Is this normal?

Question

I’m 8 days postpartum and I’m still so sore that I can barely walk. I had a 3rd degree tear during delivery so I get its probably normal to be sore but barely being able to walk is starting to worry me. I feel like I’m failing as a mom because I can’t be as productive and there for my baby as much as I want to be.

Answer

It took me a long time to feel ok and not sore. I had internal and external stitches. My stitches didn’t even dissolve for almost 8 weeks and I still had pain afterward. I went to get checked to make sure I was ok as that was my first baby and she told me it was...some people heal faster than others

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It’s normal but its not common, i had an episiotomy and recovery was painful I could barely sit down i was having to poor warm water over when i had a wee because it was so painful its was definitely a few weeks before i felt better, labour pain was a breeze compared to my stitches (i had no epidural or pain medication during labour either) my c section recovery was so much better, speak to your doctor if you’re concerned but all i got was just take paracetamol and put something cold on it there’s nothing they can do try to take it easy .... impossible with i newborn i know.

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I can’t speak for anyone else but it was for me. I had so many stitches that when I asked the doctor how many I needed, he and the nurse just looked down at the area, paused, then he just said “um... a few...”. Needless to say he was stitching me up for a while! I’d say it was at least 4 weeks before I could stand up straight and walk normally and maybe 8 weeks before totally pain free. Just keep an eye on it and make sure you don’t have an infection or anything. If you’re worried you can always get things checked out!

Is this normal?

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