Normal? Not normal?

So I’m almost 7 months pp. It still hurts to have sex no matter how turned on I get. It’s almost like it’s where I tore(2nd degree but told it’s healed now) that it hurts. Is this normal? Or something to tell my ob?
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I also had a 2nd degree and my OB noticed some scar tissue regrowth that had to be burned off. Would’ve hurt during sex if she hadn’t done that. Could be something along those lines. Would definitely mention to your OB

I’d definitely mention it to your OB/midwife if it is where you tore as you don’t want to risk any re tears - they’ll be able to tell you if nothing to worry about it may just need longer to heal xx

I also had second degree tears and an episiotomy and sex didn’t feel normal for me till 8-10 months PP. Definitely mention to your doctor but also remember it takes a woman’s body 2 years to recover from having a baby. I went and had it checked and she reassured me everything had healed as it should so I think for me a lot of it was mental as well.

I had a second degree tear and after a month i was fine to have sex i would go get a revision

Definitely mention it to your OB. I don’t think you shouldn’t have any pain that far postpartum, I had a 4 degree tear with my first and had absolutely zero pain during my healing process and zero pain during sex.

If you're breastfeeding probably normal. I could handle sex about 8 months pp with tons of lube. Went back to normal after I went down to 2 feeds per day.

Definitely check with your doctor. I had similar pain after my second baby that would not go away for months. I found out I had scar tissue from my first birth (second degree tear) that had originally healed fine but had been grazed in my second birth and didn't heal properly the second time. I actually had to go under anaesthesia and have it cut and restitched. It could be normal and go away with time but it could not be and just get worse, so it's worth making sure.

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