I had a third degree tear after my daughter who was 9lbs 13. Has anyone had a 3rd degree tear and went on to have a natural birth or spoke about it to midwife/consultant in this pregnancy?
Most women with tearing will recover quite well within the six weeks immediately after birth. However, you’ll feel improvements every day – especially if you listen to your body’s need for rest. I fell pregnant with DS when my DD was just 9 months and the thought of having to give birth again genuinely terrified me. I could dress myself only three days after the section; after the tear I needed help (because moving my legs caused perineal pain) for weeks. All women who sustained an obstetric anal sphincter injury in a previous pregnancy should be counselled about the... 2. Complications such as stool leakage (fecal incontinence) and painful intercourse are possible. I had no idea just how ill a person could feel until I had DD. The baby’s head was side on so they were trying to turn him. Third-degree tears extend into the muscle that surrounds the anus (anal sphincter). Hello, I had a third degree tear after my first birth in JUne 2009 and it took them 10 months to patch me up again. I didn’t give it much thought but I spoke to midwife this morning and she said I would have a consultant appointment at 32 weeks to discuss my options with natural birth/ c section because I had a 3 degree tear with my first. Natural birth after 3rd degree tear 1.
Vaginal tears during childbirth, also called perineal lacerations or tears, occur when the baby's head is coming through the vaginal opening and is either too large for the vagina to stretch around or the head is a normal size but the vagina doesn't stretch easily. I had incontinence issues to start off with but luckily the problems stopped once they had finished patching me together again. I had failed Ventouse and then they used forceps and the episiotomy extended and led to a 3rd degree tear (3a).

All women who sustained an obstetric anal sphincter injury in a previous pregnancy should be advised that there is no... 3. Second-degree tears (when skin and vaginal muscle are torn) A third degree tear extends downwards from the vaginal wall and perineum to the anal sphincter, the muscle that controls the anus; Fourth degree tear extends to the anal canal as well as the rectum; Giving Birth After Severe Tearing. Previous Next 4 of 6 3rd-degree vaginal tear. With my first baby, I had a long latent labour and didn’t progress so I was on an inducing drip throughout. If you have a third or fourth degree tear, you might experience some discomfort, and healing can continue for three months or so. After my third degree tear, I couldn’t walk unaided for over a week; after the section I could walk to the shower only 24 hours after the birth itself. I had some physiotherapy after and it took a good 6-9 months or so to get back to normal. These tears sometimes require repair with anesthesia in an operating room — rather than the delivery room — and might take longer than a few weeks to heal.

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I am now expecting my second in June and dont really know what to do.