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Does anyone know how long after birth do stitches start to dissolve ?
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7114394 tn?1393303151
At my 6 week check up mine had only partially disolved even though I was totally healed. She had to pull them out.
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Mine took 5 weeks to dissolve.
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Mine disolved after a about a week with my first pregnancy
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7558356 tn?1410715309
My doctor said around 3 weeks.
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The dr said they will dissolve on their own I just didn't ask how long
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It depends on which ones you have. If its dissolved ones then mine came out within week or two
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