Sex after c section

[Funkymonkey11]

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How long did you all wait? I am 5 weeks post c section no problems but sex is proving problematic!! I stopped bleeding 1 week ago but the sex just feels sore like raw and bruised (i found the internal examinations soooo painful more than most contractions! So i am assuming its because of that?) Wondering whether to keep trying or wait or when to seek advice if it keeps feeling sore. Possibly TMI sorry!

Diazepam there is research evidence re this. From recollection (forgive me I'm post night shift) embolism via oral sex was a contributory factor in 2 UK maternal deaths in the early postnatal period in the late 1990s. Anal sex is also an indicator. I'd never heard of this either but was at a lecture concerning SI in PN period and it was discussed.

It also depends on your hormone levels returning to normal.

Sex can be painful because of altered hormone levels, and you can't really tell when that will happen as it's personal for everyone.

But your uterus takes 6 weeks to contract back to its original size, and then all your other organs also have to settle back into the right position.

2 weeks, but it was a planned CS. x