Hi ladies,

Looking for some info (anecdotal or scientific... anything really!) about birthing after a previous birth that included an episiotomy.

I had an episiotomy with DD and now that I'm pg again, I've started thinking about my next birth and am wondering about my epi scar.

Is it more likely that I will tear along the scar? Or will it hold? Or what??

Can I do anything to make the skin more supple/stretchy? Does olive oil massage help?

I tried to ask the Dr yesterday about it at my appt and he basically told me that 3/4s of women tear during their first labour and about half will tear again during their subsequent labours - either minor tearing/grazing or the more major kind.

The fact that I had a "bigger" baby indicates that I will have an "even bigger" baby this time round (I really don't think 3.7kg is that big but anyway) and if I tear along the epi scar then so be it. Pretty much what he said!

Supremely helpful - NOT.

Should I be worried?