[melyndie]

Originally Posted by Umm_Ibraheem I see a tub in the background in one of the pics, I did a water labor although delivered my babies out of tub and I also noticed no tears both times. I'm thinking that soaking in water might help with the elasticity and what not but so far its just my own observation. CONGRATULATIONS!

I agree with this! First baby with epidural I had an episiotomy and tore really badly. This baby was a waterbirth, and even though I had previous tears (making tearing again more likely) and DS had a huge head and body, I only had a first degree tear! I was not expecting that, but it is awesome.