Sex after c-section

Bit of a personal question but I was just wondering when some of you went back to having sex and if you, for the first couple of times, felt any pain or discomfort?

Somehow I seem to think because it wasn’t a v delivery it should be fine😂

Not thinking about having it for at least another week or two (I’m only at 3 weeks pp) but feel like i’m leaning towards it slowly.

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Very uncomfortable 🙌🙌

I think with my first we waited seven weeks and I found it sore then definitely waited a few more weeks before doing anything again but can’t remember how long

I had gentle sex this week and I was 3 weeks postpartum. Its painful to pee after but I didn't find it painful during as long as its gentle and slow. Xxx

We waited till 6 weeks on the dot.. and it was fine.. the 4 times we did it that day/night 🤣 didn’t change how we normally had sex… but then again I was off all pain killers at day 3 and back to normal a week later :)

I would definitely wait 6 weeks! Your incision won’t be healed on the inside until then and having sex before then puts you at risk of infection. I waited until 7 weeks with my first and I didn’t have any pain, im 3 weeks PP now and im just gonna wait until 6 weeks

I waited 3-4 weeks and was absolutely fine 🤷🏻‍♀️

5 weeks xx it was abit uncomfortable at the start but fine after xx just tighter but that was fine 😆

6 weeks but my vagina still felt weird. Uncomfortable a little.

I had a csection and we waited until 5 weeks, it was absolutely fine! X

It was painful for me, but breastfeeding can make you dry because of hormones, so use lube. Once we got fully started it was fine but there can be pain regardless of the method of delivery so better to prepare and see how it goes.

I was 2 weeks PP c section 🙈and had no issues or discomfort and still don't at 6 weeks PP

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I just wanted to share my experience with being induced as I wasn’t sure what to expect and thought it may help others.

I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

I then had my first dose of the gel and definitely noticed a difference, I started experiencing period like cramps almost immediately however they were light and manageable. After 6 hours I had another cervix check and although my cervix was soft it was still only 1cm and was only open at the front. I had another dose of the gel and felt an increase in pressure and more intense cramping where I now required pain relief (codeine). After another 6 hours I had another cervix check and I had now dilated to 2-3cm however was still quite difficult to get all the way through so a third gel was recommended which I agreed to.

Almost immediately I noticed the difference and was in considerable pain, I had paracetamol and codeine however the contractions had now become intense and a lot closer together (around 3 minutes apart). After a couple of hours I had my last cervix check and was 4cm and taken down to the Labour ward to have my waters broken and an epidural.

I had been in my room for approx 20minutes when my waters broke by themselves and I was now 10cm and actively pushing…. There was no time for the epidural and my beautiful girl arrived into the world within 2 minutes of pushing.

All in all I would say the cramps/contractions were manageable up until the third gel where it became pretty unbearable however it was for a very short time a gas and air helped take the edge off. The worst part about any of it was actually the later cervix checks where after stimulating the cervix my contractions were at their most painful.

If I had to be induced again I would skip the balloon and opt for the gels immediately as thy had a quicker effect and I would have been out a lot sooner if I had done this to begin with.

One more thing, I’ve never believed when people say “you forget the pain once they’re here” but I can honestly say this is true. It’s been 4 days and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

Anyone else experiencing this?

Gave birth (vagina) 5 days ago and yesterday morning and this morning getting lot of pain in my right bottom side and lower back