Normal symptoms after birth?

ISO advice really ; I’m unsure if the symptoms I’m feeling are normal or not.

Gave birth to baby #2 almost 2 weeks ago. Since then I’ve had a pressure like feeling down there, it feels like I’ve got a hook being pulled out of me when I pee, and it stings.

I’ve had my urine dipped and it contained blood and leukocytes but no nitrates so the GP wasn’t sure it was a UTI so referred me to triage.

They examined me and saw no sign of prolapse but gave me antibiotics for an infection (they said it was my wound that was infected) however I can’t see how that can cause the discomfort.

The antibiotics seem to be working and my peeing doesn’t sting anymore, but I’m still having the same discomfort but not as bad.

I had stitches and was extremely swollen down there so unsure if this is what’s uncomfortable or if there’s anything more?

My bleeding started to get heavier and redder also. Would you be concerned ? Should I call back to triage?

TIA - a very concerned and exhausted mama x

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I think when stitches down there are healing it kind of feels how you describe. Like a pulling. Like the skin is sewing itself back together.

That said, trust your instinct. You know your body and what’s normal more than they do.

I know you don’t get much time as a new mum to rest and chill but a bath with some badedas might help. The smell divides people but it’s nice and gentle and ten years ago (when I had my first baby) it used to be the go to recommendation for post partum baths. Might help take your swelling down and I think two weeks post partum is probably ok to have a bath but check with a midwife or doc to be sure xx

thank you! I wasn’t sure as I can’t remember what it all felt like with my first!

It feels somewhat worse when I do more? Today I mopped downstairs and we went out shopping and it feels like someone has kicked me in the vagina 🙃

Thank you - I’ll give it a try. The midwife said it was fine for me to bath x

Yeah pack it in doing stuff 🤣🤣

Easier said than done I know but cmon!! You have a dinner plate sized wound on the inside of your body (where your placenta has detached) and a bunch of stitches on the outside. I’d bet you’re not getting a whole lot of sleep and you’re spending your days caring for other people.

Put. The. Mop. Down. 🤣😘

I’m 5 days pp and still feeling pressure and stinging, and it actually has felt a bit worse the last day or so than it did immediately afterwards. I didn’t have stitches, but did have a labial tear, and think it’s just feeling tighter as it’s starting to heal up.
But definitely worth following up with triage of things don’t feel right. And taking it easy when you can!

the mopping was necessary as LB dragged a load of mud /sand in from our garden 😂😂 and my husband apparently doesn’t know how to use one!

my husband was delivered without that programming too 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️

“just a labial tear” women are absolute warriors 💪🏻

snap!! 😂 he cooks though so I can’t really complain🤣

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