I have had 3 full term vaginal births and one at 20 weeks with no tearing at all just grazing and i am hoping that my placenta previa corrects itself in time for another vaginal birth ( but i doubt it) it has been 13 years since having my last full term birth and i have excellent pelvic floor muscles i have looked after them.
I am worried about tearing as my new hubby was a big baby and his daughter to a previous marriage was also big.
What do you think my chances are of tearing when i never have before?
I have heard of so much damage and sex lives going down hill because of it.
I have never torn either & my last baby was 9lb 9 & came out with his hands on his head.
You should be ok, Look after yourself down there, maybe so some perennial massage from about 30 weeks on & try not to rush the 2nd stage & give your vajaja time to stretch it out. But you may be like me & just very lucky in that area!
Oh, horror stories are baaad... instead of reading horror stories read up on positioning etc.
With my first baby, I was on my back, she was 8lb10 & I grazed. Second baby was 9lb13, I was on all fours, easy birth, no tearing. Third was a CS. Fourth was a VBAC, I was on my back, she was 10lb8 & I had a 2nd degree tear.
I really believe that positioning plays a huge part in it; unfortunately with my last it was just the way it worked out, due to a few factors.
BUT having had the tear, it wasn't that awful either, it was actually better than the graze I suffered; after two days I didn't need any pain meds & was able to move around quite normally after 3 or 4 days (with my graze I was still peeing with an ice pack after 2 weeks )
I know there are some people who suffer very badly but it is not necessarily always that bad.
what are the chances of tearing with 5th baby
read up on positioning etc.
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