Community› The Bump Message Boards› 3rd Trimester
3rd Trimester
New Discussion

Perenial Massage?

HeatherBrenda07HeatherBrenda07
in 3rd Trimester
Has anyone tried this before and if so do you think it helped?
Report Reply to Post

Re: Perenial Massage?

  • breechbreech
    i did when i was pg with my son. and i tore like a mother-Fer, oh ya it was bad.  didn't do it with my daughter( i figured why bother) and didnt tear at all. i think it all depends on the person though. im not going to do it this time either
    Report Reply
  • Loading the player...
  • mrspayne2Bmrspayne2B

    My husband told me afterwards (I couldn't really feel anything below the waist due to epi) that my nurse did this while I was in labor. I ended up not needing stiches so it sounds like it may have worked. Hindsight, it sounds weird but I am glad that I didn't need those stiches.

    The nurse didn't do this 7 years ago when I had my oldest and I did receive stitches. So I would say it couldn't hurt to do them before labor. HTH!

    Report Reply
  • LovingLife!LovingLife! member
    My midwife said that massaging actually makes it more likely that you will tear! Just trust your body to stretch and do what it's supposed to.
    imageimage
    image
    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    Pregnancy Ticker
    Report Reply
  • Temp6313048411121614Temp6313048411121614 member
    My L&D nurse did it during pushing.  I planned on doing it during pg but was too overwhelmed to ever try.
    Report Reply
This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards
"
"