“Husband’s Point”
“They sewed me tighter after birth – without my consent!”
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Have you ever heard of “Husband Stitch” or perhaps had experience with it? At least let’s hope not the latter! Affected women therefore suffer from severe pain. An influencer talks about her experiences after giving birth.
What seems like a very, very bad joke actually happened to a TikToker from the United States. After When her first child was born, Hannah, 23, suffered birth injuries and needed stitches. Nothing unusual so far. But his The perineum was sutured tighter than medically necessary. In this case we talk about the husband’s point because cases have already been reported where doctors at the man’s request he intentionally sewed the woman tighter. Why? So that the fun of postpartum sex is not neglected, at least for him. For a woman, a perineum sewn too tightly can obviously cause considerable pain.
There are no statistics on cases: they are stories of women who have made this cruel practice known. Hannah also speaks openly about her experience. In two videos she says it herself after giving birth she had pain for two years, especially during sexual intercourse. But doctors initially told her that this was completely normal after giving birth. “I should just use more lube,” Hanna says. It wasn’t until she got pregnant again last year and she changed gynecologists that she got help. “Do you have any symptoms?” asked the doctor? “I know where they come from.” She explained to Hannah that the stitches had been wrong and that it was completely logical that she was in pain. Shortly after, Hannah first heard of the term Husband Stitch on TikTok. “That’s when everything became clear to me!”
When the second child was born, another episiotomy was necessary, otherwise Anna would not have been able to give birth to her baby through the opening, which was too small. Subsequently everything was sewn up correctly and the young woman no longer has any pain. Her appeal: If something feels strange about your body, always listen to your instincts!
Husband Stitch: Should I be afraid now?
Don’t worry, women being stitched too tightly – perhaps even intentionally – is certainly not an everyday occurrence in German hospitals. However, since there are no statistics and medical errors can always occur, you need to be persistent if you experience symptoms after giving birth. If you cannot get help from a doctor, you should not be afraid to consult several doctors.
Source: TikTok
