I wish I'd been in some other position instead of sitting up and leaning back in the bed (I had a foetal heart rate monitor attached so moving around unfortunatley wasn't an option). I think the position I was in was responsible for the labial tear that i got- five stitches that finished just above my clitoris (I know, that's way too much info).
I did months of peri massage thinking it would help me avoid tears. The irony is it probably did help me avoid peri tears, but made the labial one much worse...