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Hi mummies. I’m just wondering how Long did y’all wait to have sex again after giving birth? Any difference with the healing time between natural birth and c sect?

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I think it depends on your comfort level. If the vaginal tear/cut isn’t severe, usually by 6-8 weeks you should feel better, but there may be some discomfort the first time. For C-section, the wound’s on the tummy, so it’s more like your movement that’s affected due to pain. If your wound and the internal organs heal well, it’s also about 2 months that you’ll feel okay, but again, some mummies feel better faster and some need more time. The important thing is that you and your husband find other ways to show each other love while you’re recovering, and that both of you are mutually agreeable on when to resume sexual intimacy

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