How long after birth? [open]

[seamonster]

This is a private poll you can vote anonymously.

How long after giving birth did you wait to have sex again with your spouse?

 

[HeKnowsMyName]

The usual 6 weeks both times.

 

[Neenie1]

There's not really an option for those who have had 2 babies.

 

[Linnis]

A month.

 

[jgonz]

No matter How long you wait, you should Always wait until you have stopped bleeding. That is a sign that the cervix has closed back up to a more normal position and it's "safe" to have sex again. If you have sex when you're still bleeding you are Much more open to infection. Which is something you Really should avoid...

For some women it's 2 weeks, for some it's 8 weeks. It depends on the specifics of the birth, the mom's health, and how many children the mom has had... as well as how tired she is. lol

 

[PegasusOnFire]

we started back up after my 6 week appointment

 

[CrystalBrooke]

6 weeks..but we barely made it

 

[purpleunicorn_Andi]

we started up after the 6 week appoinment as well... I had an episiotomy. had to wait for that to heal...
had to wait about that long after I had the d&C done, but did not want to... I was really insecure, and really wanted to spend time with my husband...

 

[PegasusOnFire]

we started up after the 6 week appoinment as well... I had an episiotomy. had to wait for that to heal...
had to wait about that long after I had the d&C done, but did not want to... I was really insecure, and really wanted to spend time with my husband...

after my d&c we started back up after 2 weeks, and got preggers 2 months later. Talk about paraniod. I sometimes wish we had waited 6 weeks, but then my daughter wouldn't be here.

 

[CarrieAg93]

With my first it took 3 mos. for my episiotomy to heal so after that. With my next 2 I recovered more quickly so it was probably the regular 6 weeks.

 

[Athene]

4 weeks, I stopped bleeding at 3 but I went the extra week just to be sure.

 

[Leanna]

With David's birth it was more than 12 weeks and it hurt bad, it was after a 4th degree tear and I bled for a long time. We then had a baby that cried a lot in the evenings (maybe colic) for the first 12 weeks so we spent the evenings trying to relieve his tummy. Then we crashed into bed and neither of us were in the mood anyway. Neither of us are good without sleep. I wouldn't be surprised if it was just as long this time also and we're both prepared for that and talked about it *shrug*

 

[Zoomer]

With the first I had an episiotomy that torn, with lots of stitches and was on pain medication for weeks. I think it was about 10 weeks or so. The second I didn't have any stitches and hardly any pain, so we wait until 5 weeks.

 

[~Mrs. A2J~]

With our first 4 weeks, with our second 6 weeks. Just did it when we felt ready.

 

[New Creation]

I had a c-section and was up all night every night for the first six weeks. I think it was about 2 months for us. We still don't have a lot of time for it now though we are trying to remedy that by putting Meaghan to bed by 8.

 

[icbeckyc]

I think about 8 weeks with both. Maybe longer with the first cuz so tired with colicy baby.

 

[5stringJeff]

We had a C-section so it was a little over a month.

 

[KillerV]

6 weeks.

 

[jackie99]

6 weeks

 

[tessas212]

We definitely didn't make it to 6 weeks. I think two weeks is all we made it. And I was a c-section. And wasn't all the way done bleeding, but just very little discharge here and there. Oops.