4th Degree Tear Warriors

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Mama’s of 4th degree tears.

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4th degree tear rectovaginal fistula

Hi all, so I’m 14 weeks postpartum and had a 4th degree year with my first baby due to a forceps birth. However around the 7 week mark I noticed I was having a weird discharge and it ended up to be faeces. I spoke to my gynaecologist about this and they sent me for an MRI on the 2nd September. I had my results today...

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4th degree tear

Hello everybody, I am 6.5 months postpartum and I had a fourth-degree tear with my first birth. I was recommended for the future to do a C-section and I’ve heard that sometimes people do try a vaginal birth and then have minimal tearing for their second birth or have no tearing at all. I just don’t know if I would b...

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Mental Health Check In ❤️‍🩹

How is everyone doing? Feel free to be as honest and raw as you feel would be helpful to share. We are all here for each other. 🙏 Having a fourth degree tear can be a lonely and dark journey. Suffering from ppd, ptsd, and anxiety/depression is also something that is common after going through a traumatic experienc...

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Healing

Hi all- I am 3 weeks out and can’t help but to question if my healing is on track and if there is anything I can do to minimize long term effects. I find it so shocking that even after having a 4DT, my postpartum visit is still set for 6 weeks out. Are there any gentle exercises or things you are doing to support ...

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Internal Ultrasound

Has anyone had an internal ultrasound after their 4th degree tear? How was your experience? Painful? Spasms? TIA 🙏

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