I wasn't sure where to put this, sorry if tmi...
I got a quite bad labial tear because Austin came so quickly. The midwife said they couldn't stitch it and it would just heal up on its own. She seemed to think it would be better within a couple of days. It's now been a week and it's not got any better at all. I'm still really sore, it stings like hell when I pee and I can hardly sit down without having to move every 5 minutes. I'm bathing twice a day in water with a cup of salt in to try to help. (Quite dilute so doesn't really hurt when I'm in the bath).
Can anyone else who has had a similar tear advise on whether this is normal, and how long it's likely to take to heal up/stop hurting? I don't want to bother the midwife if it's normal but I'm still in so much pain.
I got a quite bad labial tear because Austin came so quickly. The midwife said they couldn't stitch it and it would just heal up on its own. She seemed to think it would be better within a couple of days. It's now been a week and it's not got any better at all. I'm still really sore, it stings like hell when I pee and I can hardly sit down without having to move every 5 minutes. I'm bathing twice a day in water with a cup of salt in to try to help. (Quite dilute so doesn't really hurt when I'm in the bath).
Can anyone else who has had a similar tear advise on whether this is normal, and how long it's likely to take to heal up/stop hurting? I don't want to bother the midwife if it's normal but I'm still in so much pain.