I just had my 2nd baby 2 weeks ago and I had 3rd degree tearing with both births, but both babies were posterior so I wasn't surprised. Things were normal in that department after baby #1 once my stitches healed up, but the tearing was worse this time around (TMI - went all the way through into my rectum) so even though things are functioning normally they do feel different. I'm still having pain there too but I'm not fully healed yet.