Having sex and I bleed?😅

[anonny55]

Why would that happen?..
for context, I had a bleed while 30 weeks pregnant (just random not from sex) doctor ordered no intercourse etc. fast forward had baby at 39weeks and he’s now 8 weeks old.

so 17 weeks no sex. My postpartum bleeding stopped 2 weeks ago so last night after patiently waiting for so long I decided it was time to have sex again. DH has been amazing no pressure at all and I thought I was ready.

the only time I’ve bled from sex with him is when he took my virginity donkeys years ago (which I’m sure is pretty common?)

i had an elective c section and my vagina has had absolutely nothing near it (toys included) in 17 weeks. Mid way through some lets just say finger action I started to bleed. It was only light we carried on anyway DH didn’t really care and didn’t want to make me feel embarrassed so just told me after. During the sex it made me bleed some more. After sex I put a pad in as I assume period or? But woke up and absolutely no blood.

what on earth was that about?! I’m scared to get down to it again tonight just incase I bleed again😵‍💫

First baby?

Everything has shifted around internally now. Post baby, I began to lightly bleed from deep penetration. A nurse at a smear a few years on explained to me that my cervix had changed and the bleeding was due to cells now outside my cervix that weren't outside before. She told me there was no need to stop unless I was in pain.

Glad to hear you're enjoying sex with your post baby body. There's so many threads on MN where people aren't.

@ofcourseitsanc
yes he’s my
first..will it happen again or just because it’s the first time since? I wasn’t in pain and hadn’t even realised until he told me after! Which I’m glad he didn’t tell me because I would’ve instantly been dead of embarrassment and turned right off🤣
as I had a c section the only thing I’m finding different to post baby body is I’ve got fatter hips..fortunately the weight I gained had all fell off the week after I had him as I threw up anything I ate for a week after the section then weighed myself and I was back to pre pregnancy..although I understand it doesn’t happen like that for a lot of people 🫤 I’m a yoyo dieter DH has seen me in many body’s and he doesn’t care (well he’s never said he has and he’s still here 😆)

Of course he doesn't care! You're you. And that body has just created and sustained his child for the past 9 months.

As for the bleeding, I don't know what will happen for your body. I have 2 adult children and I still bleed from deep penetration. So it may continue for you, it may not. Obviously get things checked out if you're worried.

After pregnancy things can change
I have a cervical erosion (a very benign thing really) and that can cause bleeding sometimes. Hopefully nothing to worry about but always worth getting checked out xxx

Bleeding from sex isn't normal and always warrants being checked out. There are reasons it can happen without it being anything sinister but it still needs checking up on. I presume you're up to date on your smears? I've had it in the past and it was down to a polyp that didn't need any treatment and went on it's own but it really put my mind at rest. Book an appointment with your GP and they may refer you to the colposcopy clinic.

i was going to see if it happened again then call gp but if you insist😆I better give a call. I suppose I just worry that it’s going to be a ‘you’ve just carried a baby for 9 months it’s normal’

Also I’m mid 20s haven’t ever had a smear test

I missed the bit about your baby being 8 weeks old. Has your blood loss stopped completely? Could be a bit of old blood or the return of your period but of you're worried then it's always worth getting checked x

I've had it happen occasionally after pregnancy and having 2 vaginal births. it's never concerned me. It's only a little bit, there's never any pain. I only notice it when I go to the bathroom afterwards.
My doctor has told me that sometimes your skin just becomes more brittle during/after pregnancy, meaning you're more likely no hit a tiny blood vessel, which then ruptures.

I was bleeding heavily until 6w pp were talking pad change every hour and a half big wooshes of blood. Gp said it’s normal as no pain and just see how I go over the next few weeks and call back for something acid which can stop bleeding. Luckily 6w pp the heavy bleeding had stopped and id just get either some pink discharge or occasionally some light spotting when wiping. The past 2 days no discharge or spotting at all. Then during/after sex some pink light bleeding. Put a pad in and nothing on the pad. During the night I had went to the toilet and had quite a bit of brown discharge then nothing again since..

I’ve also been on the contraceptive pill for the last 3 weeks so wonder if that could be a cause as it says I could experience sporadic bleeding for upto 3 months on the pamphlet.

im wondering if I should have sex again tonight and see if it happens again then give a call if it does? Or perhaps use some toys alone and see as I don’t actually think I can get in the mood to have sex with DH while I’m worrying I might bleed - even though he didn’t make a deal out of it and didn’t care it’s not really pleasant is it!

as I had a c section I was a little surprised..but also during pregnancy I kept having random small bleeds and they could never find a problem, baby was born healthy and placenta all looked well etc. I wonder if pregnancy’s gave me a super sensitive cervix? Can that happen even if no vaginal birth? I wasn’t dilated at all when I went in to have my section. They said my cervix was CLAMPED shut still and sat high up!

I noticed it during my pregnancies, so even before giving birth, so I suppose so.
It's more about the effect of pregnancy and the pregnancy hormones on your entire body structure, not so much the actual birth creating any damage.

I think the bleeding post natal is normal. I've had 4 c sections and with each I bled quite heavily on and off till about 6 weeks, then I came on my period shortly after. I think it's probably related to being post pregnancy and could just be that you've knocked the old excess blood out by having sex, especially if it was not bright red in colour.

I had this when pregnant and never at any other time. I think it’s down to hormones and as you have a young baby, it’s probably just that. Worth asking someone qualified though!