Episiotomy Question

[Tobily]

Often if the baby's head is right down on the perineum and it is already quite stretched they won't use an anaesthetic - because the skin is so stretched, that makes it naturally numb and you often won't feel the episiotomy as it's done. It is usually very painful afterwards though, most women find it is more painful than a tear and takes longer to heal.

It's really not a pleasant procedure and sadly in the vast majority of cases completely avoidable with a good dose of patience

You'd hope that in a BC they will have a bit more of that than in the labour ward.