Will I ever sit comfortably again?

[saffrondaisy]

I'm 10 days postpartum and still wildly uncomfortable in the nether-regions. Is that normal? I had a second-degree tear and I pushed for two and a half hours, so I expected some amount of discomfort, but I guess I didn't expect it to feel like this or to last this long. The pain is not scar-pain (in fact the perineal area doesn't bother me much at all). It feels almost like I have a tampon inserted incorrectly and I can feel it whenever I sit upright or on a hard surface.

Normal??

[balancedmama]

Ah yes, I can totally identify with that feeling. I know what you mean about the tampon feeling. It might be a little prolapse of something in your pelvic floor. For me it's a cystocele and rectocele. They don't have to be big to feel uncomfortable like that. You might also notice that it is worse when you do too much walking? I had to go to Target this week for some emergency supplies and wanted to just hold my crotch by the end. Time and hormones will definitely do a lot for it. For me I try not to sit too long, sit on really soft surfaces for comfort. Minimize running up and down stairs, heavy lifting, minimal walking until it's feeling better. Lots of kegels. I had a really bad rectocele with my first birth and it took MONTHS. This time not as bad and I can tell it's getting better already.

[MamaHen2J&J]

Are you trying hot and cold compresses? I know those can be lifesavesr!

It'll eventually pass promise! Hoe you feel better soon!!

[JustVanessa]

I know the feeling....my crotch just stopped hurting a couple of days ago....around 14 days pp. I actually was taking ibuprofen for it.

[kltroy]

Yeah, I don't think that's unusual. This was my first vaginal birth and I only had 1 minor tear that required a few stitches. At this point (9 days postpartum) I feel *bruised* down there. Swelling is gone and the tear is fine... the whole area is just achy though - like I spent waaaaaayyy too long sitting on a men's bike seat. Uck. I'm still taking some ibuprofin for it.