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2nd degree tear not healing (bit long, sorry!)

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By Tue 30-Jun-09 17:00:51 Add message | Report | Contact poster

New to this as only ever hovered in the background but wanted some advise... Gave birth to DS2 10 days ago,lovely water birth but then haemorraged with cervical tear and ended up with blood transfusion. Also had 2nd degree tear.
Thought all was going well but just come back from post-natal appt and stitches have come away, wound not healing,iron levels still v low and DS2 not putting on weight, despite bfing all day and night! also have 4 yr old DS1 to look after.
Just feel completely down and exhausted. I have a bit of help but no-one else can bf and dont wnat to keep shoving DS1 off onto other people in case he feels pushed out.
Any advise? Thanks!

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 14-Jul-09 10:50:53

I know nothing of tears, but Floradix with iron is very good for feeling tired.

xx

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 04-Jul-09 08:11:53

Thanks garden - can I just ask, when they resutured what kind of anaesthetic did you have? Do they do it under local? I hate the idea of being knocked out but then again the thought of being awake while they are rummaging around down there again makes me feel pysically sick.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 03-Jul-09 22:13:44

coffechat- sending hugs to you. i had bad tear, stiches infected and couldn't walk for 6 weeks- finally they resutured and it was the best thing- was up and walking 24 hrs later.keep getting checked by gp/hv and don't accept being fobbed off- the pain is very waring and exhausting, just when you should be recovering and enjoying your beautiful baby.good luck!

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 03-Jul-09 16:23:09

Just wanted to say I had a 2nd degree tear (not stitched) and it took 10 weeks to heal fully. Doctor could tell at my postnatal check that it was healing but needed a bit more time.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 03-Jul-09 16:00:15

9 lbs 6!!!!!
<gasps in admiration>
Wow, you grow good babies!! Mine was 7 lbs 7. The damage done wasn't actually him, it was the bloody salad tongs forceps they shoved up me to get him out... at least 24 hours after they figured out that he was stuck crooked... so there really was plenty of time to figure out an alternate plan angry

I'm gad your feeling better.
((((HUG))))

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 03-Jul-09 15:10:46

Thanks Jacksmama - he was 9lb 6oz which probably explains the damage he caused! Feeling a bit better today emotionally so hopefully the physical side of things wont be too far behind! xx

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 02-Jul-09 18:22:48

I can assure you that your bits will get better. They may never feel the same as they did before a 7 pound human had a full body tour of your birth canal grin

but they will feel better.

I well remember the feeling that my bits were dragging on the ground behind me and being in too much pain to sit, stand upright or walk. Or how my bits felt when I washed on the shower - like horrific abnormal structures that could not possibly belong to a human female. It will get better.
I hope the antibiotics help quickly!

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 02-Jul-09 17:07:27

i feel so sorry for you, thanks God I did not had any tears.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 02-Jul-09 16:21:28

Was in quite a lot of pain last night with tummy cramps too so wnet to docs this morning who said have prob got an infection. Talk about adding insult to broken fanjo!! Got antibiotics so maybe that will speed up healing. Still concerned about weather things down there will ever be the same again but from the comments I have had here I am a bit positive about that. Thanks for checking back in xx

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 02-Jul-09 15:56:03

How's it going today coffeechat?

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