Ouch 😣 is defiantly take the meds, and sit on lots of ice. See if your hospital had the crack ice pads. They're not as uncomfortable cold as real ice. They only last like 15 mins, but they're more pleasant. Hope you get feeling better. It's no fun with stitches and pain down there. Also, eat lots of oatmeal and take your stool softeners. That first poop is going to be painful and scary lol. Oatmeal really made me regular after the baby

I had a 7lb1oz baby, I'm very small framed so I knew it would tear. I had 2nd degree tearing, a tore urethra & I have a dividing wall inside of my vagina that my baby ripped through. my vagina lips were so swollen it was scary. lol I thought it was permanent but after 3 days or so the swelling had went down. it took me about a month to feel almost completely back to normal. the outside healed in like 3 weeks, but my dividing wall is still healing because it's a bit sore still. use the witch hazel pads, they helped me so much!!

@klove2016, yea I have a level 2 peritoneal tear and bilateral labia tears doc said I was perfect all the way until the last push which "caused some issues" and almost an hour worth of stitching. My doc said he couldn't make me suffer so put in an order for perc

When the nurse had to check me after I had my baby, her eyes got big, and was like your really swollen, let me get you some ice 😂 I'm like no shit, I just pushed a 8.7 pound baby out 😂

Lol sounds exactly like how I was after I had my baby. I had a episiotomy also. My whole vag was scary swollen and puffy. I just iced it, cool water to clean, Motrin for pain, and used the stuff the hospital gave me. After about 5 days, it looked normal again