Third degree tear

Has anyone felt their stitches got more uncomfortable? It’s been a week since I gave birth and they feel so much worse now!

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honestly going to the toilet made them feel worse for me and I’m 8 days PP

I didn’t have a third degree tear but had an episiotomy and mine heart bad after 8 days and turns out they were infected

I had a third degree tear with my first baby ..:. not nice 😬
Really important to try keep all the area clean each day and then other then that it’s just time and taking it easy during the healing.
Also keep up with some pain relief if really sore.

I Currently have a second degree tear after having second baby 3 days ago
Urgh!

7 days after my episiotomy, my stitches are more sore. Community midwife told me they’d tighten as they heal so I assume that’s all it is. She took a look at my stitches 2 days ago and said they were all healing well.

Definitely worth getting them checked, but I started feeling the stitches more after a week or so too. I was told I could feel more pain as swelling goes down. So technically it may be a part of the healing process hopefully.

Yeah, mine felt worse. Now I can just feel one area which she said would be more sensitive

ahh, thanks for the tips! So hard when you have a toddler to entertain too and you’re sitting on your bum breastfeeding half the day 😂🫣 hope you’re healing well!!

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