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3Rd Degree Tear Recovery from Delivery
My episiotomy (sp?) pain lasted 2 weeks; it was very painful. I woke up one day, and the pain was notabley less from that point on. As far as the hemroids, ...
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- Hemorroids were a big issue for me after four pregnancies. After my youngest daughter was born, I had nurses coming from all over the hospital asking me if I was the o...
- I was so afraid of my first bowel movement, I was close to tears. I strongly recommend you buy All-Bran cereal. I would have a bowl of cereal in the morning with apple...
- The recovery from my first pregnancy seemed to take forever too. I didn't tear as badly, but I did have to have stiches and had the hemorroids. Somewhere around 2 we...
HELP.... I've Got a Question for All the Breastfeeding Moms.
I ended up just dropping the pain pills and went back to breastfeeding. .... I was on that for my episiotomy after being sent home from the hospital and ...
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- DON'T STOP breastfeeding! Doctor's don't always have the correct information. It could ruin everything you and your baby have going right now. Go buy the book "The ...
- While breastfeeding you can take both vicadin and Percocet. I think hydracodone is generic for vicadin. So that is ok to take. Some antibiotics are ok for breastfeedin...
- I was on that for my episiotomy after being sent home from the hospital and breastfed my son just fine. The doctors knew I was breastfeeding so I'm sure it's ok. If yo...
Lingering Pain After Birth
Hi T., I had a similar problem with pain for about a year after having my son. ... I had to have an episiotomy. She was in the birth canal (crowned) for 4 ...
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- Hi T., don't worry I had the same thing but it really does go away. It sounds strange but the dr told me the same and I thought he wasn't listening to me! Try taking a...
- A. i would find a new ob/gyn b. try different possisons as their pressuer point will be different and my ease some of the pain. lubrication as scar tends to be dry,...
- T., I still have some discomfort as well, & my daughter a year ago. I had to have an episiotomy. She was in the birth canal (crowned) for 4 hours before she was d...
Pain After C-section
Has anyone had pain in their c-section site before? I had a c-section with ... a natural birth (with episiotomy) and the next was a planned c-section (his ...
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- HI E., I had the same thing after my 2nd c-section. Turned out to be scar tissue that had built up along the site. Yes, it's very painfull. But, my doc told me tha...
- E.; It could be scar tissue, but it could be something else? I recommend going in sooner than your six weeks to be sure and safe. (Remember: everyone has different ...
- I would get into the doctor now. It sounds like you may have an infection.
Birthing Plan Suggestions
Nov 5, 2009 ... You can ask for instance if you don't want an episiotomy what there .... I wish to be able to decline the taking of pain scale information. ...
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- G., I have copied and pasted in my birth plan for you to give you some ideas. They do NOT have to take the baby at all. It's YOUR baby, YOUR choice. I was the first p...
- My advice is leave it open because like you said nothing goes as planned and trust your doctor's advice. If something should go wrong don't be stubborn, they need to ...
- G., I think having a Birth Plan is a great tool for it can help a mother feel like she has some type of control of how her birth will go. I filled out my Birth P...
Hypno Birthing
Had it not been for the pitocin and for the episiotomy, I honestly think it would have been a totally pain-free experience. As someone else suggested, ...
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- Hi C.! I did Hypno Birthing with my son & had an amazing delivery. Let's just say that I wasn't even given an IV until AFTER my son was born! I'd definitely do it a...
- there is a great book called "hypno babies". I di dnot personally do this method when I gave birth but I know several women who have. It is really just a method of foc...
- Hi C., I did hypno birthing and it was great! I would just recommend only allowing people that totally support hypno birthing in with you or get a doula to be ther...
Help Me!!
I had an episiotomy with my first ds. Then during the birth of my dd my OB massaged it, very painfully. Then he sewed me up with no pain relief after I tore ...
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- Kegels Kegels Kegels. I had to go to the ER room because of that also well I had other issues as well, but my obgyn recommends kegels, and I have noticed a huge differ...
- Good for you T.! I wish more teen moms would recognize the love that they can only provide for their child. It's a tough road -- really tough at times. Hang in ther...
- Hello T., When I had my first daughter 7 years ago they gave me an episiotomy too. She was stuck in the birth canal with her hand by her head. She finally came ou...
Larger than Expected Baby
So, unfortunately I had an episiotomy. I will say though that even with natural birth and no medication, I did not feel much of anything with the epis. Pain ...
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- Hi, My daughter weighed 9.5 when she was born. She was my 2nd child, and almost delivered in the car. Thank God she was that big, otherwise I would have been on the ne...
- My daughter weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces at birth. I had no complications and no episiotomy or tearing. 18 months later I gave birth to my big boy: 10 pounds, 1 ounce...
- I wouldn't put too much faith with the "expected weight". I had a fetal specialist guess my youngests weight at 11lbs 4 ozs- and I had a 7lb 2 oz baby, thats more tha...
What Should I Expect with a D&C?
I will say that I was still in pain from child birth and the episiotomy so the anesthesia really knocked me out for a few days afterwards. ...
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- Dear KZ I had a miscarriage (over 3 months into the pregnancy) many years ago and needed an emergency D&C. It is true, that the recovery is pretty quick. At the tim...
- It is really okay-- I was pregnant about a year and a half ago and they found after several weeks that the baby didnt have a heart beat, I choose to have a D & C and I...
- They've been doing D&C's for a very long time. My mother got one when she miscarried 30 years ago. She's fine. If I'm not mistaken, she had one with a previous misc...
C-section or Vaginal Delivery
Mine somehow fell out and needless to say, that was MAJOR pain that I .... The second baby weighed 9-7 and was shorter, and I had just a small episiotomy. ...
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- Vaginal delivery is safer for mom and baby. You need to make sure you don't push on your back though and don't let the cut. -A.
- A C-section is major surgery with risks for infection, abdominal adhesions, etc. They are meant to be done in an emergency, however it seems some hospitals and docs h...
- I have three boys (seven, six, and three). All were vaginal deliveries. I am 5' and my last baby was 8lbs 10oz (due to gestational diabetes). I had some tearing, an...
