RE: [ozmidwifery] Tearing after using Epi-No?

[Kelly @ BellyBelly]

Thanks Brenda – Ooh I forgot I made a mistake – she’s due in 2 days not two weeks – how long to heal you think?   Best Regards, Kelly Zantey Creator, BellyBelly.com.au Gentle Solutions For Conception, Pregnancy, Birth & Parenthood BellyBelly Birth Support From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of brendamanning Sent: Tuesday, 10 January 2006 11:44 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Tearing after using Epi-No?   Kelly,   Well, the bad news is that labour will be much more intense that what she's experienced with the epi-no!   The good news is that the vagina is very vascular & in a healthy woman heals quickly. A lot of blood can result from a quite minor laceration & it'll almost certainly be healed by her birth time. It probably won't affect her ability to birth without tearing.   I'm with Justine......those gadgets are money-making toys & dangerous to boot !   With kind regards Brenda Manning www.themidwife.com.au ----- Original Message ----- From: Kelly @ BellyBelly To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 7:51 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Tearing after using Epi-No?   Wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a woman I am supporting due in two weeks who emailed me with this:   “I had a slight incident this morning... Was using an epi-no birth trainer (for the second time) in an effort to reduce the risk of tearing or needing an episiotomy, and although it didn't hurt when it was inside me, when i pushed it out according to the instructions, i thought that it hurt like i was tearing apart, and boy, i hope labour isn't this bad But i was right, cos i went the the toilet straight away and there was blood all over the tissues and toilet seat etc... Called my obs, who said not to worry, i've probably just torn a bit of my vagina, and it can happen during birth etc... Anyway, only bleeding a little bit now, but as i'm due VERY soon, i'm a little worried it wont heal in time and i'll tear really badly now... Does anyone know how long will it take for this to heal so i don't have to worry???” Best Regards, Kelly Zantey Creator, BellyBelly.com.au Gentle Solutions For Conception, Pregnancy, Birth & Parenthood BellyBelly Birth Support