personal question.....

[charlotte2010]

....does everything tighten back up after a vaginal delivery?

ive had 2 c sections so dont know!

 

[Cazzlou]

lol my Dh actually said it was tighter but now he says its as its always been so not had any issues down there.

 

[Jayceesmumma]

after ellie i was defo tighter than after jaycee so she kinda fixed things for me lol!! the more u use ur muscles down there the tighter u get so do ur pf exercises etc, that will help labour and recovery

 

[FebMum2Be]

C said I was tighter too, I think as long as you keep doing the pelvic floor muscles you will be fine xx

 

[charlotte2010]

lol ok thanks, its not something i wanted to ask my friends!

 

[prettypenguin]

I'm so glad you asked this cause I don't have a clue and it's one thing I'm quite worried about... how long does it take to get back to normal does anybody know roughly?xx

 

[littlemiss83]

I went back to normal too, maybe slightly tighter too.

I was bleeding for 4/5 weeks after birth & really swollen for 7, went totally back to normal (tightness wise) after about 2/3 months, something like that.

You'll be fine!!

 

[Jayceesmumma]

I think that's every woman's big fear.. Every body is different so recovery will depend on ur body and exercise.. They don't advise sex for a good few weeks so I'd say about 2 months is about right.. After giving birth sex is kinda last on ur mind lol!!

 

[Piglet10]

i went for my smear there recently nd she knew i had had madison by c section cos i was TOO tight to have delivered vaginally no wonder the boys love me! xx

 

[FebMum2Be]

Ugh even the word smear I have to go back for my abnormal smear result near Christmas

I do agree everyone is different, I had sex less than 2 weeks after having Odhrán but I wasn't grazed or anything, and if I'm being really honest I still do my pelvic floor exercises, I often find it hard to remind myself to do them, so when I'm going for a wee I will stop and start no matter how bad I need to go, it's the only time I ever remember x

Also they say having a strong pelvic floor works in your favor for pushing, I done mine through the pregnancy and I found pushing a lot easier than I expected xx

 

[suzzi]

things do go back to normal and you can still feel everything!!

i was really horney after i had my daughter!!!

 

[Jayceesmumma]

Tbh I was too lol!! But I just couldn't do it for a while I was scared of the possible damage!

 

[littlemiss83]

I'm sure I read not to do pelvic floors when your doing a pee

I think there may be certain "signs" from a smear that a woman has delivered vaginally but not necessarily because its looser - thats a shame you never got to experience a vaginal birth piglet, one of my friends had a section & she always says she feels cheated.

I've been doing pelvic floors, not alot but trying to remember to do one every time I sit down after getting up!

 

[Jayceesmumma]

Yeah u shouldn't do them while actually peeing or u could get a water infection due to the urine going back in..

 

[FebMum2Be]

Whoops lol I've been doing that for months x