Reduce tearing?

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Is anyone doing the perineum massages?? I had a csection with my first stubborn then 2 vbacs and I tore with both. I don’t want that this time so my husband and I are trying the stretches, just wanted to get input on if it worked for you when did you start and where did you find your info?

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I figured it was worth a try so my hubby’s been helping me out with it (hard to reach things down there at this point!) Imo, though, they should have come up with a more fitting term for it than perineal “massage”! It’s not exactly comfortable! 😂

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Following - I’m doing them and I hate it- but figured just in case they do work it cannot hurt...

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I did it for a bit when pregnant with my first- can’t see how it actually does anything, I had to have an episiotomy in the end so was pointless! I think it depends how small you are down there and if you pant when the head is crowning.

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