How to get your vagina ready to stretch?

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I've been doing kegels and squats. Any other ideas I want to avoid tearing as much as possible. My husband was 9 pounds when he was born....I'm short and small.

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Honey I wouldn't be worried about 9 pounds. My hubby was 14 lbs 8oz

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Look up perineal stretches

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To avoid tearing, you can start doing perineal stretching about a month before delivery (just taking oil and massaging the lips outward, you can look it up, it felt really weird for me but I did it a few times with my last, the last two weeks but ended up with a c section).

You can also apply a warm oil compress during labor ( some people may warn against this if your water has broken due to risk of infection, others say it's fine) and try to take the pushing phase slow and let the baby naturally stretch you.

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I didn't do a whole lot to prepare, but when I was in labor and my little girl crowned they finished setting up and preparing everything so she sat there for a good 15 minutes, it hurts but the doctor told me it probably helped stretched me. I didn't tear but my baby was also a little thing

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Thanks everyone!

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Your meant to stretch then go back to normal. I wouldnt worry too much. If you can have a doctor or midwife use oil to help your perinium while you are pushing or birth in water.

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