I had an episiotomy and ventouse, everything was fine and dandy if i was sat still, but standin up & sitting down were hellish for about 1/2 weeks. I took walks from day 3 onwards and it was horrendous at first, felt like my internal organs were gonna slide out through my fooflar, but eventually it just eased. Probably after 3 weeks i started to feel stronger, though long walks werent manageable until week 5ish, just a weird dragging feeling until then. Hope it eases soon, still VERY early days for you yet so dont worry. oh yeah, and CONGRATULATIONS. xxx