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2nd Trimester
So i found this on 3rd tri
https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/29219227.aspx
and I wasnt scared before.... but GOOD GAWD, I am now!! Why doesnt anyone ever talk about THIS stuff, as opposed to freakin cribs and bedding?!?
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Re: So i found this on 3rd tri
dont be scared. hehe.?
The OB nurses will take good care of you - for now, pretend like frozen tucks pads, ice filled pads & mesh panties dont even exist
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Luckily its rare to do episiotomies anymore (to the PP who is afraid of them).
Yes you might tear, but in most cases its not a huge deal (from what I understand).
LOL I clicked on the crotch care 101 link, printed it out and put it in my notebook to save for later.
That was a wealth of info!
yes but not thinking about it could potentially make you unprepared, and i would rather be prepared than clueless
I know why no one talks about it, because honestly who would want to, but i think that it is good information to know so that you have at least some idea of what could/will happen and how to take care of it as opposed to only getting the info the nurses give you at the hospital and being clueless once you get home. just my opinion.
i know, right?! i totally agree! I bookmarked it on my computer for later
oh, so you want me to avoid telling you about my 4th degree that was so severe that i am not allowed to have a vaginal delivery again? lol.
i'll spare you.
I think it does help to have some knowledge ahead of time so you can have some supplies ready, but try not to worry/think about it too much. There are things that just plain suck, but you get through it...bottom line, you don't have much choice!
I think I may have just fallen in luv w/ u!;)
Carter Robert 7.18.08 | Brynn Sophia 5.24.10 | Reid Joseph 9.10.12 | Emerson Mae 1.27.14
Oh goodness! Don't think about this stuff yet!
The nurses take good care of you and give you stuff to take home. Oh and it will be funny to listen to DH's story when you send him to the drugstore for more of the stuff you need for down there. My DH came back with $70 worth of stuff! haha! The Dermoplast spray is the best and can't find that at Walgreens.....so get an extra from the hospital!
yea i wish someone would have told me, i was totally unprepared.
the sitz bath, peri bottle. dermoplast and tucks will be your best friends!
Twin boys born too early at 17w4d and 18w2d in February 2010
Transabdominal cerclage placed September 2010
DS born at 35w1d in February 2011
Twin girls born at exactly 36w in February 2013
Honestly, pick up any pregnancy book. Its all in there. Thats how I learned about most of it the first time.
Actually, a vaginal birth has a much quicker recovery time then an c-section. I know when SIL had her c-section she couldn't bend over to pick up nephew and couldn't just get up and help quickly either.
This times a million!