Review (5/5): If You Can Get Your Hands on One of these - DO IT
This product is a WONDERFUL invention. Unfortunately the FDA has made it ILLEGAL to buy in the USA. However I managed to find a way around this by purchasing on another popular bidding website.
It WORKS. I am small, 5 feet and 1 inch tall, and I was very concerned about giving birth to my first child, as both my mother and sister had SEVERE tearing with their births. I got the Epi-no, and used it daily, and managed to get to a 4" diameter before my daughter was born (it was uncomfortable, even painful, but it so worth it!). I had a home birth with a midwife, in a birthing tub, and I didn't tear except for a tiny bit that didn't need any repair/stitching. The feeling of my baby's head coming out was not a shock, but felt like something I was familiar with already because of this thing. The contractions on the other hand, were a surprise! haha. Seriously though, this thing is a Godsend. Please, FDA, America... let our women have this wonderful product and help prevent/ease the hundreds of thousands of torn mamas every year from delivery!