Sex PP

Just remember you have an open wound on the inside of your uterus, about the size of a dinner plate, where the placenta came away. The reason they recommend not having sex is to avoid introducing germs that can cause a nasty infection. It takes a while for that internal wound to heal up completely. You might be fine but it’s important you go into it knowing the risks, that way you can be aware of what signs to look out for if you get unwell ❤️

I did it at 3 weeks pp after both my births. It felt natural & I was completely fine afterwards. 6 weeks is a guideline, it’s obviously up to you when you feel ready x

I’d wait the full 6 weeks. Better safe than sorry.

We ended up waiting till about 8 weeks because we needed to mobilize the scar tissue a bit from 6-8 weeks to avoid pain.

me and my husband only waited 2 weeks, but genuinely would not recommend that. we were really impatient and i already felt fine but seriously, DINNER PLATE WOUND. if you can wait please do so you can heal properly!

I waited 6 weeks and honestly wish I had waited a little longer. I was feeling good, but after sex I was soooo sore and it set me back another week or two.

Just under 6 weeks, it’s was absolutely fine for us however I know this is quite rare x

We had done stuff on/off until 6 weeks, nothing major and not sex but still. We had proper sex around 6/7 weeks took it super slow but was still super sore after. I had an episiotomy and internal tearing so it was tender. Now almost 5 months pp it finally feels normal again but I wish I’d waited a little longer bc I think it prolonged the soreness!

So currently 19 weeks pp and still haven't, I have a velcro baby so there is no opportunity 🙈😂

4 weeks pp

Safest at 6 weeks, and even then that’s just a guideline. Not even just about the sex itself, it’s about potential pregnancy too which everyone swears up and down they do everything to prevent, but things fail sometimes. I would personally say 2.5 weeks is super early and maybe wait a little bit longer.

It’s not really much to do with your birth/delivery method. It’s the fact that you have a large open inside you where your placenta has detached. You’re at high risk of contacting a life threatening infection, sex can wait…

I waited 8 months after my first because I had a super super traumatic birth with an unscheduled csection and uterine infection that took 2 weeks to get rid of. Then I dealt with PPA/PPD. With my second I had a VBAC and we waited 3 months. I thought my stitches were gone at 4 weeks but when I went in at 6 weeks my OB said they were still there and to wait another week to 2 weeks. Then my husband got it in my head that he'd "pop my stitches" 😂😂😂 so 3 months it was lol

@Maria I'm 22 weeks PP and still haven't had sex either🥲 baby is up every 2 hours through the night and I go to sleep when he does or I'd be even more of a zombie than I already am🫠

Almost 4 months post birth and still did not have any - went for a pap-test at 12 weeks and was really sore , I’m actually scare it having sex

Omg sex?! Any spare moment I’m gonna be sleeping 😂😂😂

It's not about the stitches, it's the huge wound inside you. At least wait the 6 weeks. I think we waited 9 weeks with our son (didn't have our check up till then). This time was about 7 weeks. Just wait

3 months pp post emergency c section

3 months for us. But I had 3b tears. My recovery was longer and my Doctor warned on my 6 week pp check up that with testing like that you are more likely to find sex painful from now on. Thankfully that isn’t the case for me. My husband and I were nervous about it. You do still have a dinner plate size wound healing there. That would be my concern in your position. I just wouldn’t want to risk infection. In saying that I have friends that have had sex before being cleared by their doctor. They never mentioned if they got infected.

If you feel good about that and you don’t feel pain, go for it. My experience, natural birth I can’t do until 8 month PP ( I feel a lot of pain ) and with the twins I had c section and on my second week I feel good to go. So you need to try to see if it hurts or not. Use lub just in case

6 weeks

6 weeks is there for a reason you have a dinner plate wound and if you do choose to have sex you are putting yourself at risk for infection

I waited 3 whole months. It just didn’t feel comfortable for me

6 weeks is not a guideline that is the minimum amount of time it takes for your uterus to heal from birthing your baby and placenta. Having sex before this you’ll be putting yourself at a big risk of infection. It was about 9 weeks pp for me, and it was extremely painful. Stitches had gone but that area was extremely tight & sensitive. Ouch 🥴

We waited 6 weeks.