I had an uncompliacted vag del, with a 2nd degree tear. All natural and only went to hossy just before DD was born.

I was ABSOLUTLEY amazed afterwards at how quickly my body 'got over' having just pushed a baby out! After I was stiched and bub had a bf, I went and had a shower and besides feeling a bit achey and looking like a droopy sack of potatoes (!) it just all felt quite normal again. It kinda just felt like DD had been with us forever not that she had arrived just minutes (or hours) before..

The only negative thing I did find was that when I tried to have a sleep in the afternoon (DD was born 7.30am), every time I closed my eyes the intenseness (is that a word lol) of the contractions came flooding back into my mind. That took a few days to get out of my mind.