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Re: Healing after childbirth

From: jwang, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 30 Mar 2000 19:49:31 -0600 (CST)

At five weeks, things should be healed. Bathing is usually OK once the external stitches have healed and the bleeding has stopped. You should be due to have your post-partum check in the next week or so. Your doc will give you the final assessment then.

At Thu, 30 Mar 2000, anonymous wrote: >
>I am curious to know how long does it take for stitches to properly heal
>after childbirth. I was told that I had the highest level of stitches,
>(from one hole to the other) when I gave birth. After five weeks,
>generally are they healed enough to not worry about them coming open or
>whatever if I wanted to get a bath rather than a shower? When is an okay
>time to start taking baths again?
>Thanks.

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