fentons procedure

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hi all.. i'm now booked in for a fentons next week at 6.5months post delivery of first baby.. (delivered naturally but she came down slalom so ended up with failed ventouse, forceps and the dreaded cut)

starting to get really anxious about it as already in discomfort and dont want it to be any worse!!

anyone been there done this?

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Had to google as wasn't sure what it was I had done when dd was 7 months old. Turns out I didn't have this: I tore and then was stitched too tightly and so had an episiotomy under local and a restitch.

I found the procedure I had pretty grim because I was awake. From looking at the web it looks like you'll have a GA. While ordinarily I think GAs are good to avoid, in this case I'm sure it'll be a good thing. Also, if you're in discomfort now, then more discomfort afterwards with a positive result being pain-free again must be worthwhile.

Sorry no real advice. With me, dh was unable to have any time off, but my mother and mother-in-law both helped look after dd in the days after I had the restitch because I was rather sore and emotional. Think I was lacking the endorphins that carried me through the original tear/stitching.

Hope all goes well.

thanks for the reply..
if its not tmi, what sort of pains were u feeling?
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