Degrees of perineal tears

alandals · May 2011

I just made the mistake of googling degrees of perineal tears during childbirth. Um... ouch.

article with (text book) pictures, not yucky graphic real pictures. Not work appropriate.

ETA: oops.. kinda posted and ran. Sorry for no disclaimer.

Mrs.Leah.Maria · May 2011

Unfortunately, I have a friend who had a 4th degree tear that required two strips of stitches and was told by the OB that she may require reconstructive surgery to ever physically enjoy sex again.

Thankfully the sex part ended up not being the case!

katie4253 · May 2011

I refuse to look at this. I do not need to see pictures of tearing. ::shudder:: I won't even look at my own tearing, so I have no desire to see pictures. LOL!

txaggie2002 · May 2011

aesf · May 2011

Can you make it clear its a slideshow and not an article so ppl don't get fired like i might now? Thanks. Wink

princessjulia28 · May 2011

Why I hit the link I will never know but now I feel like vomitting everywhere.. Cue nervous to give birth all over again!!!!! Crying

cgrah1ai · May 2011

I wish I hadn't looked at this. Reading descriptions and actually seeing it are two different things.

cobydoll · May 2011

I had a 4th degree tear with my first. She was 9.4lbs and had shoulder dystocia (her shoulders were bigger than her head). It seemed bad at the time, but I was off my pain pills the day after I got out of the hospital. I fully recovered with no problems. But, it was not fun to go to the bathroom for the first time,second time,third time, and maybe 4th. THAT was not fun at all!!

fannystuffs · May 2011

O.....M.....G.....

One of the main reasons why I'm having a water birth. I want to do whatever I can to avoid a tear.

marchbride32407 · May 2011

I refuse to look at it. Ignorance is bliss for me. There are some things about L&D that I'll research, but there are others I choose to totally block out. This is one of them.

krif9@yahoo.com · May 2011

Yikes. I can't bring myself to look. This terrifies me.

MommySteph2009 · May 2011

I had a second degree tear with DS, not fun. Painful for weeks after.

MartaVodrey · May 2011

Indifferent

So should not have clicked on that...

outlandartist · May 2011

I'm glad I read the comments first, I will refrain from clicking the link.

Mrs.Leah.Maria · May 2011

katie4253:
I refuse to look at this. I do not need to see pictures of tearing. ::shudder:: I won't even look at my own tearing, so I have no desire to see pictures. LOL!

Hehe, I'm also not looking! I didn't before DS, I won't before LO. I had a 2nd degree tear, which I also did not look at, and will just judge it based on the pain factor [which I thought was par for the course].

brenwick · May 2011

My c-section was an easier recovery than my 4th degree tear. It was the most horrible experience in my life! Feeling every stitch as my doctor sewed me up without numbing me was the worst. Having to go back weeks later and be cauterized was a close second. I'd take a c-section over that any day.

anakalia10 · May 2011

OP- you might want to revise this and put a NSFW disclaimer on the title or in the post.

lacey321 · May 2011

outlandartist:
I'm glad I read the comments first, I will refrain from clicking the link.

I was thinking the exact same thing!!

wendy2613 · May 2011

outlandartist:
I'm glad I read the comments first, I will refrain from clicking the link.

ITA, soo glad I read before clicking! Not going to look and worry myself over somethig that may or may not happen to me

amberleigh723 · May 2011

Not to scare anyone..BUT keep in mind you don't always just tear front to back...With DD (who was 9lbs4oz) I tore from inside and up the front (right next to my urethra and clitoris)....that was excruciating - AND couldn't be stitched....just wanted to put it out there so it's no shock....

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