stitches after birth?

So gave birth to a healthy 8 pound 1 1/2oz baby on the 19/01/2013 at 2.22pm called Maisey-May well after the birth I had to have stitches.. I was wondering how long it takes to recover &what can i do to soothe them or help them heal.. Any advice?

with both of my sons i had to get multiple stitches and they have this spray you can use but i cant remeber the name of it. I didnt use anything they do get annoying but they will heal within 2 weeks

Witch hazel pads and the squirt bottle they give you and ice packs. Healing varies.

soak in bathtub with a little dreft

<blockquote><b>Quoting lolajessup:</b>" Witch hazel pads and the squirt bottle they give you and ice packs. Healing varies."</blockquote>




Didnt get any bottle.. Im not too bad with it i just try &be careful but they can be uncomfortable at times.. I just got told to pour a jug of warm water over the area when i wee.. But when i sit down thats where i have trouble lool x

First i sprayed that no,bing spray then I folded 3 tuck pads and left the on me. I'd say three weeks and I felt a lot better

Use ice packs and dermoplast spray! They were lifesavers for me.
Took about 2 weeks for me to feel back to normal.

i used ice packs and this spray bottle they gave me. stitches dissolved in 2 weeks. i had a 2nd degree tear, i dont know how bad that is,but my recovery went fine.

Quoting Charlotte'Louise Gunn:" So gave birth to a healthy 8 pound 1 1/2oz baby on the 19/01/2013 at 2.22pm called Maisey-May well after ... [snip!] ... to have stitches.. I was wondering how long it takes to recover &what can i do to soothe them or help them heal.. Any advice?"

frequent soaks in a tub (like.. 4 + times a day)

witch hazel..

change your pad frequently while you're still bleeding.

no sex!

get like a squirt bottle to squirt warm watter when you pee and freeze like a clothe or pad and use it one your area for like 15 mins it helps the swelling also motrin help pain and swelling go down

i used to put a witch hazel pad in my pad in my underwear. it worked nicely!

Oh and Benefiber in my morning coffee cause I was cares to poop. It hurt sooooooo bad.

Quoting lolajessup:" Oh and Benefiber in my morning coffee cause I was cares to poop. It hurt sooooooo bad."

i seriously pooped in an almost standing up position for the first month or so afterward... it was horrible to sit on the toilet! i remember crying in the bathroom and being like, "when will i be able to poop like a normal person again??!!"

I was wondering what stitches down there will feel like/heal etc.,
That's the scariest part for me honestly.
Is it really really awful or bearable?

<blockquote><b>Quoting Chelsea :3:</b>" I was wondering what stitches down there will feel like/heal etc., That's the scariest part for me honestly. Is it really really awful or bearable?"</blockquote>


Just sensitive. I didn't notice having stictches. I was too afraid to look or touch haha. Plus with the pooping I felt like I was gonna bust them out.