchiness usually means things are healing!
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