Is it normal for my epistomy area to still ache 3 months on?

[Mummy2B1983]

Hi all!

I had an episiotomy coming up to nearly 3 months ago this Thursday.

It's still feeling really achey and I find it's a lot worse if I'm tired. Is this normal? The doctor that checked me last said it was a significant cut that was made but looked as though it was healing.

I just don't feel back to normal still & every time I google, it indicates nothing really about the aching feeling.

This will sound strange but it's 10 years since my first one with my son, really deep severe cut and I still randomly get a shooting pain 🙈 it can take me a good 5-10mins to shake the pain

I can’t remember exactly when mine stopped hurting but it did hurt for a long time. I think it was still painful after 3 months. Mine was 5 months ago now and it doesn’t hurt anymore so the pain should improve for you before too long.

Mine hurt off and on for 5 years. Especially when l used tampons.

3 months is honestly not long.

I just came on to say the same, DS is almost 13 and sometimes it still feels a bit weird, it was excruciating at the time.

Hey OP,

I'm 7 months postpartum and mine hurts if I've overdone it with being active. It also hurts to touch sometimes. My physio and GP said it's because scar tissue that's formed is still new and sensitive. I need to massage or stretch it gently everyday to get the new skin used to movement etc.

I'm 4 years on and still get an ache if I stand or walk for a long time. I had a very significant episiotomy and tear though and it was painful for several months.

Three months is no time at all for healing.

I gave birth in summer 2009 and in winter 2010 it snowed, mine still ached when I was cold 18 months later. I think it was about 5 years before I didn't feel it at random points.

Thank you all for your replies! I guess it's going to take a little while yet then! X

I usually find it's worse when tired and has a late night or after going for a walk or something. I guess it's when your body is over worked a bit!

@curlysue1991 You poor thing! Sounds horrible. What us women have to go through! X

@Strawberrycheesecake7 that's great and reassuring to know! Glad you feel better! X

@ArseInTheCoOpWindow love your name by the way! Ha x I haven't crossed the tampon bridge yet. :s scared! X

@TokyoSushi us poor women! Xx

@dreambream this sounds exactly what happens when I exercise etc! Hopefully time
& not overdoing it will be a bit of a healer! X🤞

@veeolay oh wow! 4 years on! 😬poor you! I'm worried I might be the same as my doc said it was quite a deep cut! X

@Jellycats4life I didn't think so either but you Google it and it said you should feel pain or anything after 2/3 weeks!! X

@allhellcantstopusnow oh my! That's a long time! 😬poor you! Xx

I was still wincing when I sat down at three months. Didn't manage to have sex for about a year.

The offending infant is 18 now and I certainly don't get pain any more but a couple of years ago I was persuaded to go for a bike ride and I reckon I could feel every stitch.

Difficult delivery and a not very competent repair.

I had a 2nd degree tear and stitches not an episiotomy... but 6.5yrs later and it still weeps occasionally where I has stitches

I'm 2 years in and when I wear tampons I ache like mad after a few hours 😭

Tore and needed stitches when I gave birth 11 years ago and still get pain in the scar

Di keep an eye on this. I ended up having 2 operations after to correct an incorrectly stitched double episiotomy and then scar tissue removal after that.

Any chance you are still breastfeeding op? Mine hurt for the whole year I breastfed and then seemed to get much better after that. Although I still get odd pains around when I ovulate. For me it's clearly something hormonal.

Mine took several years to stop randomly hurting. Was told to massage and stretch it (gently 😂). It's absolutely fine now, don't even think about it!