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Shaving and all of that - new lows

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rosabud · 26/08/2012 20:41

I know we debate this a lot and, like a lot of women, I really hate shaving and the concept behind it but do give in to fashion and shave various bits when I feel it matters............so at what point does it REALLY matter because, very depressingly, there is a thread over in the childbirth section from a woman who feels she needs to shave around her vagina before giving birth as it may look horrible for the midwife! Is that equally as depressing as me giving into fashion when I am on the beach / preparing for an intimate evening with partner - or is it a depressing new low?

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poorfoxyloxy · 26/08/2012 20:54

absolutely personal choice, and i hate that women feel embarrassed about body hair but I am a total hypocrite though because I was extremely well manicured in my nether reasons since i had hair there!! I used to feel embarrassed that i would clip it short or shave it as that was not what was normally done, but it was how i felt most comfortable. i'm old, and this was before it became fashionable!

Lifeissweet · 26/08/2012 20:49

I'm with you, actually, Rosabud. I think it's depressing. Particularly in those situations - where they seem to be worried about what the midwife - another woman - thinks about their pubic hair while they are giving birth. I think it's depressing that this is something that worries women.

LastMangoInParis · 26/08/2012 20:46

Easy now, Grass... bikini trimmers today, lawn strimmers tomorrow.
It's a slippery slope, you know. (Again, no pun intended.)

GrassIsntGreener · 26/08/2012 20:44

I used a bikini trimmer down below and will regularly until I have baby in 3/4 weeks. I don't like the feel of it all there tbh and prefer being neat for during and after childbirth.

LastMangoInParis · 26/08/2012 20:44

And surely you don't need to waste your time worrying about someone else's pubic hair and what they chosse to do with it.
NO pun intended, but, don't sweat the small stuff, you know? Smile

BonkeyMollocks · 26/08/2012 20:43

T'is all personal choice.

LastMangoInParis · 26/08/2012 20:42

It's her choice, rosa. You don't wanna shave, don't shave.
Quite simple, really.