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Childbirth

Share experiences and get support around labour, birth and recovery.

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Due to have repair work - advice please

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MamaMaiasaura · 28/03/2008 21:34

Due to be repaired following episiotomony in December which healed with a ridge. Means being cut and stitched open in day surgery. Chosen to have local aneastchtic as bfing and want to be out asap. Anyone had a repair job and how long take to heal? Do i need to take arnica tablets before?

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MamaMaiasaura · 28/03/2008 21:35

opps

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JingleyJen · 28/03/2008 21:38

why the blushes?

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MamaMaiasaura · 28/03/2008 21:39

cos i accidentally posted the thread loads of times.

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Flibbertyjibbet · 28/03/2008 21:48

If you click on the exclamation mark at teh side of the posting time you can ask mn hq to delete the thread.
Thats what I did when I duplicated one a few weeks ago - but I only duplicated it once

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MamaMaiasaura · 28/03/2008 22:10

Thanks done

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madamez · 28/03/2008 22:12

Get a rubber ring. I am not taking the piss - after I had DS and had both piles and stitches, my DB half-jokingly produced one that had been attached to some or other toy and ohhhh the bliss of being able to sit down without howling in pain.

pooka · 28/03/2008 22:16

I would take arnica. TBH I would get proper information about whether you can have a GA while breastfeeding.
I was told not. Had the op when dd was about 7 months old I've since found out that I may have been able to have a general, or at least some kind of spinal block.
I'm afraid I found the local anaesthetic rather unpleasant and not particularly effective.
But..... they did a good job and all is well and I recovered. Would second the rubber ring, or one of those gel packs that you can chill and then stuff in your knickers.
It was worth doing, because without having the op there is no way could have had ds! (was stitched up too tight after dd was born). With ds, didn't tear badly and the stitches were fine from the get-go.

PrettyCandles · 28/03/2008 22:24

I had this done under GA when ds1 was 8m. I wasn't bfing by then, but I understand that you can have a GA while bfing with no problems. I was bak home by teatime.

Be prepared for it to be rather more unpleasant than after childbirth. When you give birth the nerves in the area are stretched and therefore don't work as well. Believe it or not, you don't feel as much pain then! But this time, with no previous trauma to your bits, you will feel everything. I don't mean during the surgery, I mean afterwards, during your recovery.

Don't be a hero, take painrelief. Voltarol suppositories are fantastic, deliver the PR right to where it's needed, and are safe to take while bfing. You can only get them on prescription, though.

Hire a Valley Cushion, and arrange lots of help so that you can rest and recover.

pooka · 28/03/2008 22:39

Agree with prettycandles. Do try and be good to yourself afterwards. Rest lots, take strong painkillers if possible. Have someone around to help if necessary. I found it pretty painful afterwards, and I do think that I was seen as being "difficult" when I said that I wanted local as was breastfeeding. I think I was pretty shoddily treated as a result in terms of pain relief during and afterwards. Wish I had complained, but hey ho.
As I said though, it needed doing.

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MamaMaiasaura · 28/03/2008 22:41

ok i am really scared Need to know the truth but am so worried about it all. I had 2 infections after having ds2 and the recovery time was long and painful. The fact it hasnt healed right and i now need it repaired is scarey. Ds is 3 months old and exclusively bf from breast. He is not allowed on the ward neither is my partner so i will need to feed him outside ward, go one (shoulod be first on list) have proceedure and then can go home once done a wee. Local anaesthetic was really pushed to me due to the short amount of time i will be in for and that i cant have ds in with me for feeding.

How the heck am i going to manage after? Dp has taken 4 days off to take ds1 (8) to school for me. After that ds1 has 2 weeks off so will need entertaining. I remember crying in pain feeding baby after episiotomony and for weeks after.....

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MamaMaiasaura · 28/03/2008 22:41

Is on tuesday

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MamaMaiasaura · 28/03/2008 22:42

Thinking i should cancel now.

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JodieG1 · 28/03/2008 22:43

Why isn't ds allowed on the ward? If you're bf then I can't see why they would want to interfere with that.

I'm sure there must be some guildlines regarding that, might be worth posting in BF as well.

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MamaMaiasaura · 28/03/2008 23:04

He isnt allowed on day gynae ward because there are women in who have had miscarriages etc so would upset them greatly.

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JodieG1 · 28/03/2008 23:14

Why can't they put you on a different ward then?

I can understand how that would be upsetting for women but I've had 5 mc's and it's just as important for you to be able to carry on bf.

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MamaMaiasaura · 28/03/2008 23:21

Jodie - sorry for your 5 babies I have been blessed not to have had to go through that experience so when the sister on day gynae said baby and dp would have to wait in the waiting room outside in case other women became upset i just accepted it. I will call on Monday and see if there is a solution to this.

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pooka · 28/03/2008 23:50

Awen - if it helps, I healed much quicker and with no infections after the episiotomy and restitch than I did after my tear and stitch on the delivery suite.

I put it it down to the fact that it was done in surgical/theatre surroundings and was a neat job.
Whereas with my original stitches, was combined with the lochia, and the general run-downness following dd's birth.

It was worth doing, because was completely unable to have sex without it.

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MamaMaiasaura · 28/03/2008 23:52

Very true as is sterile in theatre. Same here re no sex and i want another baby so deffo need doing

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pooka · 29/03/2008 00:02

That was my only reason too!
sex i could do without (dd was 7 months so was hardly brimming with energy and desire to swing on chandaliers), but I knew how much I wanted another baby.
It worked. ds is the result, and a lovely one at that. worth it in the end.

loucee · 29/03/2008 00:22

Awen, I had a GA when DD was 9 months old and still bfing every 4hrs (she took a lot of bm and wasn't interested in food).

I think you will be fine to have a GA and continue bfing, I had a GA when I gave birth to DS (now 3months old too)

PrettyCandles · 29/03/2008 13:43

Awen - don't cancel! It may sound scarey from here, but in a few weeks' time you will be so happy that you went through with it. Your recovery will be far faster than post-birth. Post-birth you're knackered to start with, and your body is recovering from pregnancy as well as having been stretched and pummelled. This time you will have a head start. You will feel vastly better by the time the holidays start.

Fair enough that it might be distressing for post-mc women to have a young baby on the ward, but, nonetheless, the hospital should enable you to breastfeed. Definitely post on the bfing board, but you could also talk to the ward administrator on Monday am and explain your situation. You might be put in a side-ward or 'private' room. I was put in a room-within-a-room in the ward, a sort of cubicle with rigid walls that didn't reach all the way up to the ceiling, and the only window was in the door. But I wasn't bothered about the lack of a window. Dh and ds1 were able to stay with me as long as we wanted, and we had privacy from the rest of the ward.

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MamaMaiasaura · 29/03/2008 16:14

Called hosp today and spoke to the gynae ward (not day surgeryt ward) sister was very nice and is going to speak to the day gynae ward on monday. I said i felt that i should be accomodated as this is a leading maternity unit and should be supporting bfing. Also said how scared i was about the whole thing. She was very sweet. Agreed that if the ward cant support my feeding would try and help sort.

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Fragolina · 29/03/2008 19:34

Awen, glad the person you spoke to today was helpful. Hope it all goes well on Tuesday!

GeneHuntsMissus · 29/03/2008 19:48

Awen, just wanted to add my support. I had this procedure done (Fentons Procedure) when DD was 4 months old under GA and i was breastfeeding too. I expressed some milk but she didnt take it and just waited for me to return home! Agree with others who say it is much easier to recover from than episiotomy or tearing post-birth (both of which I had). It is uncomfortable but get plenty of painkillers in and in a few days I felt fine. Like other posters, there would have been no more sex without it so it was a necessary evil! Good luck for Tuesday.

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MamaMaiasaura · 31/03/2008 10:19

thanks for support geneshuntsmissus - i wish i was now having GA.

The sister i spoke to on Sauturday called me back this morning and has arranged for me to have a private room on her ward, if no room will be in far end cubicle. BOth ways i have baby with me and dp will look after baby during proceedure. Feel more relaxed now. Spoke to her about local anethsetic and explained i was worried and she said if i feel anything down there during proceedure to tell them and they will sort it.

Right, need to get rubber ring, what else do i need? Will i need huge maternity pads again? I am guessing lots of chococlate will be required (of course).

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