Postpartum Recovery

I had multiple 3rd degree tears too so I feel your pain! It's so hard. I tried the sitz bath twice and it was awful and so painful I never tried again :/ Instead though I would take a peri bottle into the shower and try my best to "clean" in the shower with it. It really seemed to help and made me feel a lot better.

I didn't feel semi normal until like 6mo unfortunately but i also didn't take it easy enough and was trying to entertain guests and go up and down stairs way to much at the beginning. Good luck! I know how much it sucks but you do feel better eventually. I really wish we were more prepared for the recovery stage:/

My pregnancy had been IDENTICAL to my mums pregnancies. She advised me to take salt baths every day to help heal, and to do as little as possible for the first six weeks. She had an episiotomy, so was quite chopped up; and she said salt baths healed her up quick as anything. Also please check out Sprits for your Bits as it is apparently life changing for so many women!

Definitely took it easy the first six weeks. I used benzocaine spray. I ordered extra from Amazon.

Defo healing for
Me took longer with my first birth. Second birth same
Tears but psychological more
Prepared ... first birth used a elixir from
Holanda and Berrets and lots of Savlon cream.. this time just savlon ... listen to
Your body mama take
Your time xx

I had a forceps delivery so needed an episiotomy and tore internally too but was advised to not use anything! I had even bought the tucks cooling pads which they said no to as well so I would take extra time washing myself with the peri bottle. I’m now 7 weeks pp and feeling much better but I know it will take a few more weeks to feel completely normal. Just rest as much as possible there’s no harm in asking for help if needed! I had my husband or siblings running around for the first month 😆

They had to cut me and I didn’t feel “normal” again down there until after 10 weeks. It took awhile for the stitches to heal! Hang in there!

I took almost 5 months to feel 90% back to myself. It takes time. I had an episiotomy and the healing was rough.

I'm 5 weeks pp, forcep delivery with episiotomy and 2 internal tears. Only this week can I sit down properly without wincing in pain! I've just stopped breast feeding as it all dried up and only since has my healing began to get better. not sure if its related but happened around the same time. Xx

The Frida postpartum kit saved ny life. It has pads with ice packs in them, wipes designed to help heal your tears, a cooling foam healing spray you can put right in your pad. Best baby shower gift ever

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A sitz bath will help

I felt the same. Go slow. I transitioned by using the peri bottle then a little wipe after then just started wiping. But by 5 weeks you should be fine. Your stitches should be almost gone too. If you have any soreness sit on an ice pack. My biggest issue was hemorrhoids 😖 I used Tuck pads for that

I feel you! My baby was 9lb 14oz, he was vacuumed out and I tore as well
I had heavy bleeding for 6 weeks and used the squirt bottle for 8 weeks! It feels like forever but you’ll get there!

I tore really bad with my first and hemmoraghed so I lost a lot of blood, I was on antibiotics as I caught an infection, (borderline septicemia) in hospital for two days on a drip having fluids and my antibiotics. Because of the blood loss I was also on iron tablets. I was so sore because of the stiches and really poorly (I didnt realise how poorly I actually felt until I had my 2nd baby and felt completely different after delivery) It took me maybe 6-8weeks to feel totally back to normal. Every body is different, some people recover quickly, others don't, if you don't feel ready to stop using the squirt bottle then don't stop, take ot at your own pace

Second degree tear and it healed within 5 weeks but then I was an idiot and squat to take a photo of bubs and that really hurt. 15 weeks later and I still hurt when I squat (usually to pick up dummy)