Will It Heal?

Hi,


I had a baby 41/2 months ago...


I had a second degree tear and a first degree tear and a graze.


The midwife said I tore because he was face up and he also came too fast so she didn't have time to help the skin streatch.





My scar still hurts sometimes is this normal?


Does it mean I'll tear with my next baby too?





Thanking you kindly!

Will It Heal?
It should get better, but if not, I would ask your midwife. Some people don't get stitched up right and it causes problems and pain. It doesn't necessarily mean you will tear with your next baby. I had a bad 2nd degree tear with my first and she stitched for for about 30 mintues. My 2nd one, I had 12 stitches. My 3rd one (was also 1 1/2 pounds larger than my first 2), I only had 2 stitches.
Reply:yahoo answers is not a doctor. you should ask one, though.
Reply:yes it will heal and when you tear that bad it will be sore for a while. that does not mean you will tear next time. i tore very bad with my first and hardly any with my second and third. infact it was such a small tear that they didn't have to sew it up and it took less time to recover.
Reply:it is a possibility that you can tear with you next baby. but every birth is different and next time it may go slower and they may be able to help the skin stretch
Reply:you will heal and be ok
Reply:I had second degree tears with my first child %26amp; 6 stiches - and my scar (or bump as I referred to it) hurt for about 6 months... and on occasion when I'd squat down to play with my daughter. It will eventually heal;o) My second daughter arrived a mere 14 1/2 months later and I did not tear at all with her... so I am an example that you are not destined to tear with your next child;o)
Reply:I'm not sure if you'll tear again, they're always the possibility that you will. Having said that, I tore the inside of me (I'm not completely positive how that happened exactly). But I also tore myself to the side. You have to take into consideration that it's a sensitive area that the baby is coming out of and any damage like that is going to take a long time to heal. My son is five months old and I'm still in pain sometimes.
Reply:I had a second degree tear and an episotomy with my first child. I had pain (while sitting mostly) for months after wards. This time around I found a better doctor, and my son was 2 pounds heavier than my daughter and I didn't tear at all and no episotomy. Of course, things can be different for different women, but one thing that helps prevent tearing is to massage your perineum starting at week 34.
Reply:I had a 2nd degree tear when my son was born 7 months ago. It was just in the last month or 1 1/2 months that it stopped hurting. Hopefully you will be completely healed soon! There's not really any way of telling in advance whether you'll tear with your next baby. I worry about that sometimes - it sure isn't pleasant! I've heard that taking vitamin C through your pregnacy might help prevent tearing by helping your skin stretch.