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Nasty graze during childbirth - any advice?

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je2609 · 08/12/2013 12:34

My sister had a baby on Weds and is in agony with a nasty graze. She's tried creams etc but these haven't worked and toilet trips proving v painful. Any tips on things she could do to ease the pain and/or help with the healing? Thanks!

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Norem · 08/12/2013 12:47

Pee in the bath or shower, pour a jug of warm water down herself on the toilet. Paste petroleum jelly onto graze before peeing.
Remember to drink lots so pee is very dilute.
Regular painkillers, if I can think of any more i will post again :)

Sparkeleigh · 08/12/2013 12:48

Hi,
Does she have any distilled which hazel? I soaked maternity pads in it and it was very soothing.
Drinking plenty of water helped me as did using a jug or sports water bottle to pour water when peeing - it will dilute the urine so it will sting less.
If it's really bad, she could try peeing in the shower.
If she let's herself get dehydrated it'll be worse so try to get her Do or someone to bring her lots of drinks...

Sparkeleigh · 08/12/2013 12:50

Ah, cross post!
That should have been DP, not Do btw, autocorrect strikes again..

mrscog · 08/12/2013 12:51

Regular (as in take the full maximum dose) paracetamol and ibuprofen. I was religious with painkillers and didn't get so much as a twinge from a large 2nd degree tear.

MsInterpret · 08/12/2013 12:58

Yes to pouring water over from a sports bottle while you wee. I also added a couple of drops of tea tree oil to it - natural antiseptic.

incogKNEEto · 08/12/2013 13:03

Tea tree and lavender oils in bath, have a bath in warm water at least once a day.

Definitely pour lukewarm water over her as she wees it really helps. Take painkillers regularly and drink as much as possible to avoid getting dehydrated.

HandragsNGladbags · 08/12/2013 13:15

Yay to tea tree and lavender oil. Pour into half a glass of milk to move it through the bath water.

OhBabyLilyMunster · 08/12/2013 13:18

Pee in the bath!

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je2609 · 08/12/2013 16:55

Fantastic thanks everyone for the advice! Am going to call her with it now.

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jammiedonut · 08/12/2013 16:59

Pee in the bath, doughnut cushion to sit on and witch hazel or tea tree oil diluted in warm water to pour over if you have to use the toilet. Plenty of paracetamol and ibuprofen, keep hydrating and keep moving (as much as possible in the circumstances) to encourage blood flow and healing. Hope she feels better!

LittleRedDinosaur · 08/12/2013 19:08

Or if you haven't got any water handy to pour or you're out and about then I found peeing standing up sort of squatting over the loo and bending forwards a bit means that the wee doesn't end up flowing over the graze (or massive gaping opened up episiotomy in my case Shock)

Horrocious · 08/12/2013 19:11

I know it stings like utter hellfire, but keeping it really clean is so important. It's easy to get an infection in this area. A slug of Dettol in the bath is good for this.

RandomMess · 08/12/2013 19:12

I will admit the graze I had after my first was far far far worse than the stitches I had with the 2nd!

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je2609 · 09/12/2013 19:33

Thanks again all. Much appreciated. I had a 3rd degree tear and this sounds worse in some respects!

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SquidgersMummy · 09/12/2013 22:14

Agree with Tea tree in water whilst weeing - but also just to say to tell her to touch her toes - or the floor - when weeing - a change in wee flow direction will stop it hitting the sore bits.

Word of warning - I was sore for a while with a nasty graze. My GP suggested sudocrem to prevent getting sore bits stuck to your pad/knickers (boy does that hurt Shock) but also get midwife to swob - I had strep b infection in graze and needed antibiotics. A graze not getting better could be infected and won't get better on its own. My mum and sis had stitches and healed much quicker than me with grazes not requiring stitches....can't win can we!!

XX

Bedsheets4knickers · 10/12/2013 21:42

Witch hazel applied to maternity pads stops blood sticking to them ( icky I know) aids healing and cools the throb. It's a godsend x

BrianTheMole · 10/12/2013 21:49

I had that with both dc. It was a week after peeing in the bath after dc 2 had been born, that the mid wife told me to sit on the toilet but to bend down with my hands on the floor, and then pee like that. This was the best advice anyone has given me, ever, in the whole of my life! The pee didn't go on the graze, it went in the other direction. No more pain, no more having to pee in the bath or with a jug of water. A miracle I tell you Grin I just wish someone had told me that the first time.

oscarwilde · 12/12/2013 17:48

Oh dear god? In the interests of my ongoing education, how do you get a "graze", where is it located and from what? Is this a euphemism for a tear too small to require stitches or something?
I'm so glad I've decided on no more children, everytime I look at these forums there's some new horror I haven't heard or (thankfully) experienced

DinkyMole · 13/12/2013 08:12

Surprised this hasn't been mentioned so far. I drank fruit and barley squash which seemed to stop it stinging. Fruit juice made the stinging worse.

QuietNinjaTardis · 13/12/2013 08:31

Oscar I've got a 'graze' the midwife said it was a first degree tear that didn't need stitches. Am ever so grateful for this thread as its been stinging like a bastard every time I weed until I started leaning right forward when I went to the loo.
Didn't hurt at all with my second degree tear that was stitched up after ds. I can only assume it hurts so much cos its an open wound and not closed up. I'm also pleased I don't have to do this pregnancy and labour thing again!

keepitgoing · 13/12/2013 08:40

I put sudocrem on it, as it was still v painful after ten days. I think grazes are more painful, but do heal up better.

DingDongUriGelleryOnHigh · 13/12/2013 08:56

Paste a healthy dollop of Manuka honey on it.

Ouch, I hope she recovers soon

DingDongUriGelleryOnHigh · 13/12/2013 08:58

Oscar its sort of when the skin stretches and splits in multiple tiny places.

Its really painful, like paper cuts. Especially when you wee over it

Seeline · 13/12/2013 09:06

I had a graze with my 2nd - very painful. My midwife told me to get the air to it as much as possible to help dry it and help healing. Towel on the bed to protect it and then when if you have time for a little nap/rest knickers off and 'air your bits' Grin It did help.

notsomuchroomattheinn · 13/12/2013 09:09

Yes to touching the floor when you wee.
I got scratched quite badly with DC4, very quick labour so it was just DH and I waiting for the ambulance. DH was told by the 999 operative that he needed to run his finger around the baby's neck incase the cord was wrapped around. He obviously had no gloves on and I shot through the roof.
I just kept yelling at him to leave me alone and said the midwife doesn't do that!
Thankfully the gloved paramedic came just in time to do the rest.