Perineal massage, did you/are you doing it to help reduce tearing?

Question

Saw my midwife yesterday, 36 weeks, and she mentioned perineal massage and that some people do it, some don’t. She gave me the pamphlet and as I was just reading it and looking at the diagrams, I’m thinking..... how on earth am I supposed to even reach my vagina to do the massage when I struggle to even reach down there to wipe myself after the toilet 🤷🏼‍♀️

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That’s why you get your partner to do it!😊

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I've vaguely heard of it. Idk if it helps, but honestly I think whether you tear or not has to do with your elasticity down there(genetics) and how hard you push when your crowning. I stopped pushing but barely did little nudges as I was instructed to and didn't tear.

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I didnt do it and didnt tear, but I also went with a water birth which is supposed to help with that also 🤷🏼‍♀️

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I did it and still tore😒

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I tried it and it hurt like hell but that was before my baby was born. I wish I had persisted. 2nd degree deep tere

Perineal massage, did you/are you doing it to help reduce tearing?

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