Episiotomy

[metra92]

Im so afraid I will have to have an Episiotomy. Is it really that bad?

[Ashelen]

Srry I meant to add before I hit enter....the tear I sustained with my first is RARE. The first degree I received with my third baby is far more common and in my opinion is preferable to an episiotomy. There are several reasons my first tear was so bad and it's highly unlikely such a scenario will occur for you....if it were between a small tear and a cut, I'd choose the small tear.

[Ashelen]

I've had a 4th degree tear, a 1st degree tear, and an episiotomy...with my first delivery I tore so bad I nearly bled to death a d they had me in the OR stitching for an hour and a half. The recovery time was months..it was excruciating. With my second, I had an episiotomy because when they repaired my tear from my first baby, there was so little intact tissue they had to use medical mesh to piece it together and the mesh was keeping me from stretching..so he had to snip it and remove it..the episiotomy was painless. My epidural had stopped working so I was not numb when he made the cut and i barely felt it. It healed quickly and only needed two stitches. With that said...the first degree tear I had with my third baby, i didnt feel AT ALL and there was almost no healing time, with no stitches necessary.

There are very few legitimate reasons to have an episiotomy these days and most women won't need one. I will never get one again just because in most cases it is unnecessary....if you don't want one, express to your doctor that you don't want to be cut and that it is only acceptable in a life or deathscenario. You get to make the call..it's your body.

[louloulally]

I think it depends, my experience was horrible, and i don't wanna scare you with my horror story. But i would much rather be cut then rip!

[danbaby88]

So not some bloody phone x

[danbaby88]

I was cut with my first and it took less time to stitch and healed better.. I tore with my second.. Took forever to stitch and the scar isnt straight because some much got tore.. Got a nice scar one side and an horrible lumpy one the other haha.. X

[harlichance]

I had it done with my two year old and it ripped twice and I had to be restitched

[Combs7]

I had one with my first & tore with my second. With my first they had to cut me as far back as they could because she was face up. Neither is as horrible as everyone fears. They do get itchy but they make sprays for that & once they heal there is no discomfort even with sex.

[pibarra88]

Yea not bad... your so into pushing and in pain from contractions that u dont even realize they did it. They cut me twice. I didnt even know until the next day when my sisters told me. Dont worry. You will be fine.

[egroat]

I agree with nativemom, its not bad and it healed quick.

[metra92]

Ok I keep thinking it wont heal right and sex will be horrible lol

[nativemom22]

No its not bad. You dont even notice it really. At least I didn't anyways. It also heals fast and theres no complications really. The stitchs fall out on their own too