do you feel tearing during birth and how does it affect your recovery?

[belle2be03]

What is gas and air?? Sounds like a UK thing?

I assumed it was a UK thing. I don't think we have that option in the US, but wish we did.

 

[lauren26]

Well in the US there's the narcotic pain relief option but it doesn't sound great to me. I don't know if it's the same

 

[HopefulPony]

I had a spinal block (by accident - it was meant to be a regular epidural) and I didn't feel my tear (2nd degree) - I was surprised when the midwife told me I had a tear! I just felt a bit of pain during crowning but it wasn't too bad. The stitching hurt more! It was sore for the first couple of weeks and especially the first week - now it's only sore if I touch it and I'm pretty sure my stitches are gone.