Itchy vagina after giving birth

Everything you need to know about your vagina after you've had a baby. These kinds of tears are relatively common, and because it's only the skin around the vagina, they typically heal on their own in the weeks following the birth. This tissue is not as flexible as the tissue that it is replacing so the perineum the area between your vagina and your anus may not stretch as much as it used to. Before birth you can try perineal stretching and massage to help the perineum stretch. Some births require an episiotomy. This is done to aid a difficult delivery - a baby with a large head or where there is difficulty in the baby crowning.

No matter how you give birth…vaginal or caesarean, at home or in a hospital, after 36 hours of labor or a single blink-and-you-missed-it push…your body is going to experience some uncomfortable—or painful—after-effects. In fact, what happens after delivery can take a lot of women by surprise. The female body is made to give birth…but ouch, it still hurts. After a vaginal delivery, all moms should expect some pain, soreness, bruising or swelling in the vagina and perineal area; you might feel it especially while sitting or moving around. Some moms have vaginal tearing as the baby enters the world. After all, by the time your kiddo is ready to be born, her head is the size of a melon! Depending on the tear, your doctor may stitch you up in the delivery room.

You have a baby bathtub. You have no-tears baby shampoo. You have 12 brands of diaper rash cream and enough newborn clothes to outfit an entire daycare.

After nine months of waiting, your baby is finally here. On one hand, you made a person! On the other hand, your postpartum body may feel unfamiliar. And if you had a vaginal birth?