How long will it take to recover from a vaginal birth?

There are a lot of physical changes which happen when you give birth, so it's hard to say when exactly you'll recover. http://www.babycentre.co.uk/a553491/recovery-after-the-birth If you're talking about the stitches alone, mine wasn't painful enough to require painkillers, but it still stung. The stitches took roughly two weeks to heal. Lochia took about 1 month to clear. You also have to consider the recovery for the inside of our bodies. It is generally recommended that birth intervals be about 12 to 18 months apart for the mother to rest. http://vbacfacts.com/2011/11/11/birth-intervals-uterine-rupture/