Can anyone offer any advice/info about their experiences of giving birth after previously having a 3rd degree tear?
Spoken to numerous staff at my hospital and they all have varying opinions (and levels of sympathy).
One obstetrician believed vaginal birth would be easier, another said they'd intervene earlier (episiotomy, which I had first time around with the tear), a midwife was non-commital, a consultant said consider CS.
It's 2 years later and I'm very emotional when talking about the entire experience. Obviously more traumatised than I thought. I think my greatest fear is urinary and faecal incontinence if I get another tear.
Please share your thoughts.
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Giving birth after previous 3rd degree tear
zoobaby · 09/01/2015 13:57
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