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Sex after baby

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oliviat93 · 19/07/2019 20:31

Okay so I don't know if this is the best topic to put this in or not.

I'm nearly 8 weeks pp, me and DP started having sex again 2 weeks ago and it is still quite painful/uncomfortable. Sometimes it isn't too bad but other times it's almost unbearable. Sometimes we have to stop cause it's just too much for me and then I feel awful even though DP tells me not to. He says he doesn't want me to be in pain or uncomfortable.

I'm breastfeeding which doesn't help, so lots of lube and foreplay.

I know a lot of women say after having a baby everything feels more loose down there but I feel the total opposite, like it's tighter than ever! DP says it feels the same but not sure whether he is trying to spare my feelings..
How long did it hurt/ was uncomfortable for you? I'm praying it won't be like this forever.

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Rachelover40 · 19/07/2019 21:16

Be patient for a bit longer, a lot of people feel as you do but it will improve.

Aspenn17 · 21/08/2019 23:56

If I’m being totally honest, it took a good 6 months until sex felt totally normal for me again. We started trying around 9 weeks post partum but it didn’t feel the same for a long time. I guess it depends on your birth, I had an episiotomy so maybe that’s why it took a while for me.

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