i remember having a strip down my belly where my stomach muscles were parted...

i had a home birth, so spent the first few days of my babymoon in bed, being waited on my DP in my pj's, when i did get out of bed... i put on jeans. I was pleasantly surprised to be able to fit into a pair of jean i wore after i had put on a little bit of weight... i was an 8, i got into a 10. So everyone is different. everything was very swollen, and peeing was a nightmare, i had some grazes... but i had a jug of warm water ready each time i went for a wee... it sounds weird, but pouring warm water over your vagina if you have grazes is a godsend.

My mum warned my about haemmeriods (sp?) but thank goodness i didnt get them...

good luck!