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Haven’t used, but I just want to say that I was super worried about tearing before I delivered. I did end up have a second degree tear when I gave birth, but I promise I didn’t know or care. Legit, it did not hurt at all thanks to my epidural. You can also get local anesthetic - just discuss with your doctor.
I think it’s great to prevent tearing if you can, though. Wishing you the best!
Exactly!! I was shocked. Didn’t hurt at all, and didn’t seem to affect my healing 🤷♀️
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Don’t know about aniball, but perineal massage has been shown to help prevent 3rd and 4th degree tears. I used the guidelines in “Your Body is Magic” (the book is about as woo woo as it sounds but it had the least intimidating instructions I found, although there’s plenty of advice on the internet too), and it might have helped.