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 i think its true..but if ur gonna tear no amount of cooking oil is gonna help...

I didn't tear with my daughter but my thought was if this is true why have I never read it in a book or my doctor ever suggest it?

Quoting momto1ryen:

I didn't tear with my daughter but my thought was if this is true why have I never read it in a book or my doctor ever suggest it?

its refered to as perinial massage..usually done in the last 6wks of pregnancy..but its usually not something a conventional doc will suggest..
googled it
http://www.childbirth.org/articles/massage.html

http://parenting.ivillage.com/pregnancy/plabor/0,,midwife_46dl,00.html

http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/episiotomy/a/perimassage.htm

True. Though there is some debate over how soon before delivery you should begin doing this. Doctors don't really do this often, but midwives highly recommend it to reduce tearing. Works pretty well for them too.

You can find it in books that discuss natural childbirth. Most doctors do not actively practice this, but most midwives do.

Quoting momto1ryen:

I didn't tear with my daughter but my thought was if this is true why have I never read it in a book or my doctor ever suggest it?

It's actually in "What to Expect," also. I didn't do it, and it will tell you that there is some debate about whether it's actually effective -- most are of the opinion that if you're going to tear, you're going to tear -- but it is a real thing.

"What to Expect" and a number of other books (not even just those about natural childbirth) do mention it as something you can do with your partner, but again, it's not exactly *proven* to work.

Quoting sissychristi:

You can find it in books that discuss natural childbirth. Most doctors do not actively practice this, but most midwives do.

Quoting momto1ryen:

I didn't tear with my daughter but my thought was if this is true why have I never read it in a book or my doctor ever suggest it?

Quoting momto1ryen:

I didn't tear with my daughter but my thought was if this is true why have I never read it in a book or my doctor ever suggest it?

It's not uncommon....but most doctors don't bother recommending natural ways to facilitate easy birth because that's not what they are trained to do. Medicine is about pathology, ie what can go wrong, and doctors are trained to intervene medically when it does. In other words, they go to school to learn how to stitch you up, not to teach you about ways to reduce the likelihood of tearing.

It's information found in ALOT of birthing books, just not the obstetrically-based ones (for the reason above) and not the mainstream ones like What to Expect When You're Expecting...which isn't a book that I'd bother recommending to someone's pregnant dog LOL.

Pereneal massage prior to and during labor is often said to help increase elasticity, and pressure on the perineum during labor is also often said to reduce tearing. It's not been proven one way or another, but it's a fairly common recommendation amongst more "naturally" minded birth attendants.

It is true.  It is called pereneal massage.  It prepares the perenum for delivery and can sometime prevent th eneed for epesiotomy or tearing.

 

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HAHA...it is?! LOL....I was juts amking fun of that book saying that information about it probably wouldn't be in there. Oh well.....

*whispers* I still don't care for that book LOL......

Quoting maybebaby15:

It's actually in "What to Expect," also. I didn't do it, and it will tell you that there is some debate about whether it's actually effective -- most are of the opinion that if you're going to tear, you're going to tear -- but it is a real thing.

"What to Expect" and a number of other books (not even just those about natural childbirth) do mention it as something you can do with your partner, but again, it's not exactly *proven* to work.

Quoting sissychristi:

You can find it in books that discuss natural childbirth. Most doctors do not actively practice this, but most midwives do.

Quoting momto1ryen:

I didn't tear with my daughter but my thought was if this is true why have I never read it in a book or my doctor ever suggest it?