Sex After Pregnancy 

The Decision of Resuming Sex After Birth Depends On You

If you are planning on resuming sex after birth, the birth of your child that is, you should first feel your body and see if it is prepared for the onslaught or not. Having to stay for a good number of months without having any sex can drive many young couples crazy. They just cannot wait for childbirth to be over so that can indulge in wild sex again. This problem is mainly with today’s young generation for they neither know nor have been educated about postpartum sex. Nowadays most couples hardly take any time off post childbirth and begin their sexual activities again.

The prerogative for the same depends on the couple. If they feel that they can undergo the same, despite the pain in the vaginal region, it is fine. But the least they should do is consult the gynecologist and take his or her honest opinion. Post pregnancy sex will happen, this is something very common… the question is when… the period of time the couple should put apart before they indulge in love making. The first thing the husband should do is ask his partner whether she has any soreness in her vaginal region or whether she has got over the exhaustion that follows delivery.

Few men care to think about the woman’s health and mentality, post childbirth, before going in for sex. Regardless of the type of child delivery, by c-section or vaginally, there are bound to be wears and tears in the female body and one should provide sufficient time for it to heal before thinking about having sex after the baby. You should also remember that your passions for sex should take a secondary seat and the mother’s primary focus should be on her health and also the health of her child.

According to doctors, a time period of 4 to 6 weeks should be allowed to pass before couples engage in lovemaking after pregnancy. This provides sufficient time for the cervix to close, the wears and tears to heal, and the post delivery bleeding to stop. The decision of going in for postpartum intercourse should be left on the woman. Some women do not feel mentally or physically prepared for having sex after the baby for a few months, whereas some are ready to undergo post pregnancy sex within a few weeks of giving birth.

Though the mind of the women is eager to go in for lovemaking after pregnancy, is their body ready to cope with it? There are many factors involved such as fatigue and changes in the body structure that might not allow females to enjoy sex after pregnancy. The mother should be extremely cautious when going in for sex after childbirth. Their vagina might be tender and dry, more so if they are breast feeding the baby. This might cause discomfort during lovemaking. It is best that if couples take it a bit easy when opting in for sex after a baby… this helps reduce discomfort.

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