when you say "intact pereniums"...

[amwww]

my dd will be 2 in feb., i let my inexperienced md give me an episiotomy, which is not healed.. i mean, it's healed, but not back to normal. does it continue to heal? i think they she maybe didn't stitch it right, or something...

also, does anyone have insight on how this effects the base chakra?

[ChristineIndy]

I can't speak to whether it will "continue to heal" but as far as the base chakra goes . . . childbirth changes the perineum. Our energetic systems, if healthy, can handle and adapt to these changes. If you're holding onto a lot of worry/anxiety about the situation (and it sounds like you may be,) that can cause as many or more problems than the physical changes to the perineum.

If you feel that your base chakra has become weak/out of balance, you can (if medically/physically able) do squats and kegels to strenthen the muscles associated with the area, and also do things like gardening, walking outdoors, and even wearing red to work with the chakra on an energetic level.

Hope that helps!

Sat Nam,
Christine

[velveeta]

I think that our bodies are always becoming more whole, especially when injured. So, yes, I think it will take time, but will always be getting better, especially if you act mindfully toward that area, as it sounds like you are.

I wish that I knew more about the root chakra, as I have similar questions about birth's effect on it. Although you are injured, I like to imagine that birth causes this shakra to be more open in a way. Maybe so that we can expand our "tribe" of belonging to include all other mothers. Since having a baby, I feel more human, and much more connected to others than I did before.

[miriam]

I knew of a mother who complained of the episiotomy scar, tenderness and soreness at her child's high school graduation.

Tell your doctor he botched it; I'll bet he tells you it is all in your mind, you silly woman, you! (At least that is what he will be thinking.)

[WinterBaby]

I'm not familiar with chakras, but do have some passing familiarity with the qi meridians used in acupuncture. A major meridian does lie there, and I've known women for whom past episiotomies with much scar tissue have seemed to affect it somewhat (caused a block) and had that point treated - as unpleasantly intimate as that sounds, lol. On the less energetic front, they can just take a bloody long time to heal and feel right again.

[onlyboys]

Your perineum may change again, after the birth of your next baby.

Mine did, for the better. After my episiotomy, I spent 5 years in discomfort, sometimes in agony, with a "healed" site. After the birth of my 2nd son, the midwife kind of cleaned up the botched site (which had been repaired TWICE) and my perineum became totally different. I healed back to 100%. With my subsequent children, I tore less dramatically and NEVER have had another bit of issue with the site.

HTH!