DS is 3 weeks tomorrow and when he came out with his hand across his face I had a 2nd degree tear. The midwife described it as small and held her fingers about and inch and a half apart to illustrate
She advised not to stitch it so we left it. I'm just wondering how long I should expect it to take to fully heal.
I had a look with a little mirror (eeeeeeew!) a few days after and have looked since and it is definietly knitting itself together but it's not quite there yet and I'm worried. I'm feeling quite tearful about my mangled bits but have been signed off by the midwives and don't want to waste the doctors time if it's normal.
Sorry that's a bit of a long post. Just wondering if anyone's had the same experience or any midwives who can advise.
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Unstitched 2nd degree tear. How long to heal?
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pinkspottywellies · 13/03/2009 10:25
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