Sex postpartum
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Ehh 4-5 wks both previous pregnancies one was an episiotomy & the other I tore/had grazes. Communication, foreplay & lots of lube is the other advice I can offer. It was pretty painless for me both times
we did it at 7 weeks. i had about 3-4 stitches from birth and they were totally healed by the time we tried, but it hurt pretty bad the first time :/ it felt very tight, like the first time ever having sex. it took several tries to not feel any pain, but after about a month it went back to normal. i’m glad i didn’t try anything sooner, even though i felt like i wanted to 😅 just take it slow, make sure you’re in control and it’ll be okay
A few months after. Its not safe until you are fully healed internally, not just your stitches. Average is 6 weeks. I had a previous hip injury that got worse after pregnancy. Made sex very uncomfortable. I was in physio for over a year
@Amanda were your stitches internal? I’m terrified because I can’t even see up there where the stitches are really to know what’s going on 😅
I had an episiotomy so was stitched and the external stitches came apart at day 7 😕 I wasn't fully healed until 11 weeks pp so we didn't have sex until then as I wanted to make sure I was fully healed first. I'd make sure you ask the Dr to check your stitches at your 6 week check as they'll be able to tell you if it's healed and advise if it's not, how long it will take x
So I am about 3 weeks 3 days postpartum and just had sex for the first time… I had a small tear from what I was told but I was in the same boat as you. I was thinking about it non stop and wanted it pretty badly lol. I know my body and have felt myself go back to normal down there so we decided to try and it was 10/10 great. We took it very slow but it was great!!