Post birth questions

I had an episiotomy with my first and it took about 3 weeks to feel better. Cold pads helped.
I had a 2nd degree tear this time and it felt better after a week but has started to hurt again. I went to triage (for something else) yesterday and asked about baths and they said leave it at least 2 weeks but preferably 3

Thank you! Hope everything is ok!

I had an episiotomy with my first and a 2nd degree with Feb baby, and the midwives both times ran me a bath very shortly after birth - so not sure why the advice varies x

I had a 2nd degree tear after my first & I would jus rinse down there with the shower for the first 2 weeks as didn’t want to make it sore or irritated as I didn’t have any pain & didn’t want to create any then after the 2 weeks I would have a 10 minute soak in the bath and a gentle wash for maybe another 2 weeks I think it was as wanted to try give it aslong as possible to heal

Had two what they call bucket tears with both of mine, which is inside the canal not the actual perinium but I found a peri bottle to be a life saver during going to the toilet. I found it worst with my second then my first as it kept getting inflamed so had to get stronger ibuprofen from the doctor. Think I had a bath after a week to just try and heal it quicker or soothe it and it felt 10x better, then at my 14 days check up the midwife advised a bath again as it was still flaring up. I’m now 4 weeks pp tomorrow (baby came 31st Jan but just kinda stayed in here aha) and it’s gotten better. They also suggest putting salt in bath water to try heal it, I personally didn’t but I’ve seen it helps. Also washed my hair during this bath and didn’t irritate it, but I only wash down there with water before I washed my body etc (I have to have baths due to post thrombosis syndrome and struggle to stand in a shower)