Have you started massaging perineum?

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Currently 32 weeks and looking for recommendations whether to start it or not? My doctor said it could be painful.
Any recommendations?

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I’ve been planning to start at week 34 which is coming up hot for me - I’ll be 34 weeks on Saturday. That’s what I did with my daughter and my perineum is still good as new 😂 no tearing or damage. It’s not proven to work, but it can’t make risk of tearing WORSE, so I figure why not.

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I’ve never heard of this. Can someone explain what it is?

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My hypnobirthing book recommends starting 6-8 weeks prior to EDD, so I’ll be starting soon (I’m almost 32 weeks). I did this with my first.
If you haven’t done before, perseverance is key! I broke up the 5 mins into smaller time slots when I first started, and built up to continuous 5 mins - it’s hard at first but gets easier if you do every day.

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What type of oil do you use?

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I never heard of it. I didn’t tear with my daughter on the outside. I just had inside stitches because they said I pushed her out quickly. But they lubed me up while she was coming out and would also tell me when to stop pushing so I wouldn’t tear.

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It was mentioned at my  birth class and my husband is encouraging me to do it (not in a sexual way lol) but I'm not sure, feels a bit odd for me x

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I feel like I really want to attempt this but it kind of seems odd 😂 I don’t even know how you do it.

Have you started massaging perineum?

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