My baby is two months old. Should it STILL hurt? Or am i just weird? Sometimes i wonder if my doc sewed me up too tight. Does that happen, or am i just paranoid? (TMI alert!) Sex usually hurts a bit to start with, but gets better (you know, it's easy to ignore when you have more pleasant things on your mind, lol). Afterwards though...ouch. It doesn't hurt to sit on a chair, but it does hurt to sit on the toilet (thanks, gravity). There's still some bleeding too. Argh. And sex isn't the only problem, i bleed a bit when i poo too. Nice to know, eh? Very annoying problem to have. i would really hate to have to go looking for a new gyno just for this, especially if it's just me being impatient *sigh*
((hug)) I'm so sorry you're going through this. How was the post-partum process with your other babes? Personally, I'd lay off the sex for a bit and take things easy for awhile untill the bleeding subsides.
Did you tear badly? I had a second-degree tear with my first, and had 2 stitches INSIDE the muscle....I even ended up back in the hospital on morpheine because I couldn't move without excruciating pain...and I was trying to nurse as well... Sex hurt for months. Like 8 or 9 months. It was awful and I didn't want to have any more kids after that mess....I have a scar that looks like Dr. Frankenstein delivered my baby.. Of course time fades pain...and I did have another, but I made sure they cut me that time and no pain the next day whatsoever....
i really don't know if it was bad or not, in the wider scheme of things. i mean it FELT pretty horrible, lol, and the doc stitched me for quite a long time, but i don't know how many stitches, or where. He never said a word about it, and i was afraid to ask. All i knew was i could still walk later that day, so i was happy!
No, i didn't go back. He wanted to see me in two weeks; i thought that was odd anyway, plus i really hated everything about the "care" i got from him from the beginning. Of course NOW it sounds like it would have been a good idea, lol.
yeah, it still hurts me, too, after over six weeks, and i didn't have anything sewn back together. it's like it's clamped shut sometimes, and it takes a while to get into it. i expect it'll get easier with time.
I'm sure you could see a different doc if you'd like. That is if you're concerned enough to get checked out. I'm sure you'll be fine in time like mynameiskc said. If you're still bleed ing, just take it easy
If you're still bleeding after 2 months and haven't been looked at since the birth....get yourself to a doctor... I was still bleeding after 6 weeks and had to go for an internal ultrasound (a lovely, dildo type experience...) to see if any pieces of placenta or anything had been left inside...you don't want to end up with a nasty infection....
Hi... hope you don't mind my jumping right in I have had problems with this after both of my children. With my son, I was a "good girl" and went back to the Dr. for my 6 week checkup & everything, and hurt soooo much when we resumed at about 7 weeks postpartum. I tore open again & had awful cramping for another week. With my daughter, the rest of me healed so quickly that I was an idiot & forgot what had happened the 1st time. Our wedding anniversary was 3 weeks postpartum, and I decided I'd healed enough. BIG MISTAKE! I ended up ripping WIDE open, having to go in & explain what I'd done to my doc, getting new stitches put in, and starting all over again with the healing. And it took us 3 months of abstaining for me to heal properly. Honestly, if you're hurting I'd wait. And with as little faith I have in my doctor, I'd still make a 6-week checkup... just in case there's something wrong. But you could also bring this up then. Maybe they know something that could help? (((hugs!!!))) love, mom