Can someone please help me understand the urination process postpartum with 1st,2nd,3rd and 4th degree tears?

you can still pee it stings the first time , but i tore with my first front to back 2nd & 3rd degree tears

@tericah2013, 😩

@mediumrarechicken, I’m genuinely trying to not let it get to me 😩😩

I had a second degree tear, wasn't bad, just will be sore. Luckily didn't sting when I peed or hurt. They'll give you a water bottle to spray when you pee, it's a gift from God.

@bluepenguin, ok I’m adding that to my list.

@mediumrarechicken, thanks for the resource by the way

I had multiple second degree tears and ended up needing a catheter due to extreme swelling so I didn't have to go pee for the first 35 hours but I had no stinging/burning the first time I actually went

@alaugust, 😩😩sigh that was a week ago. Congratulations mama!!

Your nurse will walk you through your post partum care. No worries. I had an episiotomy with my first and like everyone said, it just stung a bit. I had a very small tear with my second. Not even worth getting stitches. So it's possible you may not tear. Stay positive!

Peeing isn’t hard. The trick is pooping

@optimusprimesmom, thank you for this. How did you avoid tearing round two?

@tacos4lyfe, really??? I hear you get the stool softeners to help

@efesmama, yeah they help. And they will give you a squeeze bottle to rinse off so you don’t have to wipe

I would cry when I would pee 😭😭 , I’m really hoping I don’t tear this time

@tacos4lyfe, ok great

@jailene187, gosh I’m sorry 😔

I had a 1st tear... but instead of perinium tearing, I tore at my clitoris

@newlyironman, I actually don’t even know what to say

I had a was cut by the doctor I didn’t tear with my first. It burns just use the numbing spray they give you and the bottle for wiping. It’s a lot better than a c section! I have had both

@efesmama it actually wasn't too bad. I'd had a c-section before so to me... the tearing was 1000x easier to deal with. Sex is still great so everything healed properly. I didn't have issues walking and the stitches dissolved

@efesmama Honestly, I think I just got lucky. I didn't do anything specific.

@duckduckgoose, ok thanks 🙏🏾

@newlyironman, this is encouraging

OUCH is all I have to say. It will get better though.

@aengs2, 😞

@efesmama thank you! It was totally worth it 😁