Did you use perineum massage or not and what happened when delivering?

[fionas]

Didn't do it at all. Had a very long labour, ending in 2.5 hours of pushing and forceps. No episiotomy - two teeny tiny stitches with an 8lb 10oz baby.

I asked my midwife in one of my appointments and she reckons it's a waste of time and it's all about how stretchy your skin is naturally eg. some people get stretchmarks and others don't. I didn't get any stretchmarks so I think my skin is naturally quite stretchy.

But if it makes you feel more prepared, then go for it.

[cindyb]

I didnt do it for either of mine and had no tearing, no stitches or anything
It wouldnt do any harm though i suppose!

[thepixie]

I did it kind of half-heartedly maybe a dozen times? I did find it useful in a sense as it gave me an idea of which muscles I needed to relax. Of course on the day it feels completely different, but it may have helped. Had a 6 hour labour with ARM and synto, no stitches, no tears or grazes. Although as the others said I also didn't get any stretch marks so maybe I just have stretchy skin (although now I have stretch marks on my BBs cause they have gone from a B to an E ). The midwife thought I would need an episiotomy but my OB bless him, never mentioned it or appeared to even consider it.
GL!