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perineum stretch

SweetSyrenSweetSyren member
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Is anyone doing these? I am not even though my Dr. strongly recommeds it. I just always forget at night.  Just wondering if anyone else is doing this and if you have already had a baby before and you did it, does it even help????
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  • megd06megd06 member
    I did it with DS, and while I never tore (and I pushed for 90 minutes!) I don't know if it was the perineal massage that helped, or the fact that I only pushed when I had the urge (I had no epi), and my OB was religiously slathering KY-type lube around my vagina the whole time to help ease DS out. Maybe a combination of all 3 :)
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  • amdrazaamdraza member
    I haven't been doing them either. My OB said it doesn't hurt to do it, but didn't make it out to be a big deal. I was planning to start at 37 weeks, but I haven't tried it yet.

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  • MiaMyPuggleMiaMyPuggle member
    I did it twice...my childbirth prep class instructor advised us to do it...it's just getting the area used to stretching out...i did it until it burned and then stretched a little more...the baby's head is in the 73rd percentile and his abdomen is in the 10th percentile, so i think i will be tearing regardless...ugh

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  • mn27mommymn27mommy member

    dumb question, I know what this stretch is... but can anyone explain HOW to do it?

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  • Michellie7Michellie7 member
    I'm planning on doing it, if not to help with not tearing, at least to get it used to the feeling of being stretched! I believe you lube up your thumbs (with vit E oil or veggie oil), and use your thumbs to stretch the lower part of your vageeg.. having your thumbs in up to about the first knuckle and kind of sweep out to the sides, until you feel a slight sting and hold it there for 10-30 sec... repeat 3-5 times, 2 times per day
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  • MiaMyPuggleMiaMyPuggle member
    imagemn27mommy:

    dumb question, I know what this stretch is... but can anyone explain HOW to do it?

    tia

    take a finger to the lower part of your vag and run it along the rim back and forth and stretch a bit as you are doing it until it starts to burn a little bit


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  • jaylahsmommyjaylahsmommy

    ok can somebody please explain how to do this? I have a monster growing and im going to need all the help i can get in that area

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