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

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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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