Come in if you had issues with PP stitches

[rugbywife]

if you had issues with your stitches PP (for vaginal birth), when did you figure it out? When did you go to the doc? What did they do?

I think I have split a section of my external stitches. So I am not bleeding as a result but I look...not right.

I figure I should wait til Tuesday, 1 week PP to go see my PCP?

[whiskeyandwine]

I have no idea but just wanted to say how brave you are for looking!

I had a horrible cough when my baby was born, and the nurses assured me it would be very very hard to tear/break my stitches. Because w every cough I was sure I had.

[specialk]

I realized I had a problem about 10 days PP and went in. I had popped my stitches. It was too late to do anything without going to a specialist and getting numbed and restitched, and they said even then it probably wouldn't heal properly. I elected not to go since it was cosmetic. I'm jacked up for life.

Not to scare you, but don't wait if you think something's wrong.

[undecidedowl]

Did you do something that makes you think you tore them? I looked very "not right" where my stiches were for a long time but I waited it out. There was kind of an extra flap of skin where it looked like things had not gotten lined up quite right. At my 6 week appt the OB just said to give it a little longer to heal and sure enough it eventually all looked ok again.

Never hurts to call the doc and get their opinion.

[rugbywife]

Well, supposedly my tear wasn't as bad this time but last time I looked entirely 'normal' afterwards (like 4/5 PP). I have some significant haemorrhoids going on and now there seems to be this one section between my vagina and anus that looks like it is split open/ has a flap. Certainly doesn't look 'right'.

Sigh. I thought my second was supposed to go more smoothly???

[jln]

Hugs. I can commiserate. My damage was also much worse than last time.

I'd definitely call your doctor and ask. It could be normal but I know it'd give you peace of mind and make you more comfortable if you knew for sure.

[undecidedowl]

rugbywife I felt the same way. I also tore less with my second so I was shocked how much worse it looked. It did take a lot longer to heal because of the flap, but now that it's healed it doesn't look any worse than after my first. Sorry you have to deal with this!

[spk926]

I had a 4th degree tear and too many stitches that the doctor wouldn't give me a number. I had other complications and had to see my OB weekly for 6 weeks following delivery. I was certain a stitch had popped and at one of those appts. I had him look. Nope, everything was in place and healing fine, it just felt like it was all falling apart. Hopefully that's the case with you.

[Deleted]

Definitely go in and have them check it out.

[karinothing]

I would get checked out. Better safe than sorry.

[kaycee]

I thought I was just a wimp and suffered through the pain. Turns out I had ripped them all out and at my 6 week check up I was not cleared. They said I could be careful, soak in a sitz bath twice a day, and wait OR they could restitch me up and start the whole process again. I decided to wait because they said that was the easier choice especially if I was having more kids.
Everything healed up normally, but I really wished that I had gone in earlier. I pretty much couldn't walk without excruciating pain for 12+ weeks and I went back to work as a teacher at 9 weeks.

[noodleskooze]

You can get them checked if you're really concerned, but I remember looking (against all reason) at about 5 days pp, and I came out and told my husband, "I think they sewed it wrong!" It did not look or feel right for quite a while, but went back to normal eventually.

[zeewifeandmama]

I'd go in. Might be a flap of skin that they can help you with now, as opposed to having to do something later.

::: hugs ::: my second recovery was worse than my first ( by a long shot) so I feel your disappointment

[estrellita]

I'd get it checked out. I was afraid to look until I had this one sensitive spot that seemed to be bleeding. Sure enough, I had a random piece of tissue sticking out. My appointment was the next day and she just removed it. I kinda wish I had seen it earlier, though it wasn't a huge deal. Better to get it checked and have it be nothing then end up having it become a bigger issue.

[rugbywife]

I am going to call my OBs office on Monday. If they won't see me I will go see my PCP. I just want someone to look at and tell me that it is normal. So I can argue with them. Because it's not.