Episiotomy recovery advice :(

I am hoping there is someone out there that has had a positive episiotomy recovery and can provide any advice. I am 7 weeks postpartum and had an episiotomy from forceps delivery. After 4 weeks there was still a lot of pain so got antibiotics from GP which I have now finished. I still have a bit of stinging and it’s so uncomfortable and painful sometimes. Any tips that helped? Thanks!

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I found the witchazel foam on a pad really helped cool and soothe me, also my peribottle was a saviour when my stitches felt tight!! I sat on a donut for a while to help too, it's tough going! Hope you feel better soon

I was exactly the same, I'm so sorry it's not easy! Honestly, I didn't do anything special, but at 9 weeks pp I suddenly felt a lot better. I would say rest and time ❤️ I tried all sorts to help but I found just leaving it be and resting when I could was honestly the best thing x