LIPGLOSS, please don't read. re: stitches.

I work with this woman...she's a bit of an attention whore. She is a glory hound. She always has a story DIRECTLY related to whatever you say that puts the spotlight and focus ON her...my pregnancy is NO different. People actually forget what they are really talking about with her. [example: she went to PR or something in Feb. a month later, she is still telling EVERYONE she talks to on the phone about it...and I get to hear all about it as she's by my office..she also yells on the phone.]

For the most part, I ignore her...but she said something to me that just makes me wonder [in horror]...

When I had DD, I had a small episiotomy and still ripped a tiny bit. The dr. said I needed ONE stitch...to stabilize both the cut he made AND the rip...granted, I was afraid to ever look down there, so I have no clue what it looked like.

Anyway, for some reason she shared with me that with one of her deliveries, she ripped a lot [i'm like, OK17?!?! why are you telling me this??? we wern't even talking about this stuff!] and needed 17 stitches...17?!?! holy moly! if my cut AND rip needed 1, how freaking much did the woman rip to need 17?

Re: LIPGLOSS, please don't read. re: stitches.

It sounds like she "enhanced" the story for wow factor, don't even give it a second thought.

Re: LIPGLOSS, please don't read. re: stitches.

Posted by Mrs. Patticakes

It sounds like she "enhanced" the story for wow factor, don't even give it a second thought.

Re: LIPGLOSS, please don't read. re: stitches.

I had a girl friend of mine who had this really big baby...she didnt want an episiotomy and wound up tearing ALOT..you see the thing appears to be that when you tear you dont tear neatly down towards your perinum..she tore up across both sides of her labia and wound up with a TON of stitches and need plastic surgery later on to correct it!!!!!

Re: LIPGLOSS, please don't read. re: stitches.

I wouldn't worry. I didn't tear, I only had an episiotomy, but DH said there were alot of stitches. It was only sore for about a week. I started riding my bike again after one week with no pain.

Re: LIPGLOSS, please don't read. re: stitches.

I had an episiotomy and I tore quite a bit. It took a long time to stitch me up but I never asked how many stitches never cared to know. I did peek down there a few days later and it wasn't nearly as bad as I had imagined.

Re: LIPGLOSS, please don't read. re: stitches.

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Re: LIPGLOSS, please don't read. re: stitches.

I had an episitomity too but did not rip and I was so uncomfortable while the Dr. was stiching and I asked how many stiches she was putting in and she said she never counts so I have no idea but I know it was not 1.

Re: LIPGLOSS, please don't read. re: stitches.

17 Stitches! She must have a HUGE taint!!!

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I had a grade 4 Episomosty.. which is one of the worst.. i had a ton of stitches.. she may be taking internal and external. stitches .It took me weeks to feel better....and the Dr was stitching for a Looonnnggg time about 10 min...I bever asked how many there were...

Re: LIPGLOSS, please don't read. re: stitches.

17 stitches doesn't seem impossible to me either. I also had a 4th degree tear, and it took them a loooong time post delivery to sew me back together.

The good news though is that I didn't feel any of it (yay for epis) and there was no long term consequence.

Re: LIPGLOSS, please don't read. re: stitches.

Yeah, I imagine she had a mess down there if she really had that many...but why share that with me???? Thank goodness this is my 2nd and not my first...I might have freaked out!