How likely is it that you will tear during natural childbirth?
ByI’m considering maybe jus having a midwife present but i’m concerned about tearing….What are the chances that it will happen?
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I’m considering maybe jus having a midwife present but i’m concerned about tearing….What are the chances that it will happen?
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10 Comments
January 31st, 2010 at 8:35 pm
its very likely to tear. 85% of women tear during pregnancy.
January 31st, 2010 at 9:22 pm
Almost everyone gets teared down there during final stages of pregnancy.. sometime Doc does that, however mine did not still I teared but doc wl sew it back and few weeks you wl be back to normal
January 31st, 2010 at 10:08 pm
likely
January 31st, 2010 at 10:53 pm
I had 3rd degree tissue tearing with both of mine.
January 31st, 2010 at 11:06 pm
they say about 20%, but I think that is because they do so many epitomizes…
January 31st, 2010 at 11:34 pm
A good majority of women tear….the good news is you can have just a midwife deliver your baby, and she can go fetch the OB if you tear.
February 1st, 2010 at 12:00 am
A midwife would be your best bet to not tear. Doctors (and a fw midwives) cause most of the tearing by making you push too early. Also having an epidural will increase the chance of a tear because you wouldn’t be able to feel what was going on.
I had my baby at home, with just my husband and I, and I tore very slightly. I decided not to even bother going to have it stitched and healed just fine. I will say that I knew I was pushing too soon, I should have waited one more contraction to push but didn’t. I only pushed that one time, and probably wouldn’t have had to at all if I had waited.
Also, positioning makes a huge difference. I had my baby standing. Hands and knees, and squatting make tearing less likely also.
February 1st, 2010 at 12:10 am
Midwives usually use oil to help stretch our your perineum while the baby is descending the birth canal.They also apply warm wash cloths to the area and guide you to push the baby at the right pace ( not too fast that you tear). Many midwives suggest you do your own perienal massage starting at 34 weeks. Here is a web site with instructions.
February 1st, 2010 at 12:55 am
Very high. Think how big a baby’s head is!
You are also likely to poop. Pleasant!
February 1st, 2010 at 1:24 am
Very likely. It just depends how small you are down there and how big your baby is.
When my nephew was born ( an almost 9 lbs baby) my sister tore down there and the doctor had to sew her up and her pee pee area was hurting for almost 2 WEEKS!!
Good luck to you ! congrats on baby.