haaaa right. are u dialted any yet ? they checked me Wed and I wasnt at all bahah

@livd15, I'm gonna go with tearing. For now! lol we will see how it goes!!! If this baby ever comes out!!!

i obv haven't been there yet but instead the body heals better to a natural tear vs the cut but then again if ur gunna tear wide open maybe the cut prevents that ?

my first I tore he was 8lbs 11oz my had 4 stiches took about a few weeks to heal second I had a episiotomy he was 9lbs, 5 stiches and if I remember correctly I was up and going just fine within 2 weeks. It definitely depends on how well you take care of the tear/cut

I had an episiotomy because my son got stuck in the birth canal because he was almost 11 lbs. I only had like 3-4 stitches and I healed within the first week.

the only help I had was them trying to stretch the lady parts for the baby

@junesmommy15, oh wow! And your baby was pretty average too! Oh Lordy!

@alainalovesmommy, @their.bomb.ass.mom 4 weeks isn't too bad. I'm not so much worried about how long it takes to heal rather then just making sure I heal properly!!! And yea pretty much everything I've read is that naturally tearing is much better to heal from than cutting. Plus I'm just not a fan of thinking about someone taking scissors to my lady parts! There nothing natural about that. But I'm also 100% against any forced removal of the baby such as pulling. Forceps. Vacuum. Anything. Fuck that. I refuse. I'd rather an emergency C section!

I know. I tore bad and they were stitching me up for a whole 3 hours.

@junesmommy15, oh my 30 stitches. Holy shit!

I tore. My son was 7 pounds 3 ounces. I had a good 30 stitches. I can't tell you which was better. This is my first. It took 6+ weeks to heal.

my baby was 6 lbs 15 oz , I tore . 2nd degree . it took around 4 weeks to heal down there

I've always heard tearing heals better/faster than cutting. I can't say much for getting cut, but I had a 2cd degree tear, she was 8lbs 8oz, and I believe her head circumference was 13 inches. Not sure how many stitches, about 3 maybe 4. Took about 4 weeks for me to notice the stitches had dissolved, so they could have before then, but took 5-6 weeks to heal really well.

if the dr recommend it for me I'll ask if it's absolutely necessary