2007-03-12 01:22:14 · 9 answers · asked by Novida 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
To reduce the chances of tearing you can do perineal massage, which is essentially stretching out the lower part of your vaginal opening. Doctors and midwives generally advise the husband to help with this as it can be hard for the mothers to reach later in pregnancy.
It would require LOTS of stretching on a frequent basis, though, to prevent tearing altogether. With my first born I had to have an apeaseotomy so I was determined to make my second delivery easier and did the perineal massage. I didn't tear, but I did over stretch one side of my perineum which required a stitch to heal properly. So it kind of worked. I think if I had worked at massaging more it would have worked.
I didn't need any of that with my third. Apparently the path had been well traveled enough for her to pop out in less than four minutes!
2007-03-12 02:00:40 · answer #1 · answered by mutherwulf 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First of all, you need to work with your doctor or midwife and let them know you would prefer not to have an episiotomy as a matter of course. A midwife is usually most practiced at aiding this type of delivery, but a sensitive and caring doctor should be able to as well. If you are able to assist them in controling the delivery of the head, by following directions to push or not push on command, then it is possible to do. The midwife or doctor will need to be very involved with massaging and moisturizing the perianal tissues during delivery as well. Providing the baby's head is not too large and you are able to control the speed of the head delivery, the tissues will stretch and you can avoid tearing. I have delivered 4 children, all without episiotomies or tearing, so it is possible. Each time, I informed both doctor and midwife that I did not want an episiotomy unless I began to tear, and the episiotomy was to be done at the spot where the tear was occuring. A radical episiotomy can cause just as many, if not more complications than a small tear. Small tears can happen, but these usually heal as a matter of course over a few days, as opposed to the pain and discomfort of stitches. But of course, you will have to be very involved and controlled during delivery, and the assisting doctor/midwife has to be willing and able to help you out in the matter as well. If you are not willing or able to cooperate, or they are not, then it is not likely to happen that way. I wish you luck, it is possible to do, but you must be very vocal about your wishes and ameanable to changes if it is needed.
2007-03-12 01:33:42 · answer #2 · answered by The mom 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i'm especially specific it has no longer something to do with Kegals. It purely relies upon on how vast the toddler's head is and how it makes a decision to return out. I did the perineal stretching element, and that i nevertheless tore a sprint. restoration wasn't that huge of a deal regular, enormously in case you have an epidural like I did. They stitch you back up before you pass domicile. In my case, he had a sprint head, regardless of the undeniable fact that it grew to become into at a strange attitude.
2016-10-18 04:29:16 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, when i was pregnant with my first kid I did alot I mean alot of walking I was to scard of tearing plus i didn't want to have a C-section. I heard walking was the best for those things and of course alot of sex's before delivery always helps.
2007-03-12 02:15:27 · answer #4 · answered by Yuvi 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
u can't. maybe if it is your 3 or 4 child, but with 1 child u will get tears during delivery, or better they will cut u themselves to fasten the process
2007-03-12 01:26:53 · answer #5 · answered by jacky 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
hi! avoid tearing during delivery? ahmmm. during normal delivery your midwife or the doctor will do episiotomy ( it is a incision made to enlarge the vaginal opening to prevent tearing of the vagina),.. and they knew it... or if you want, you go a Cesarean section..
2007-03-12 01:35:29 · answer #6 · answered by Christa Mae S 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
If you mean 'drops of tears' during delivery, then you can't stop it. It is your body way of saying 'here goes another baby, I hope my husband will stop this game, i'm tired'.
But if you mean 'tearing or torn apart' , your body body is saying the same thing as mentioned above.
2007-03-12 01:33:16 · answer #7 · answered by del 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Apeaseonomy! A couple extra stitches when the deals done!
2007-03-12 01:31:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
i have hear that if you have regular sex throughout the pregnancy, and then your probability of tearing is 80%
2007-03-12 01:27:37 · answer #9 · answered by ky_devil_pup 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋