Anyone else experienced this with second-degree tear stitches?

Hi mamas, I had a normal vaginal delivery on 24th August and had a second-degree perineal tear with stitches.

I’m now 8 days postpartum. A few days ago I was having quite a lot of pain around the stitches and burning around/inside my anus, so I saw my midwife. She said it might be an infection and prescribed antibiotics for 7 days.

Since yesterday, the stitch pain has actually improved a lot, which is reassuring. But this evening I noticed some fresh bright-red blood coming from the stitch area. I’m worried that the stitches might have opened or that something is wrong with the healing.

Has anyone else had something similar around day 8 after a second-degree tear? Did you have some fresh bleeding while the area was healing? How did it turn out?

I’m planning to speak to my midwife again, but I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who has experienced something similar. ❤️

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