2nd Baby after Episiotomy?

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!

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! :)

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!!! :D

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.

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Sneakysparkle, you babies names are beautiful!!

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Thanks :)