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What should your vagina look like?

128 replies

Lalaminilala · 31/10/2024 22:05

I don’t know who on earth I can ask
this to but I’m worried my vagina isn’t normal.

So if I look with a mirror , I have the labia bit and then inside is pink fleshy bit with ridges in it. It’s not a black hole. It’s like a pink squishy thing covering the whole area with ridges in. It’s not popping out or outside the labia lip bit. It’s inside- is this what it’s meant to look like? I never looked before and have since had 2 children.

Please help I feel weird . I will attach a picture I found on the internet. So sorry for this weird question.

What should your vagina look like?
OP posts:
HappydaysArehere · 01/11/2024 01:44

Haven’t a clue! My mother once said she looked thirty years ago and never looked again. I am of the same mind.

Josette77 · 01/11/2024 05:17

ByQuaintAzureWasp · 31/10/2024 23:02

If your fanny looks this pinky perfect .... you've got to be under 30 and likely childless

47 and multiple pregnancy losses.

Gettingbysomehow · 01/11/2024 06:12

I think you have to ask yourself what can't a vagina look like as no one vagina is the same. Quite often if you've had kids your cervix can be very low and presents near the entrance as a pink squishy thing, if you have a large poo waiting to emerge that can present as a big vaginal lump especially after kids. There are all kinds of things going on down there.
Sorry TMI I know. I was a nurse for 20 years and have seen hundreds, the variety is astonishing.
What is rare is a perfect porn star vagina I suspect most of those are surgically transformed.

Lalaminilala · 01/11/2024 10:59

SnowFrogJelly · 01/11/2024 01:01

You mean your vulva

They're all different

No im literally talking about my vagina! Hence the problem. The vagina! Read my posts - I really don’t mean the vulva- luckily I quite like my vulva 😂😂😂

OP posts:
BusterGonad · 02/11/2024 00:40

Mine is similar to yours Op, I took a look the other day as sex was painful and I bled a bit. It wasn't particularly difficult to look, I'm not sure why some posters think that it is hard! Mine looks like it has a little round pink fleashy bit just slightly up inside me. It wasn't like this way about a year ago. I'm post menopause, with IBD so I guess it's a mixture of bowel issues, hormones etc. I was extreamly worried but now realise that is most likely my cervix has dropped a little. I remember many years ago a smear showing cervical erosion. It all adds up I guess. 😔

Truthbetolddd · 11/11/2024 20:20

Mine has hardly any outer lips it’s been described as “puffy” lol. It looks nice and neat usually but after sex especially if my partner wears a sleeve or I use a girthy dildo it is visibly left open for some time and he also has said even though it looks neat and tight usually that I can instantly take a huge amount of girth if I’m wet but he wouldn’t of thought so when first looking at it. It was a comment made in respect to some of his exes who naturally had shall we say a big opening all the time.

isthesolution · 11/11/2024 20:44

DollopOfFun · 31/10/2024 22:15

Not a clue. Honestly wouldn't be able to pick mine out of a line up.

Not to be flippant, but it works, I've squeezed several babies out of it, no complaints from husband, doesn't cause me any pain or discomfort, and so I'm not really concerned about the optics.

If you're worried about anything, you should probably see the GP.

Best answer! And my thoughts exactly. Not remotely interested in what mine looks like!

Spudthespanner · 11/11/2024 20:49

Truthbetolddd · 11/11/2024 20:20

Mine has hardly any outer lips it’s been described as “puffy” lol. It looks nice and neat usually but after sex especially if my partner wears a sleeve or I use a girthy dildo it is visibly left open for some time and he also has said even though it looks neat and tight usually that I can instantly take a huge amount of girth if I’m wet but he wouldn’t of thought so when first looking at it. It was a comment made in respect to some of his exes who naturally had shall we say a big opening all the time.

Umm... k.

Truthbetolddd · 11/11/2024 20:54

Spudthespanner · 11/11/2024 20:49

Umm... k.

What does that mean lol ?

Cakencookieobsessed · 11/11/2024 20:59

Truthbetolddd · 11/11/2024 20:20

Mine has hardly any outer lips it’s been described as “puffy” lol. It looks nice and neat usually but after sex especially if my partner wears a sleeve or I use a girthy dildo it is visibly left open for some time and he also has said even though it looks neat and tight usually that I can instantly take a huge amount of girth if I’m wet but he wouldn’t of thought so when first looking at it. It was a comment made in respect to some of his exes who naturally had shall we say a big opening all the time.

Big opening? Yeah that's not a thing.

Teanbiscuits33 · 11/11/2024 21:03

Truthbetolddd · 11/11/2024 20:20

Mine has hardly any outer lips it’s been described as “puffy” lol. It looks nice and neat usually but after sex especially if my partner wears a sleeve or I use a girthy dildo it is visibly left open for some time and he also has said even though it looks neat and tight usually that I can instantly take a huge amount of girth if I’m wet but he wouldn’t of thought so when first looking at it. It was a comment made in respect to some of his exes who naturally had shall we say a big opening all the time.

What a weird overly descriptive post 🤣 you were definitely getting a thrill out of posting that, weren’t you? Why else would you go into so much detail about being ‘wet’ and how much girth you can take? Yeah, you’re not coming off great here! Nowt as queer as folk.

Truthbetolddd · 11/11/2024 21:12

Cakencookieobsessed · 11/11/2024 20:59

Big opening? Yeah that's not a thing.

Well it is he showed me a pic he googled it online and it shows what he means 🤷‍♀️

Truthbetolddd · 11/11/2024 21:16

Teanbiscuits33 · 11/11/2024 21:03

What a weird overly descriptive post 🤣 you were definitely getting a thrill out of posting that, weren’t you? Why else would you go into so much detail about being ‘wet’ and how much girth you can take? Yeah, you’re not coming off great here! Nowt as queer as folk.

I thought this was a post on “what should your vagina look like” ?. And my comment was just as descriptive as others on here. And I didn’t go into “so much detail” about being wet, simply i was saying I can take said large girth when it is.

Teanbiscuits33 · 11/11/2024 21:23

But that information was entirely unnecessary as it doesn’t relate to the post the OP made, which was about ridges and pink fleshy tissue. Absolutely nothing to do with being wet or girth, or your partner’s ex’s big opening 🤣 I suspect you were trying to get a reaction but the only reaction that got from me and I’m sure other readers, was ‘What a strange post’.

MabelMora · 11/11/2024 21:23

I've gone from watching University Challenge to reading all about a random stranger and her girthy dildo. Just an average Monday night 😂.

Truthbetolddd · 11/11/2024 21:26

Teanbiscuits33 · 11/11/2024 21:23

But that information was entirely unnecessary as it doesn’t relate to the post the OP made, which was about ridges and pink fleshy tissue. Absolutely nothing to do with being wet or girth, or your partner’s ex’s big opening 🤣 I suspect you were trying to get a reaction but the only reaction that got from me and I’m sure other readers, was ‘What a strange post’.

Fair enough. I was just mentioning that as it’s what changes the shape and look of it compared to “normally”

AngelinaFibres · 11/11/2024 21:31

Lalaminilala · 31/10/2024 22:31

So it’s where your vaginal opening is and then instead of seeing a black hole (I imagine the pink bit was set much higher up) , I see a pink ribbed fleshy thing covering it. It just looks 😳 but I’ve no idea what it looked like pre kids and I’ve never looked until today because I cut my vaginal lip when shaving so looked to see that and then saw my inner bit. But it doesn’t look like what I thought it would and I’ve no idea what it should look like or if it’s normal etc oh and googling it doesn’t help as it brings porn searches up 🤦🏻‍♀️

I have lichen sclerosis so I've looked at my genitals an awful lot ( I have to apply steroid cream when I have a flare up as I get very painful splits in the skin). I use a torch and a mirror. Mine looks just like the picture you added. The lichen sclerosis affects the outer parts not the inner. Your vagina is entirely normal. Honestly don't worry about it. If you are worried make an appointment with a nurse at your GP practice to see your mind at rest.

Imbluedalale · 11/11/2024 21:33

MabelMora · 11/11/2024 21:23

I've gone from watching University Challenge to reading all about a random stranger and her girthy dildo. Just an average Monday night 😂.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Newmumburnout · 11/11/2024 21:36

I second a prolapse. I have had this checked out multiple times 🤣. After I gave birth to my one and only baby I kept getting told I didn't have a prolapse but after seeing many doctors and then a gynaecologist it has been confirmed as a prolapse of the vaginal wall. I am seeing a physiotherapist and doing keagels to fix it. However, I have been told it if it doesn't bother you it may not ever get any worse ... Or it might. Mine bothers me as my pelvic floor was weak and I had urinary problems .

Sylviacrystal · 11/11/2024 21:38

I looked at mine once and got a shock.

Vaginas are scary looking!

Probably because we can't see them often so they are shock to us when we do see them.

Also they are just not that pretty !

Newsenmum · 11/11/2024 21:39

Oodiks · 31/10/2024 22:24

Made me realise I’m definitely not gay 🙈 although I probably wouldn’t like penis shots either!

op are you saying your vagina looks like the picture you uploaded? Sounds normal I think? But I’m also struggling to picture exactly what you mean.

Newsenmum · 11/11/2024 21:40

Sylviacrystal · 11/11/2024 21:38

I looked at mine once and got a shock.

Vaginas are scary looking!

Probably because we can't see them often so they are shock to us when we do see them.

Also they are just not that pretty !

They’re really Not are they!

Newsenmum · 11/11/2024 21:41

Truthbetolddd · 11/11/2024 20:20

Mine has hardly any outer lips it’s been described as “puffy” lol. It looks nice and neat usually but after sex especially if my partner wears a sleeve or I use a girthy dildo it is visibly left open for some time and he also has said even though it looks neat and tight usually that I can instantly take a huge amount of girth if I’m wet but he wouldn’t of thought so when first looking at it. It was a comment made in respect to some of his exes who naturally had shall we say a big opening all the time.

This is an incredibly strange post…

kc92 · 11/11/2024 21:59

8 weeks post baby at the moment and had the exact same fear after finally looking. 😂 I went to a womens health physio last week as I was worried it was a sign of prolapse. All normal, no prolapse or abnormal shape / interior. She did say more pelvic floor exercises would tighten the inner walls back up a bit but appearance is normal.

Truthbetolddd · 11/11/2024 22:06

Newsenmum · 11/11/2024 21:41

This is an incredibly strange post…

Fair enough 🤷‍♀️