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Originally Posted by Jenny Hatch
Super glue or complete bed rest, letting it heal on its own. FYI, it is very rare for a natural birthing mom who is listening to her body while she pushes, and is in an upright position to have more than a second degree tear.
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I will not join the greater argument on the merits of free-birth, as I feel my views are already being adequately represented. However, I felt obligated to clarify this, as I think this would be a bad topic for someone to get the wrong impression about.
Superglue is not one substance; it is a category of substances known as cyanoacrylates. Cynthetiq is right to note that it was at one point tested for wound treatment, but the formulas used in over-the-counter hardware store superglue didn't get FDA approval. The reason for that is that these chemicals undergo a reaction when applied to living tissue; as an exothermic reaction it will cause skin irritation and in extreme cases, burns. Further to that, they break down into toxic substances (cyanoacetate and formaldehyde), which can further cause inflammation, granulation and even tissue necrosis. The reaction is also aqueous (water-dependent) and will react more severely when applied to tissue with a lot of moisture. All of this adds up to mean that putting superglue on warm, moist, permeable tissue like that found in and around your vagina is a very, very bad idea. If you are going to do this, make sure to use a surgical glue; you can get them now as liquid band-aid and the like right over the counter and they are a much milder formula.
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