Sorry if this is not where this belongs but I cant find anywhere else to post it.
I am beginning to think about my birth plan and whether to have an episiotomy or not. My mum told me that she had one and thought it was so much better than tearing. Yet when I researched it on google a lot of people said that they were in so much pain afterwards and others said it was better than tearing. Then I came across something that stated that if you do have one than there is more risk that you could tear further from the cut then you would not having an episiotomy at all.
Does anyone have any comments or stories as I still cant make up my mind.