Hello all!
I'm 35wks with my first - a few people have asked if I'm doing the perineal massage with olive oil - is it really worth doing? I figure tearing depends on the size of the baby and there's not much you can do to prevent it? At my last MW appt someone had just given birth next door in the pool - the MW said you don't feel tearing as much in the pool and basically sort of blamed the fact the girl had torn due to pushing during crowning - as opposed to letting the contraction do it. (I was thinking by that point you prob just want to get the baby out.)
Any advice? Many thanks.
xx