Those who have already had a baby and did perineal messages regularly. Did you?

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I’m very interested to see if it actually helps or not.

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I didn’t try it more than once even though I know it’s meant to help it wasn’t for me.
I had a home birth and an upright birth over the downstairs toilet. Midwife held a hot compress down there and I had just grazing really. It was classed as first degree but zero stitches. 
I think gentle births wjth breathing baby down during surges rather than forced pushing is the key. Being upright helps and not on your back.

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I tried to do it with my first and omg you need a partner or something to do that! 😂 it’s insanely difficult to do yourself. That being said I tried to do it like twice then gave up. I had a first degree episiotomy then tore past it to the second degree. With my second I tore to the first degree.

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With my first we did it, with my second we didn't. Same exact tear with both

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I tried. I found it hard to do. I had a long hard labor second degree tear, which wasn’t bad at all. When that baby’s  head was coming ain’t no amount of massage was gonna matter - I think it depends how your labor goes. My guess is maybe if you are using gravity and prairie dog it it might work 😂 otherwise whatever.

Those who have already had a baby and did perineal messages regularly. Did you?

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