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Fanjo hair removal tips!

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Gemzybelle · 31/01/2015 23:33

Hello all

In 3rd tri now and finding maintenance of my ladybits quite difficult as I can no longer see it! So beginning to sport quite a impressive rug down there.

Short of asking DH to 'mow the lawn' for me, is there anything I can do? Are hair removal creams safe to use?

Bit worried that when I go into labour the midwife won't be able to see what's going on down there

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VixxFace · 31/01/2015 23:41

Could you go and have a wax?

fattymcfatfat · 31/01/2015 23:44

Lol I justnlet it go wild! I cant see to shave when im nearing the end, dont fancy getting it waxed (ouch) and im allergic to hair removal creams. Ive had two so far and midwives have never said anything about it being.erm ...well, a bloody mess. ..may have been thinking it but never said it lok

milkysmum · 31/01/2015 23:45

I just went and got a wax done ( nothing drastic like- just to neaten it up)

Jodie1982 · 01/02/2015 00:06

Omg it's hard wrk! I've been using Veet Bikini Hair removal cream, and at 38wks it's nearly impossible to see/feel what I'm doing. I'm sure I'm going to have Bald patches dwn there on Dday! Lol

Artistic · 01/02/2015 00:08

Trim using a mirror?

lemisscared · 01/02/2015 00:08

but why????

usualsuspect333 · 01/02/2015 00:12

Do you really think the midwife will care?

Shallishanti · 01/02/2015 00:14

I can assure you the mw won't be the slightest bit surprised or upset to see pubic hair on a woman

Gemzybelle · 01/02/2015 00:20

Thanks for the tips

I know the midwife won't actually be interested in the style of my pubic hair! But I do feel pretty untidy and would like to neaten up at least.

Also the thought of all the bleeding afterwards combined with overgrown ladyarea is a bit bleurrgh to me

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angel24711 · 01/02/2015 06:36

I agree a trim is a essential. I bleed last time for 4 weeks and i was so grateful I had virtually no lady garden. I hate using pads, and I had a fair amount of stitching, so being a bit bare down there mean keeping everything clean a bit easier.

Jackieharris · 01/02/2015 06:54

Don't remove all your pubic hair, that can increase your risk of infection. It's there for a reason.

lemisscared · 01/02/2015 08:16

get your dp/dh to do it?

blankfornames · 01/02/2015 08:24

Hi OP, I was advised by my consultant to wax or shave before the big day. He says it a) makes it easier for neater knitting back together and b) lowers chance of infection too. Not thrilled about prospect! Will book a facial too to soften the blow!

TheBooMonster · 01/02/2015 08:30

I let it all grow wild last time and spent most of the time from being given a pessary till I got to the post delivery ward apologising for the forest, not that anyone much cared. However afterwards, 6 weeks or bleeding with a forest was awful. This time I'm going for a wax!

Letmeeatcakecakecake · 01/02/2015 10:11

Oh gosh I skipped my last Hollywood.... Thankfully I can't see it to know just how bad it is but I'm assuming it's pretty horrendous!

I'm going to get my next one done on Friday! I'll be 28+6 and I think ill book another one for 33+6 and another one for 36+6.... Fingers crossed I don't need the 40+ top up!

If you have a hot wax done it's virtually painless! Honestly!

Strip waxes are unbearable but where I go they only use hot wax and it barely hurts and it's over within 5 minutes (if only the same could be said for labour eh?)

I was accidentally caught out with a 'full muff' last night, I was actually mortified!

rubberducky87 · 01/02/2015 10:20

36 weeks here! Honestly, squatting over a mirror is the best way for me and shave from behind not the front. The only thing I can do at the moment!!

ISolemnlySwearImUptoNoGood · 01/02/2015 10:22

My understanding DH did mine on my due date. And my legs, seeing as it was getting increasingly difficult to reach those too. Then he painted my toes nails so I'd have nice feet for labour day

FeatherFeather11 · 01/02/2015 10:26

39 + 3 here. Seconding the squatting over a mirror, but I used OH's clippers and have myself a buzz cut. Wondering if I should bother with a wax n tidy now too....

Oh, and by the way, don't really care what the midwwives/doc think, but I'm in the camp of bleeding for six weeks/stitches etc may be easier to keep clean without the 70s bush!

fattymcfatfat · 01/02/2015 10:26

Oh yes the mirror works if you can get it positioned right! Still very awkward thoughand my exp wouldnt hold it for me!

leanne963 · 01/02/2015 10:27

I've never had a bikini wax before, but I'm guessing they hair can't be too long as the wax won't grab it properly am I right? I think I might just do the veet cream as soon as I start getting some sort of indication of impending labour.

I know the midwives won't mind but my bikini line tends to start travelling down the inside of my legs and I just hate it. Laser hair removal did sod all. Don't waste the money lol

thatwouldbeanecumenicalmatter · 01/02/2015 10:30

Whatever you do, do not attempt to trim it yourself! I did and thinking about it later it was such a stupid risky thing to do!

I kept hassling DH to have a look and see if I'm 'even' - he kept bursting out laughing as it was like the fanjo version of the Spanish Inquisition - he'd be minding his own business and I'd waddle up plonk my leg on a chair hands on hips demanding he check...he's a patient man

Momzilla82 · 01/02/2015 10:35

You can buy a bikini trimmer- its like a small version of what men use on their head. It has a guide so you don't mutilate yourself. You don't need to be able to see to mow the lawn. It's not a wax- but you can have a number one ;)

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TiddlesUpATree · 01/02/2015 10:40

If you trim it with a bikini trimmer will it be itchy or uncomfortable? I tend to be natural down there but would like to get rid of it for the birth. Very nervous though.

thatwouldbeanecumenicalmatter · 01/02/2015 10:41

It has a guide so you don't mutilate yourself. You don't need to be able to see to mow the lawn.

Momzilla That NEEDS to be the blurb on the packet of a lady shave

WrappedInABlankie · 01/02/2015 10:49

Am I the only one who shaves blind? Did with ds1 still doing it now never really looked and never cut myself.

Not a Forrest fan to say the least so shaved before my induction just incase

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