EPI-NO instead of perineum massage?

[Taurean]

Like others have said, there are a lot of factors than can cause you to tear (or not). I had a tough labour. DD was posterior which made for a long, difficult labour and an hour of pushing before we realised she was stuck. My OB had to manually turn her then she was vacuumed out. I had a graze which required one stitch - no tears at all. I didn't do any peri prepping while pregnant, I think I might just be lucky enough to have a very stretchy vagina

I wouldn't waste your money. Read up on different birth stories, birthing positions and what to do in different situations. My DD was in a posterior position for about 4 weeks before I gave birth so I did a lot of reading on posterior births. I also ended up having an epidural (which I didn't want to do but nothing could prepare me for the pain of a posterior labour!) which helped immensely when she was crowing as I could easily pause when I was instructed to do so as I had no pain. I'm not saying 'get the epi!' but I believe that helped me escape tearing. Oh, and my stretchy v-jayjay. LOL!