2nd Baby after Episiotomy?

[mbear]

I had episiotomy with first baby and 4 deg tears.
2nd baby i had in emergency section of hossi - no time to make it upstairs. I had my skirt and shoes on whilst i gave birth. Second one was super fast, and not a graze to report on .....

[ShootingStar]

Hey hun!
I dont know if you remember me but our boys were born on each other's due dates!

Anywho..
I had an episiotomy with DS. Had the apsolute WORST recovery. Couldnt stand up for longer than 10 minutes for the first 3 months afterwards. Had to have a large skin tag removed. Got better so i could then stand but DTD always hurt.. up until DD was born.
With DD i had only 1st degree tearing. No need for an episiotomy, even though she was roughly the same size as DS. Doctor gave me stitches and honestly, i have never been better! DTD does not hurt one bit. I feel back to my pre babies state. I didnt need pain killers or ice after she was born. I was walking as if nothing happened. With DS i was on pain killers and ice for months.

So yeh, not necessarily will you have to have one the second time round and in my case having a second baby actually fixed everything up down there.

Best of luck!

[SSmiles]

Mbear - yikes!!! Hope I don't have #2 in the emergency section...hehe...

Kell - yes of course I remember you! I see you on here in various posts still & always think about saying g'day but it seems a bit daggy. I do remember your episi was bad with your DS...so glad to hear it wasn't the case with your little girl. It gives me hope with this little one!

[ShootingStar]

Haha no worries. Oh definately. You will be fine! And congrats on having a little girl! How exciting! Best of luck with it all! Look forward to reading your birth announcement!!!

[LuluHB]

I agree with the other ladies that you shouldn't think your births will be the same. DD#1 was a hellish, long, epiduraled induction - it took 35 very, very long hours for her to make her appearance. DD#2 was soooooooo fast - 4cm to on my chest in 15 minutes.