Episiotomy Nightmare

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Hi all, had an episiotomy & forceps to give birth to DD on Monday & the agony is just relentless. Anyone had one & can give me any hope on when the pain fades?! I am just constantly crying & writhing to find a comfortable position, its really starting go ruin these first few days with her

I had an episiotomy and forceps with my dd 2 years ago and I can remember like you being in so much pain. Midwife sent me to gp about 5 days in and all he gave me strong ibuprofen but I was still having to alternate with paracetamol as it only took the edge off. When I went to gp it turned out a lot of the stitches had come out but he said it looked clean and neat so he left it to heal on it’s own. Took about 3 weeks to feel ok again.
Lots of baths helped me.
I really feel for you as like you have said it really put a downer on the first few weeks of having my dd.
Hope it gets better for u very soon