maybe being a smaller tear it might not have "needed" stitches so didnt heal the way it should ifykwim? and alot can depend on the sewing skills of the doctor...
im not sure how they measure what degree you are maybe by the amount of stitching..
although i know 4th degree goes through to the anus so effectivly having 1 whole where there should be 2.
You could be right on the small tear not needing stitches. I tried to get the middy not to stitch but she said it had to be doen as it was still bleeding a 'little'...oh well.
As for 4th degree...OOWWWWWW
When i had DS i think the chick next to me might have had that...i know she had to go under a GA to be stitched back up after the birth of her DD...she was in a pretty bad way
DF's mum had fourth degree tearing - doctor's neglicence resulted in many operations and the results of that was that she has had a colostomy ever since.
Settled out of court and that's how they own their house
1st degree is usually a very small tear or a graze and often wont need stitching. Sometimes they can hurt more if they aren't in a favourable spot (A friend of mine got a graze up towards her urethra and she said it hurt more than being cut). And epi is the same as a 4th deg tear, although obviously not down to your anus. Some women can have a 4th deg tear off to the side as well, but its more common to tear downwards because of the pressure in that area kwim?
My epi was far worse to recover from only because it was off to the side, where my 2 2nd deg tears were in a better place and they didn't pull. My graze with Alister was great - didn't even need a stitch.
1st degree - tear that tears the top layer of skin only
2nd degree - tear that goes through the layer of skin and muscle
3rd degree - 2nd degree tear that extends to or near to the anal sphincter
4th degree - 3rd degree tear that tears right through the anal sphincter.
3rd and 4th degree tears are normally repaired under a general anesthetic in theatre. With 4th degrees they will often put in a colostomy bag for a few months until the wound has full healed and fecal control is reacquired. My mum works on the bum ward so she has mid patients with a 3rd or 4th degree (not very common though, it would be a pretty mismanaged normal labour to end up there, or something else going wrong for that to occur).
A graze doesn't require stitching (i think its the stage before a 1st degree happening), and i guess depending on severity a 1st degree will be stitched. With DS i had 2 x 1st degree tears (in separate spots! both were stitched), and with DD i had 1x 1st degree, along the same scar line from DS. It didn't tear as far, and i wasn't as bothered by it 2nd time around.
Hmmm I was unlucky! I got a 3rd degree internal tear that was the worst part of my birthing experience... everything else was great!!!
They were stitching me up for quite some time too.... i was silly and looked at my V after they stitched it up... i shouldnt have looked
I really hope i dont tear so badly next time if at all, because i went drug-free it was HORRIFIC pain!!!
Registered User
Tears
so she has mid patients with a 3rd or 4th degree (not very common though, it would be a pretty mismanaged normal labour to end up there, or something else going wrong for that to occur).
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks