Hi ladies, this was my first time giving birth—my little man decided to lead out with his elbow & I sustained an internal tear spanning the length of my vaginal canal & had 2 episiotomies cut on the outside (baby was stuck & they needed to get him out ASAP). I am 1 week PP and the stitches are killing me 😩 I am more mobile for sure, but sitting down to breastfeed makes me SO sore— I’ve tried other positions, but they just don’t feel comfortable to me. When I sit, I feel like the stitches are tearing apart, and I’ve also been experiencing more bleeding over the past 2 days that seems to be coming from the stitches more so than my uterus (it’s hard to tell). It is not excessive bleeding, but it struck me as odd that my bleeding would be worse today & yesterday than it had been a few days ago...

Any advice/personal experiences/commiserations from you mamas who have experienced healing from extensive tearing after birth?