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Hematoma is just a medical term for a bruise. That's all. Your vaginal area has experienced a major trama. Bruising is normal and happens to every woman who goes through vaginal delivery. Whether your OB, midwife, or whomever tells you you are bruised or not. Most women will experience brusing and yes it is painful. It will go away about as quickly as any other bruising on the body. Enjoy your new baby.

you are wrong to say it is a normal occurence i was diagnosed with a hematoma after delivery only after the nurse realized i was in an abnormal amount of pain. i had to go in for a five hour operation after giving birth to my son. I also find it hard to find answers . but i was told it is a very rare occurence, So not to sound rude but it shouldnt be taken as just a bruise,

Karen,
I gave birth to my first baby on August 2nd and I also developed a hematoma on the right labia all the way to my rear end. It was painful as all hell. It wasso painful the doctor gave me 2 perkasets. (sp). It is only within the last couple of days I noticed it shrinking. I've been putting warm conpresses on it. Before I had noticed it getting smller, my OBGYN had scheduled me for surgery to drain it. Luckily, I may not need surgery any more. I See my OBGYN on Monday to reevaluate my condition. If your hematoma do not reabsorb, you may have to get it drained. Depending on how big it is, it may take a while to go down. Just think, I gave birth on 8/2/07 and today is 9/19/07.

I developed a very large hematoma during vaginal birth with my first son. I have to say, it was much more than just a "bruise". The pain was absolutely unbearable (worse than the labot or childbirth itself). 45 minutes after delivery, I was rushed into emergency surgery to drain the hematoma. The recovery was very long and painful and it was 6 months before I was back to normal or could even have sex. I was also told this was a rare occurance, and have been unable to find much information out there on the subject. I'm due to give birth to my second son in a month and am praying it doesn't happen again.

I was enduced with my daughter. I only went through about 3 hours of active labor before she was born. I had some trouble with my uterus contracting afterwards. My doc had to almost pull my placenta out and I had many blood clots afterwards. About 5-6 weeks later I was having a lot of pain in my lower left side and was having a lot of trouble with bowel movements. I went to the doctor they did many tests and found a mass on my left pelvis and a large cyst on my right ovary. I just had lap surgery and had the cyst removed. When they went to remove the mass they found nothing. They went in vaginally and found a large hematoma in my vaginal wall. They drained the hematoma and the cyst. I am wondering if anyone has anything like this or has any information that can help me. I can’t find anything on the internet and I am afraid it will come back, or I won’t be able to have ore kids after this. Please let me know…

rae31307, this should NOT effect your ability to have future children. It is more rare to have a large hematoma on the vaginal wall, but since your baby was born so quickly, it does not surprise me that you ended up with some bruising! Heal well! It should not come back or effect having more children. It is very painful to have and I hope you feel better soon!

I developed a hematoma on the inside of my vaginal wall after I had my second child. The most painful thing I have ever experienced. They put me under to drain it. It had 300cc of blood, rather large. I am now pregnant with my third child and fear that it will come back again. It was a pretty tough recovery... I'm hoping and praying that it does not happen again!!

I had a vaginal hematoma with the birth of my 3rd son. It was the most pain I have ever endured. The reason I found this discussion is 5 years later I am still in pain when I menstruate. It is hard to stand and walk for long periods of time. I am planning on another pregnancy but I wonder how this will effect my pain. My OB told me in March that specialists are doing a lot more research on the trauma that is caused by forceps, etc during child birth. He said it is becoming more common. Even thought it is a horrible experience it is comforting to know I am not the only one.