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KatetheGreat79KatetheGreat79 member
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Is there every a time when it would be better to be cut rather than tear? I feel like I've heard some people say a doctor can tell if you are going to tear extremely badly, and sometimes making a small cut will prevent this. I have a very natural birth friendly doctor, so my guess is he will not be over eager to make a cut. Just wondering if it's every just best to give in and let them cut you. 
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  • sschwegesschwege member

    I am by no means an expert on this topic, but my understanding is that it's better to tear.  I've heard people compare it to trying to tear a sheet of paper in half.  If you hold a sheet of paper on either side and try to tear it in half, it'

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  • tokenhosertokenhoser member

    A small cut usually leads to a larger tear, not a smaller one.

    Episiotomies generally accompany a vacuum or forceps delivery.  They are used very occasionally when the baby is in distress and the doctor feels they need to get the birth over

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  • oliversmommy32912oliversmommy32912 member
    The only time I would consent to an episiotomy is if it could prevent me from tearing up towards my urethra and clitoris or if the baby needed to come out quickly for a medical reason.
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  • mrshall10210mrshall10210 member

    I am going for a natural birth in a hospital, and I was surprised to learn in their childbirth class that their doctors no longer perform routine episiotomies, rarely perform them if necessary, and that they have some younger (read: recent grads) docto

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  • luvmyducksluvmyducks member
    My OB is a fan of not doing anything just bc he can. He doesn't cut unless there is an emergency and the baby needs out asap.
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  • aylafsu88aylafsu88 member

    imagetokenhoser:
    They are also used occasionally if you start to tear "up" to the urethra rather than "down" to the anus - a down t
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  • huntjulhuntjul member

    imageoliversmommy32912:
    The only time I would consent to an episiotomy is if it could prevent me from tearing up towards my urethra
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  • AmgantAmgant
    Your body is ment to stretch to allow baby. You, and your doc, need to be patient. I was able to have a 10 lb 10 oz baby without stitches. As far as emergency I had an episiotomy with my first because they were worried that she had swallowed machonium.
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