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To hate my postnatal vagina?

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NameChange564738 · 08/07/2020 17:39

I thought this would be better placed here instead of the other thread.

As the title says really... I’m just so unhappy with the aftermath but I don’t know what if anything to do about it.

I had a forceps delivery with episiotomy, the cut goes from inside out but it looks like the doctor who stitched me back up wasn’t actually looking at my vagina whilst stitching it up! It’s horrendous and very uncomfortable.

I don’t know whether I should just feel grateful my son if here and healthy. Or I can also feel like I should have a comfortable vagina even though I needed assistance to get him into the world.

To give some perspective it’s been just over 3 weeks so healed now and I can see/feel what it’s going to look like forever. There are parts that used to be inside that are now outside so it constantly feels like something is falling out.. it’s not it’s just something that used to be inside is now touching labia/knickers. Argh.

Am I being unreasonable with this? Should I just be grateful? Who do I talk to if not? Can anything even be done?

OP posts:
Comtesse · 15/07/2020 11:10

Physiotherapists who specialise in pelvic floors can help make an amazing change. Not least understanding what to squeeze when activating your pelvic floor - biofeedback showed I had it all wrong and was squeezing the wrong part. See how you feel at 6-8 weeks..... glad things are feeling better already.

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