Oh ladies,I've just been laughing there catching up!!
I completely forgot about the finger up the bum bit!!but it really didn't bother me after what i'd just been through!!
I did stretch my bits with almond oil when I was preg with shay.It was in 1 of my baby books so gave it a go!It was basically pulling down and stretching the bit between the 2 holes??!!!
Is it called the perineum?
I think it definately worked,as I didn't rip down that way,but I did tear upwards,right beside my pee hole,bloody painful.And TMI but my inner lip bits were all torn,and sewn back together.I checked in mirror,I know I know I should of just left it,but I near puked,I really thought my clit was hanging off.Thank god it was still there in behind all the swollenness!!
Thankfully with baby no 2 I just needed a couple of stitches and my recovery time was sooo quick compared to the 1st.
Oh god the memories are all flooding back!
Gilz sorry your bleeding is back but if its nowhere near baba thats great news.I also worry about my cervix as I had lletz done in june to remove precancerous cells,and I was preg 7 wks later so hoping they'll give my cervix the once over when I have my booking in appointment.
Even if your cervix is short they can put a stitch in it,as far as I know its just done with local anaesthetic and nothing to worry about.And it'll be wks before baby is putting pressure on your cervix anyway,at least if you're seen nxt wk you'll know what the story is and what needs to be done.x