Vaginal Stiching & Periods

AnithaPartha · Dec 18, 2009

Dear Ladies,

Have a quick question to all.. I delivered my boy baby thru normal delivery.. I had stiches on my vagina.. Pls let me know how long will it take to heal out completely..

Also, I think my periods stopped now.. But after passing urine I see some strains of blood in my tissue paper.. is this normal ? or am I having periods still? Am confused... Yet to go for post partum appointment

mouni192 · Dec 18, 2009

hi anitha..
congrats..
i also had vaginal stiches.. it healed in 3 weeks.
after delivery i had spotting sometimes. but its not the vaginal stiches..
i think u also have spotting..
but try to make call with doc..

AnithaPartha · Dec 18, 2009

hi mouni,
thnx for response... 3w is really good !
actually i had heavy bleeding in my 1st week and slowly reduced in my 2nd week and it completely stopped on 14th.. after urinating alone little spots seen in tissue..

next thurs have visit with my GYN

are you allowed to do gymming?

mouni192 · Dec 18, 2009

yah.. after 3 weeks we had gync appt..
she said my stiches are healed..
ready to gymming..:rotfl

AnithaPartha · Dec 18, 2009

Cool..
Quick question - How was the appointment? what they do to check if it is healed or not? Am so scared to touch my vaginal area itself now :drowning

mouni192 · Dec 18, 2009

not to worry..
they see only the stiches are healed r not..
dont worry:thumbsup

lee50 · Dec 18, 2009

Hi Anitha,

After 3 weeks the stitches will get healed and if healed they will remove the stitches and then you can do some kegel exercise to flex the vagina. On the stitches I applied calendula and hot seiths till removed. It will be a big relief once the stitches are removed.

Anitha little bit spotting will be there on and off. Here in India we have balant kada - 3 bottles which cleans the tummy and gets the uterus back to normal. You still need to tie your tummy with a cotton saree and post pregnancy waist belt to reduce the tummy. I used cotton pads till two months and the massage lady did massage my tummy for the bad blood to go out of the body.

tashidelek2002 · Dec 18, 2009

Anitha:
Compresses of witch hazel tincture are really helpful on the stitches. You can get it in bottles in any drug store in USA. Don't be going to gym until the doctor gives permission please.

Your baby is so cute...thanks for posting the pic and congrats!

akumar · Dec 18, 2009

hi .

where can i find the waist band to reduce tummy after delivery?. also plz tell me what ointments i need to buy beforehand to relief vaginal stitches pain?. how you ppl taking care of stitches?

tashidelek2002 · Dec 18, 2009

Tucks which is sold for relieving the stitches and also can be used on hemmorhoids has the active ingredient of witch hazel. It reduces swelling and pain both areas. If you buy witch hazel in the bottle it is much cheaper than buying Tucks. It is an herbal product.