Hi all,

I had a 10 cm gutter tear last night round. The stitches were too tight and/or didn't dissolve and/or got a bit infected. Sitting and getting up were so painful for so long and I think it took a whole year for all the pain to fade. So now I'm unexpectedly pregnant with number two and wondering if I can go through all that again.

For people who had a CS, can you tell me how long it took you to recover? I was just reading the driving after CS section and I see some people were painfree after five days. Is this normal? (If it is, I want one of those!)

I know the traditional advice is that you recover faster from a VB. But my recovery wasn't fast at all.

Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences.