BrollyDolly
Mummy of 1
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Just looking for some advice on how long others have taken to heal. My baby is 9 days old and on day 5 one of my stitches burst leaving me with a slight gape. The midwife has checked it out and I've been given antibiotics just in case there is an infection but the pain is unbearable still. I can't sit, I can't sleep and I'm still struggling to walk for longer than 5 minutes.
I take 2 baths a day with salt, I pat the area dry and then lay on the bed with no underwear for around 10-15 minutes to get some air to my stitches/gape, I clean the area with warm water every time I pee, I'm sitting on a heat pack a few times a day and I just don't know what else I can do
I keep checking it with a mirror (probably not a good idea!!) but it doesn't seem to be getting any better..
Any tips, ideas, advice, words of encouragement??
Xx
I take 2 baths a day with salt, I pat the area dry and then lay on the bed with no underwear for around 10-15 minutes to get some air to my stitches/gape, I clean the area with warm water every time I pee, I'm sitting on a heat pack a few times a day and I just don't know what else I can do
I keep checking it with a mirror (probably not a good idea!!) but it doesn't seem to be getting any better..
Any tips, ideas, advice, words of encouragement??
Xx