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Fanjo hair removal tips!

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Gemzybelle · 31/01/2015 23:33

Hello all Grin

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 Grin

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thatwouldbeanecumenicalmatter · 01/02/2015 10:54

Wrapped I can't even cut my fringe straight...my fanjo has no hope Grin

WrappedInABlankie · 01/02/2015 11:04

Haha then defiantly don't try itWink I wouldn't trust my DP to shave me he misses some of his own hairs and cuts himself!

I'd go for waking then or can your dp apply the hair removal cream for you and you wash it off? haha

Trunkisareshite · 01/02/2015 11:12

Wax or cream- the last thing you want if you end up with a section is a midwife going at you with a dry bic!

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Gemzybelle · 01/02/2015 12:27

Thanks everyone Grin

So is Veet, Nair hair removal cream etc safe to use? Have tried perching myself over a mirror and trimming (was quite reminiscent of the thorns growing around Sleeping Beauty's castle as I desperately hacked away) so its now looking a bit less savage but still needs work Grin

DH has offered to help if it comes to it but I would rather not!

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leanne963 · 01/02/2015 12:30

Hahahaha Gemzy that's hilarious!!! I know a lot of people say no to the cream through pregnancy cause of the 'chemicals' (I'm not 100% sure) but I don't see how it's going to do anything to he baby 24 hours before he or she rears their little head!!

BitchBags · 01/02/2015 12:46

I used one of the razors with a trimmer one and and a razor the other end. I trimmed everything blind with the trimmer and just shaved the top bit before being induced with Ds and will do the same again this time.

BlueberryWafer · 01/02/2015 13:01

The OP didn't ask for your opinion on whether or not to shave, she asked advice on how to do it.

OP, I just kinda go in blind! Touch wood, I've never had an injury lol. I managed right up to 39 weeks with my last pregnancy.

Horseradishes · 01/02/2015 15:40

I wouldn't use cream. If your baby is born bald you'll know why Grin seriously though, the midwife won't give a shit about the status of your pubic hair.

AuntieStella · 01/02/2015 15:46

I think you'll need to enlist DH if you want to get it done and you cannot achieve it yourself.

Late PG is an extremely bad time to try a method you have not used before, so do not wax for the first time.

Also (as those of us who campaigned against compulsory deputation know) there is no medical reason or advantage whatsoever to remove hair, and indeed there is a slight increase of infection risk (micro-abrasions). So do not do anything in the last few days before you fall due.

Until then, either continue with a depilatory cream that you have used for some time and never reacted to, or shave. At any sign on reaction, desist. The last thing you want tis to be heavily PG with a sore undercarriage.

If you find there is no method that agrees with you, then just stop. As others have pointed out, HCPs won't care in the slightest.

TRexingInAsda · 01/02/2015 16:10

I used to do it by feel when I couldn't see it anymore. Later in the pregnancies I'd get dh to do it.

hippymama1 · 01/02/2015 17:45

I'm with FeatherFeather and use my DHs hair clippers and a mirror - he's delighted ;-)

hd19 · 01/02/2015 19:24

I got dh to do it - he used his clippers & I reckon he's better at it than I am - not that I can check his work! He seemed to enjoy the experience, a,though I was pretty embarrassed the first time!

LuluJakey1 · 01/02/2015 19:33

DH did it- sort of a very short cut so there was something but not a 70s bush; with the trimmer. He did my legs too.

I was lucky with the birth- no cut and only a tiny tear. No stitches. Only bled for 2 weeks afterwards but lots of hair would not have been pleassant!

Sid77 · 01/02/2015 19:47

My legs were hideously hairy when I went into labour with DS1. I kept apologising to the midwife who pretended to be aghast and said 'Right! that's going in your notes!! Mother - has - gorilla - legs!'.

CultureSucksDownWords · 01/02/2015 19:57

I don't think it's common these days to shave you before a c section. Although mine was an emergency c section, they would have had plenty of time to do it, but it was not even mentioned. I'm not even sure why they would need to as the incision is just above there anyway.

Teeste · 01/02/2015 19:59

Get yourself one of these (comes with 'body art', so you have a mini vajazzle too if you like Wink ). It keeps everything nice, neat and trimmed without any abrasions or hair removal creams (they always bring me out in a horrible rash).

I'm thinking of getting DH to do mine when the time comes. Lucky guy Grin

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Gemzybelle · 01/02/2015 20:03

Grin at all the stories and suggestions

I'm usually much better groomed than this but alas pregnancy has ravaged my body to such a point I am feeling very gorilla-esque (droopy norks included). Even legs are becoming a struggle! As if we don't have enough to deal with!

DH shaves his head on a #1 so I told him if he can make my fanjo look like his head I will be happy Grin

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tiggy2610 · 01/02/2015 21:27

I used veet during pregnancy, after an almost devastating clitoris amputation during a shaving attempt with accompanying 'slip' in conditioner at 27 weeks I was too afraid to brave the razor again!

I'd actually booked in for a wax at 38+5 and hadn't 'tidied up' for many weeks beforehand in preparation. I then went into labour at 36 weeks (after around 5 weeks growth!) and after copious amounts of gas and air remember apologising profusely to the midwife and announcing to the whole theatre (forceps birth) that they would have to find the sacatuers otherwise the baby wouldn't be able to get out....Hmm oh the obstetrician did laugh.

pinkie1982 · 01/02/2015 22:00

Itchy!!
I'm having my routine three weekly wax all the way through!

Momzilla82 · 02/02/2015 01:15

No it's not at all itchy. It isn't a complete shave, just a close one (oh god now I'm imagining Shaun the Sheep).

So basically it achieves the same job as using nail scissors and a mirror but without the horror/ risk factor. I have this one www.philips.co.uk/c-p/HP6375_01/bikini-perfect-precision-trimmer and it comes with epilator bits too if needed. I bought it before pregnancy after I realised that my hand eye coordination could not be trusted in this area. Blush

Hth

Momzilla82 · 02/02/2015 01:17

Oh and after having realised this I'd tried to go for a regular bikini wax and ended up with an almost Hollywood. Felt like I'd been mugged- so this option left me with more dignity.

cheeseburgerandfries · 02/02/2015 02:27

I did it myself for as long as I could then DH had to take over. I'm sure midwives and doctors really do not care at all.

I can't remember the situation down below when I went into labour-I think (and hope) that it was only a few days growth Grin.

BigCatFace · 02/02/2015 02:33

I shaved and it was so hairy and took me so long with so much conditioner and rinsing I gave myself thrush Blush

mathanxiety · 02/02/2015 02:43

Do you know there was a time when women going to hospital for delivery used to be routinely shaved, and women themselves complained so much about it that hospitals stopped doing it?

Do you know that all through the 70s, 80s, and 90s women went to hospital, delivered babies, went home and managed to keep perfectly clean and comfortable afterwards even though they never modified their pubic hair in any way?

You do realise that this is a fashion fad and nothing to do at all with 'being groomed' or 'being clean'?

And that pubic hair serves the function of drawing fluids away from your body, your stitches, etc..

thiskiwicanfly · 02/02/2015 03:38

I decided, in my infinite wisdom, that I needed a tidy-up on the day I went in for induction (40+3 with polyhydramnios and literally further around than I am tall) and took to myself with nail scissors. I looked like I had mange with the patchy job I did (after the birth and the tummy went down a bit I could see the carnage...) Blush

A friend who is an O&G doctor kindly told me later that they really don't even notice if there is hair or not... it's entirely up to the woman how she feels comfy.

All I can say is - get help, regardless of what you decide - blind is not good!

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