Is there anything I can do to help strengthen my perineum so that it's less likly i will tear again for my next birth? I had a 2nd degree tear with my first and also with my 2nd but the 2nd was not as bad and healed in about a week. I would rather not tear again though. So was hoping there was something i could do even before pregnancy and also during. I'm also having a hard time even touching the area just out of fear that it will hurt even though ti doesn't if that makes sense so i'd like to get over that too which i think will help also in not tearing as i will be more aware i suppose of it. Because both times i didn't feel the tearing at all.