I am in the process of working on an article on tearing, since the issue comes up so often!

I'm after anyone's experiences with tearing, i.e. did you tear and if so, to what degree, if so did you know at the time, and did it distract you from the birth - I know there are some not so good stories out there but I am hoping to compile some better ones too, as it's often a top fear that women have of labour. Also anything that helped you post birth with tearing relief.