When to start perineal massage?

johnsonia

I think i still might be a little early, but since I make 26 wks tomorrow , that means only 14 wks left!

When should I (we) start perineal massages? How often?

 

Thanks! 

agent79@me.com

The flyer on it that my midwives gave me says at about 34 or 36 weeks, and for 10 minutes a day.

 

Remember, you don't want to massage up near the urethra, just the bottom half down near the rectum. Otherwise you could tear into your urethra which is a complicated fix, and extremely painful... 

pixieprincss

You don't necessarily ever have to. I remembering reading about at least one study showed no difference in frequency or degree in tearing between women who did it and those who did not.

giselleacttwo

My hypnobabies handout says to start at 34 weeks, once a day.