Post pardum pain

[GRose]

Sorry if this is TMI but it's driving me crazy.

I had my son almost 2 weeks ago and about a week ago (when I stopped the pain meds) I noticed this dull pain around my urethra and or clitoris, it's hard to tell exactly where. It doesn't hurt when I pee so I dont think it's a UTI. It is just this really annoying, hard to describe pain and I am worried as to what it could be.

My son was pretty big, 9lbs 5oz and I did have a catheter in for quite some time. Could I be sore from stretching so much while pushing? Could it still be sore from the catheter? I cant remember if I had this same pain after my first baby or not.

Any thoughts?

[GRose]

OUCH!!! That gives me the hebie jebies

[sweetangel7]

Yes...they said that there were two types and this one was okay to leave in AND I asked if it was possible to push it out  because I was scared!  They said it wouldn't happen yet it did!  OUCH...even with the epidural...it was a big ouchie!!!  Sorry if TMI but my pee hole was like the size of a pencil eraser!  It is slowly shrinking but still very tender!

[GRose]

They left the catheter in while you were pushing? They took mine out when it was time to push and then had to put on back in so they could use the hand vacuum to get Evan out but then they removed it again once my bladder was emptied.

[sweetangel7]

Sounds completely normal...I actually PUSHED my catheter OUT and 3 months later I'm still sore!

[GRose]

Whew!! That's a load off! I was getting nervous that something else was wrong with me, I'm glad it's normal. Thanks ladies :)
I definitely feel far from being fully recovered.

[CYW]

i remember it soo clearly too..they are refered to as after pains and they hurt like a m&^^%$#%#$^$%^ lol..it felt like contractions all over again but 100 times as worse...at least for me and then around 8 weeks it stopped

[chantal21]

I remember that pain with my son. It felt like that for about 4-6 weeks after delivery. I couldn't understand why it hurt that much after delivery, but it takes time for your body to heal. It will go away soon!! Hang in there.

[Michele, Katy, TX]

GRose, I agree w/ the other ladies.  Unfortunatly, for many women, 2 weeks is nothing as far as healing from a vaginal birth; especially with what you have described.  I normally take the full 6 weeks to heal.

[blueeyedtabbycat]

Its more than likely from being tramatized. I would say a combo of everything from the catheter and pushing and just labor and delivery itself.  I felt brusied down there for about 4 weeks after giving birth to my last. It should go away soon:)

[jdamico]

congrads on the   baby that is how  big my son was  it  could be  a little sore  from the  whole  thing the  pushing and  cath. I  had cath when i  had my  daughter in  feb and  i was little sore for  about  three to four weeks  around the  area but it  went away  i w ould just say   if it really bothers u  you can always  ask the  doctor about it. Again  congrads on the new baby and  goodluck