With a cloth in your hand, slightly push in to support the area when going #2 to counteract the outward pressure on the area and the stitches.

If it’s not a lot better in a couple weeks, get it checked out. I didn’t know what to expect with mine and waited 5 weeks before deciding something wasn’t right. Turned out my body was rejecting the stitches, so they were not dissolving. My OB manually removed as much as she could and recommended a sits bath with epsom salts for 15 minutes at a time, 3 times a day. It all healed fine in the end, but I wish I had gone in sooner.

The spray is good, and also soak a maxi pad in witch hazel and water and then put it in the freezer, then tuck it into a pair of depends.

In two weeks you don’t even notice it.

Had a 3a tear with my first and a 1st degree with second.

Warm water in the peri bottle. When I went I the bathroom I used a clean washcloth to blot myself dry after using the peri bottle. Dermaplast spray and then witch hazel pads on hemorrhoids. Going to the bathroom was an ordeal for a while but I felt markedly better around 3 weeks with both. 6 months postpartum with the second and things feel entirely back to normal

Sitz bath

Sitz baths, colace, earth mama perineal spray. Rest rest rest. I’ve been there - good luck! It will eventually get better but does really suck.

The sitz bath with water as hot as you can stand it. I added holistic herbs that I found at a crunchy mama store. But I think the thing that helped the most was REST. Do not crouch down, club stairs, etc as much as possible.

If it pulls get it looked at quicker. I had horrible infected, tight stitches. Once they snipped them open everything felt better. Mine must have been a botched job. I have huge lumps and it looks gross even 3 years later. Kinda embarrassed me during sex. I only had a 2nd degree tear too.

Anonymous wrote:The spray, the ice packs, colace, donut pillow. Not much more you can do other than pain killers. If it’s any consolation, I had third degree tearing and I still love my 6 year old anyways.

Also sitz bath.

That spray was a life saver.

The spray, the ice packs, colace, donut pillow. Not much more you can do other than pain killers. If it’s any consolation, I had third degree tearing and I still love my 6 year old anyways.

Dermoplast spray!!!!!!! I had second degree tears and I LOVED that spray. Do you have the ice pack perineal pads? Those were really nice too, especially at the beginning. If you’re not already taking stool softeners (Colace is what I was given), definitely start now.

Anonymous wrote:Donut pillow.
Order a box of the ice packs they had at the hospital off of Amazon.

I am so sorry.

+1. I also sat in a shallow semi warm bath everyday. Good luck, OP. And congrats on your little one!

Donut pillow.
Order a box of the ice packs they had at the hospital off of Amazon.

I am so sorry.

I have second degree tears from my recent birth. The hospital sent me home with witch hazel pads and a peri-bottle. As well as a regimen of Tylenol and Motrin. Do you have any other gentle care/recovery suggestions eg: products or other ideas?