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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow, OP, that sounds rough.  I'm assuming most of that was due to your tear?  I had minimal tearing and a completely different experience, and I hope that yours is much better the second time around.

My baby was just under 7 lbs with an average-sized head, so quite a difference in size from yours.  I was induced with pitocin (water broke and labor didn't start on its own).  I had a small tear.   In response to your experiences, here's mine:

1.  I was up and moving around (with some assistance) about an hour after the epidural was removed.  I was able to move around with minimal discomfort and on my own several hours later.  IV (pitocin/fluids) was removed several hours after delivery.  I took no pain medication after the epidural was removed.  I was a little sore, but not bad enough to warrant taking anything...not even a Tylenol.  I have a low tolerance for pain, so this surprised me.
2.  No issues with illness after returning home.  
3.  No issues with urination.  I was constipated for several days and did end up with a small hemorrhoid.  I kept up the pain spray and witch hazel pads that the hospital provided for about a week.
4.  Bleeding/lochia started to taper off for me after 4-5 days and was completely gone by 1 month pp.
5.  No issues with sitting after the first two days.
6.  I was given no restrictions on driving.
7.  No tailbone pain.
8.  I wouldn't say it was very difficult, but it does feel different to me, and I do have pain on occasion that was not an issue before, even now over 18 months pp.[/quote]

Thanks PP!  I appreciate it.  So your body not remembering how to urinate isn't typical?[/quote]

Different poster: not typical at all! I've had two kids vaginally and each time they made me try to urinate pretty soon afterward - before I left L&D for the recovery room. I didn't have an epidural either time so I was able to walk to the bathroom myself.[/quote]

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