Why We Should Look at Our Postpartum Vagina

Why We Should Look at Our Postpartum Vagina

I looked at my vagina for the first time since giving birth the week before my 6-week postpartum checkup.

I'm so glad I did.

I won’t lie, this scared me a little. I had a third degree tear and many stitches along my perineum. They eventually dissolved but turned into bumpy granulation tissue. When I touched my perineum during showers, it felt swollen, tight, and irritated.

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