When will my stitches stop hurting?

[Olive]

op i check mine daily with a mirror!! i did ice for around 5 days, thinking of doing some tonight as im a bit achy

sez i have a larger skin tag now

[JBM]

reading this brings back memories for me and the thing is everyone is different. i had tear outside and in as bub no 1 turned as being born (ouch). it seemed to hurt for ages and i couldn't sit down properly for a few weeks.
i also hear about filling a rubber glove ( one finger only) with water and freezing it and do same thing as others said and just sit it in your pants and let it melt. but not for too long.

hope you start to heal soon. good luck.

[satya]

I think mine hurt really badly for about 2 weeks, then less for the next week. I'm pretty sure by 3 weeks I was all back to normal.

[~Raven~]

Salt baths, ice packs and panadol 4 hourly. For my first bubba my stitches were sore for 3 weeks. Also try to go padless if you can because I'm sure I was getting a rash from the pads. Even if you bleed onto old knickers or sit on an old towel for a bit. (well maybe not if you have a white couch )

[*Beema*]

Mine were quite sore I had 2 tears which then resulted in getting an Epi as bubs wasn't getting out and it was going to get a lot worse! I used ice for the 5 days I was in hosy, then when I transferred over to another hosy with bub I didn't have any ice or pain killers except the occassional Panadol. I sat on lots of pillows (bub was posterior so I had a really sore tailbone as well). The stiches should begin to feel better after 10 days, as during those early days there is a lot of healing going on, and a pulling sensation from the stiches as they dissolve.

At my 8 week checkup (wasn't any appointments available until then - due to bub arriving early), I was still in pain and unfortunatly I had an internal skin tag which had to be coartorised (sp?) and also a stich hadn't disolved and skin had grown over the top, so had to go back for it to be cut, then I wouldn't stop bleeding (due to still having low platelets) and ended up getting another stitch

I hope with a bit more TLC and rest they will heal quicker, try to lie down more often only sit when you need to, this will reduce pressure on the area as well.

HTH xxoo

[Sair]

Mine hurt for 2 weeks although it was a natural tear, I heard epi's hurt more or longer? I was told to use the icy condoms as long as I need to but do pelvic floor exercises to keep the blood flow going.

Hope the pain goes away quickly for you.

[Snacks]

OP - my stitches seemed most uncomfortable while the area was healing. The general 'itchy' kind of feel made me think I had thrush! But it was just the irritation of healing skin. I think it felt normal again after about 2 weeks for me. (Tear, not epi.)