episiotomy anyone?

[Oorki Galoorki]

get some ural it takes the acid out of your wee... also if you can have a jug of warm water to pour over your vagina as your weeing...
salt baths are great for the wound too..

[sneakysparkle]

I had one with DD1 - I had 2 salt baths a day and then dried with a hairdryer set on cool mine healed great! Hope it feels better soon darl

[Salad]

yep they hurt, mine was fine for the first week, then when it started to heal it was agony. I cant stress enough about salt baths, i would have up to 4 a day just sit in for 5 mins and dry off with the hair dryer was very very soothing. i think they helped me heal quick although it was about 3-4 weeks til i could sit normally, it really ached if i was on my feet too long.
i stood in the shower to pee with our removable shower head aimed at the area to dilute the pee, it just stung way too much on toilet.
hope you are feeling better soon - oh and congrats.

[~Saram~]

Try those water icebocks in the tubes, wrap them in a chucks cloth and put them in your knickers. I used a squirty sauce bottle in the loo so as I peed you can squirt away. Also you can hold toilet paper over the stiches when you go to the toilet and after #2 just go straight to the shower and wash yourself rather than trying to wipe too much.

Hope your feeling better soon

[Smoke Jaguar]

I didn't have the episiotomy, but what I've used since my grazing and when I have thrush (actually, only once since pg with DS!) was a purified lanolin, as well as Ural, or just loads of water (I know, seems counter productive, but really dilutes that stingy wee!). The lanolin acts like a barrier, but is natural and healing, unlike a petroleum based product like Vaseline.
Also, seconding the frozen tubes! You can use a condom filled with salted water (will freeze quicker, stay frozen longer), or there is a product you can buy from Mothers Direct for post-birth soothing

[danniellabella]

Ice, ural is a must. lay down with a pillow under your butt as often as you can. Keep the area very clean. Don't strain when doing a poo, if you need to, have some metamucal to help keep poo soft.

I didn't do the warm salt bath thing, but probably should have.

[amberj]

I don't have anything to add to the above excellent advice, just a great big hug. I couldn't even believe how painful the episiotomy was. I couldn't walk for weeks, seriously. I think the salt baths felt the best.

But even with how bad mine was (3rd degree tears and episiotomy), it really healed great and doesn't hurt at all anymore. I didn't think it ever would, but its really amazing what our bodies can do!

[~Debbie~]

wow - sorry to say, but, i had no issues with mine at all.
I had ultrasounding treatment done on mine while i was in hospital, about 3 or 4 sessions, maybe that made the difference..
good luck thou, i hope things get better for you soon.

[2CheekyMonkeys]

thanks girls, i have some ural so will get into that... it is safe during breastfeeding isnt it?

how do you go about making a salt bath? just usual table salt?

does anyone know if i can take panadene forte while breastfeeding?

mine was feeling ok, but went to the shop yesterday arvo and ever since then it has been killing me.. must have overdone it.

i think i have a few heammaroids too which arent helping in that area! oh god, the things we do for our babies! :-)

[Salad]

hollo i just used cooking salt its cheap at supermarket, i brought a 2kg bag and used heaps i probably overdid the salt if thats possible but it felt so good after - dont worry before you know it you will feel normal again i thought i was going to be sore for the rest of my life but fine now.