MsTerious1
MsTerious1 t1_izsxpm8 wrote
Reply to comment by BatRayz in A question on the history of perineal stitches after giving birth by Endorion
No, it's not made up. I requested one when I gave birth vaginally, and I would request it again. It did hurt for the first month or two after we resumed sex but it wasn't so painful that it prevented my enjoyment.
My doctor told me it's also called a crown stitch and described it to me before doing it. Instead of just stitching the "right" portion of the vaginal entry at the perineum, the crown stitch also stitches a little of the vaginal wall and brings it up to that "ring." (I don't know the name of the sphincter there.) Maybe I got lucky, but I would not hesitate to do the same thing if I were having a baby again.
MsTerious1 t1_izuxg7n wrote
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