When did your soreness decrease?

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I had my first baby almost 4 years ago and can’t remember.
I’m 4 days postpartum from an unmedicated precipitous labor, 2nd degree tear and a good amount of stitches. I am in so. Much. Pain. I can’t sit down, I have to lay down or sit at an angle. Motrin and Dermoplast only go so far. 
Mamas with tears and stitches, when did you start having less pain? This sucks.

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Do you have tuck pads? The hospital gave me those along with the spray and i used it every time i went the bathroom. It helped SOOO much

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Line pad with witch hazel wipes, spray liberally with dermaplast. It helped so much but it still took awhile not to be sore and I only needed one stitch so I can only imagine your pain.

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Ugh with my first it was like that. Have you tried frida ice mom packs. They will save you. Try to just rest rest rest as much as possible. Congratulations so beautiful 🥰

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It depends on the severity of your tear. I had 2nd degree tears with both babies; but my first it was severe both internal and external and my second it was just barely a second degree and only external. My first I couldn't sit right for two weeks and was in an immense amount of pain, my second I never had to adjust my sitting and I didn't feel much soreness the pain meds couldn't handle after two or three days. 
What really really helped my second time round was doing several warm Epsom salt sitz baths a day to decrease the inflammation and encourage blood flow to speed healing. It also helps reduce the swelling which can be the cause of a lot of the discomfort. What also helped was doing hot-cold therapy, so doing an ice pack for 20 min then a 20 min warm sitz bath, that increases blood flow even more for speedy healing.

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Did you get the padsicles? Those helped me a lot

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I believe after a week or two I was ok. I was still going out and about to my home and my parents home within the first week . I had the exact same thing, second degree tear and an unmedicated labor. Just keep on the pain medications until you feel less pain.

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I’m 11 days pp and had 2 second degree tears and a few first degree tears. I have 6 stitches. I used dermaplast religiously, tucks pads, ice packs, ibuprofen & Tylenol. Sitting and movement was very hard for almost the first week. Sometimes I get a sharp pain now, but for the most part I don’t have much if any pain.

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I had less pain when it was time to go back and get em out , other then that it don’t go away hun I don’t wanna lie to u and I ripped bad I had from vagina almost to my butthole & I ripped on the sides too 😞 HURTTT SOO BADDD !! but the thing that helped me be able to sit flat down normally , get a heating pad & sit on it while ur sitting OMGGG IT HELPED ME SO MUCH

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Honestly, it took about 10 weeks. It was brutal & I hope you heal faster than I did! I did end up ordering more of those cold ice packs the hospital had from Amazon. Expensive & worth it!

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Try the Frida Moms ice packs

When did your soreness decrease?

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