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Anyone do perineal massage alone?

MrsPBNJ0220MrsPBNJ0220
in June 2011 Moms

It's not that I don't think my husband would do them for me (he keeps talking about when we will start) and it's not that I don't feel absolutely comfortable with my husband.  However, I know lately I am so easily frustrated and I'm afraid that if he does the massage it will end up hurting me and in turn will frustrate me and will in turn make me tense up defeating the whole purpose.

So I'm curious if any of you ladies do them alone and if so do you have any tips that makes it easier.  If I can't get it to work myself then I will have DH help but I would rather do it myself if possible first before having him help out.

Thanks a million ladies!

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Re: Anyone do perineal massage alone?

  • JrsMommy11JrsMommy11
    I started out doing it alone but honestly if something hurts I'm going to stop. It is not supposed to be comfortable so DH is a little less forgiving and is probably more effective.Smile
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  • SarahP15SarahP15 member
    I don't know that I could reach at this point!  lol
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  • SFbride31SFbride31
    In my birth class last night, the instructor said that massages have no impact on tearing during labor.  So, I am not even bothering to do this.  Anyone else hear this?
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  • MrsPBNJ0220MrsPBNJ0220

    imageSFbride31:
    In my birth class last night, the instructor said that massages have no impact on tearing during labor.  So, I am not even bothering to do this.  Anyone else hear this?

    I have heard it, I don't know where, I actually think it was something that was said in a post from yesterday.  I can say that when my Dr. asked she suggested that I do them and said that it should help.  Then my sister's Dr. did them during labor, so my opinion is, if my Dr. says that it works I will trust her, and that would be for sure over a birth class instructor, that's just my opinion though.  But then again even Dr.'s don't know everything!

    GL!

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