Stitches / grazes / water birth / birth on bed, poll!

blondebabe · Apr 10th, 2012, 15:18 PM

Would like to know if there is any correlation between the two

I had birthing pool - grazes , stung like a bitch for a week and a half and they also got infected! Worse bit about giving birth lo was born with his hand by his face lol naughty boy!

Geek · Apr 10th, 2012, 15:22 PM

I think that you have less chance of tearing if you have a water birth, that's what I was told anyway.
I had a water birth but needed an episiotomy so had to have stitches.

Pielette · Apr 10th, 2012, 15:24 PM

I gave birth in a pool and had a slight graze.

RaspberryK · Apr 10th, 2012, 15:25 PM

I have birth on dry land but had been in my shower and birth pool all day at home, I had no grazes or stitches.
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Amygdala · Apr 10th, 2012, 15:27 PM

That's interesting about the water birth episiotomy! I didn't even know you could have an episiotomy when having a water birth. How did they know you needed one? And how was it performed?

I had a water birth with a second degree tear and stitches. They never bothered me at all afterwards though, I couldn't even tell I'd had a tear. No idea whether that's normal or related to the water birth, but it did surprise me at the time (in fact I asked the nurse about it because I was worried that I should be in pain

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Kaede351 · Apr 10th, 2012, 15:28 PM

Someone was in the pool when I got to the hospital so didn't get my water birth. But I think the only reason I tore so bad was because Harrison had his head turned so was coming out wierd... He also got stuck lol. Awkward little beast

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hubblybubbly · Apr 10th, 2012, 15:29 PM

Water birth.....graze...which I think is a misanomer coz it stung like anything for 10 days, never grazed my knee like that!

MrsMurphy2Be · Apr 10th, 2012, 15:32 PM

I gave birth on a bed, due to induction and wasnt allowed a water birth.. boo!

I needed stitches, and had a large graze... lucky me! The graze was definitely the source of the most pain (esp when peeing!) My LO had a very large head (98th centile at birth) so I was bound to suffer from something no matter what!)

(it was a 2nd degree tear)

**AtomicPink** · Apr 10th, 2012, 15:35 PM

Needed an epi with my second, I was in the pool but came out after a while, didn't give birth in it

lil star · Apr 10th, 2012, 15:36 PM

i had to be cut lo was back to back and i had been pushing for 1hr n 40 mins and if i didnt get her out in 20 mins they were gonna use forceps (my mum told em to pee off

) so they cut me and had sticthes but when it come to doing the sticthes they forgot to num me so put me in more pain i was in pain for about a week n a half before i felt like i could sit down proberly xx

View Poll Results: Did you give birth in water/ out of water grazes stitches etc
Birthing pool - none	4	2.20%
Birthing pool - grazes	7	3.85%
Birthing pool - stitches	10	5.49%
On the bed - none	15	8.24%
On the bed - grazes	24	13.19%
On the bed - stitches	122	67.03%
Voters: 182. You may not vote on this poll

Apr 10th, 2012, 15:18 PM	#1
blondebabe Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hampshire Posts: 1,648	Stitches / grazes / water birth / birth on bed, poll! Would like to know if there is any correlation between the two I had birthing pool - grazes , stung like a bitch for a week and a half and they also got infected! Worse bit about giving birth lo was born with his hand by his face lol naughty boy!

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Apr 10th, 2012, 15:22 PM	#2
Geek Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 348	I think that you have less chance of tearing if you have a water birth, that's what I was told anyway. I had a water birth but needed an episiotomy so had to have stitches.

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Apr 10th, 2012, 15:24 PM	#3
Pielette Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Essex Posts: 3,203	I gave birth in a pool and had a slight graze.

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Apr 10th, 2012, 15:25 PM	#4
RaspberryK Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Northamptonshire, England Posts: 4,629	I have birth on dry land but had been in my shower and birth pool all day at home, I had no grazes or stitches. X

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Apr 10th, 2012, 15:27 PM	#5
Amygdala Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4,524	That's interesting about the water birth episiotomy! I didn't even know you could have an episiotomy when having a water birth. How did they know you needed one? And how was it performed? I had a water birth with a second degree tear and stitches. They never bothered me at all afterwards though, I couldn't even tell I'd had a tear. No idea whether that's normal or related to the water birth, but it did surprise me at the time (in fact I asked the nurse about it because I was worried that I should be in pain ).

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Apr 10th, 2012, 15:28 PM	#6
Kaede351 Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: County Durham Posts: 8,041	Someone was in the pool when I got to the hospital so didn't get my water birth. But I think the only reason I tore so bad was because Harrison had his head turned so was coming out wierd... He also got stuck lol. Awkward little beast XxX

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Apr 10th, 2012, 15:29 PM	#7
hubblybubbly Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South West, UK Posts: 2,218	Water birth.....graze...which I think is a misanomer coz it stung like anything for 10 days, never grazed my knee like that!

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Apr 10th, 2012, 15:32 PM	#8
MrsMurphy2Be Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 5,066	I gave birth on a bed, due to induction and wasnt allowed a water birth.. boo! I needed stitches, and had a large graze... lucky me! The graze was definitely the source of the most pain (esp when peeing!) My LO had a very large head (98th centile at birth) so I was bound to suffer from something no matter what!) (it was a 2nd degree tear)

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Apr 10th, 2012, 15:35 PM	#9
AtomicPink Mum (Mom) BabyandBump Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 27,933	Needed an epi with my second, I was in the pool but came out after a while, didn't give birth in it

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Apr 10th, 2012, 15:36 PM	#10
lil star Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 237	i had to be cut lo was back to back and i had been pushing for 1hr n 40 mins and if i didnt get her out in 20 mins they were gonna use forceps (my mum told em to pee off ) so they cut me and had sticthes but when it come to doing the sticthes they forgot to num me so put me in more pain i was in pain for about a week n a half before i felt like i could sit down proberly xx

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