What happens in the days after a vaginal birth?

[Tobily]

I remember them checking once or twice in the first 12 hours or so but not after that. I just had a small tear, didn't need stitching.

[DoubleK]

sarah you must be excited!

i didnt have any stitches, and no checks done. they often felt my uterus, but that was about it. i also remember them constantly asking if i needed any pain relief(this was in the days after i had given birth) i kept saying 'yes!!! please!! i have a horrible toothache!' but no pain or anything associated with having given birth.

[Janie]

I had stitches, and they were checked at least once a day until I left the hossy. I agree that trackies will be more comfy anyway!

[{sarah}]

LOL at the toothache Rach!

[sconeonamission]

i lived in my trackies. I had stitches and they checked them 2 maybe 3 times. They checked just before i left to go home. I had an abscess that got really bad after i have birth and was making me sick and that took more effort to get looked at than stitches.

[Willow]

I'd recommend trackies too! I was lucky and didn't have stitches either time and was never checked. They asked numerous times a day (too numerous for my liking!) about blood loss etc but that was it. I actually asked a midwife to have a look at my bum after DD was born because I was pushing for over 2 hours with her and things were a bit...not right! LOL. Was just a bit of swelling which settled in a day or two (sorry, way TMI!) But that was it. I only stayed overnight with DS so didn't have time for any of that really.

[Olive]

i had a few checks a day due to swelling +++, stitches and a haemotoma!!! fun fun fun ,then again both times the dom's midwife came to my house for mum/bub checks

[*Efjay*]

i would think overalls would be a bit awkward with bfing as well??

[Phteven]

I never had any checks of my stitches etc until after I went home and the home visit midwife had a look. Then again I went home within 24 hours of having Yasin so they didn't have much time to check.