Is it worth it to get a wax before birth?

Hi! I didn’t get waxed before birth for a few reasons. 1: my skin down there was very very sensitive while pregnant. 2: I figured my vagina would be quite uncomfortable after giving birth and the hair growing back might exacerbate it. 3: I could no longer lay down or sit comfortably enough to get waxed.
I had a 2nd degree tear and got stitches so I feel like the hair growing back with that wouldn’t have been very comfortable? I don’t know.
However, I have a family member who did get waxed before birth, and she said it made postpartum much easier keeping everything clean. She did not tear though and had a relatively easy healing process.

If you have a cesarean it doesn't matter and probably not worth it but if you have a vaginal birth (or plan to at least) it makes life easier to keep any stitches clean.
I've had both births. I wish I had a full Brazilian for the vaginal. The cesarean was emergency so it ended up not being necessary.
You will want to make sure you have it done at least a week prior to delivery though if you can "plan" it. That's to minimize any chance of infection.
I hope that helps!

Girl it doesn’t matter, doctors doesn’t care if you have hairs down there 😂 i gave birth early and i didn’t have a chance to shave, but with all the contractions shaving was the least thing i can think of. 😅

I didn’t bother. Pp bleeding was kind of a mess the first several days but honestly it’s going to be a mess whether you have hair or not. I think that the growing-back stage would be miserable with how sensitive everything is

I definitely wouldn’t. If hair makes you feel uncomfortable, then use a trimmer to cut it down (like an electric one), but you want to avoid shaving or waxing because it can make you more prone to bacterial infections! Your hair plays an important role, so let it do its part, then get rid of it all you like

As an esthetician who waxed women and also as a Mom... having hair or not in preparation for birth does not matter. We all have hair. If you chose not to, cool. Nurses and Doctors do not care. If they need to trim it before labor they will. Make a choice that works for YOU ✨️ If you were waxing pre-pregnancy, probably less painful as the hair thins out. Hormones make hair grow + swelling of the skin during pregnancy can make it very uncomfortable if you wait to get waxed right before. I'd only recommend it if you want to not worry about hair for delivery or post partum for a few weeks.

I waxed up to about a month before. Just for my own comfort. I did notice a few more ingrown than usual but not sure if that's related

I think it’s your own preference on what you want to do and what you’re comfortable with/looking like down there. The doctors won’t care and honestly when the time does come it won’t be on your mind in the moment!

For C-section, I was specifically told not to shave myself. They shaved me. Why? I’m not sure.

Use an electric shaver to get the hairs shorter to like a no1 but not skin short, that way it’s not uncomfortable when the hair is growing back! Doctors/ midwives don’t care about if you have hair or not but obvs you don’t want braidable hair down there 😂😂

If you have a Cs, they'll shave you anyways if you have hair there. 🤣

You can’t time it so I didn’t want to have grow back or itch when healing. I went wild and then just had a tidy up 6 weeks later! Nobody was looking down their anyway 😂😂