post partum sex??

[Rosa20]

Ok so my baby will be a month old next week,,,on tues! I am still bleeding a little bit but nothing major...i dont even soak a panty liner....more or less just spotting!! Anyways i have like two stitches and they still havent dissolved or fell out!! I was wondering if i have sex now can i get pregnant if its unprotected...??(im breastfeeding exclusivly and bleeding) and will i re open my stitches>??

[cminamyer]

The main reason not to is what tiredbuthappy said.  You may feel up to it now, but you still need to heal on the inside... A lot of women don't think about this, I didn't after I had surgery, you heal more slowly on the inside and can really mess things up if your not careful.  I know having a baby isn't the same as surgery, for me after I had my daughter we had to wait at least 7 weeks, and it still hurt like h e l l!!! The stiches are what made it worse for me, but I had a second degree tear.

[Rosa20]

thanx everyone!! i havent decided if im going to do it or not!! Pinkbelle im allergic to condoms!! lol..but i think i may wait..because of what tiredbuthappy said,,i am still bleeding and i guess that means i am not totally healed like she said! I never thought of that but sounds about right!! lol...I really dont want to have another baby right away so i better wait until i get on some b.c...i do want kids in the future but IN no means do i want another right away! lmao! thanx again ladies!!

[ArmyPrincess819]

Yes. That is partly why they tell you to wait 6wks to have sex. Not only to heal but you are extremely fertile. Congrats on your baby!!!!!

[tiredbuthappy]

i would wait until you're cleared by the doctor. you're not supposed to put anything up there- penis, tampon, etc... due to risk of infection. it's not just a question of being healed on the outside. the fact that you are still bleeding indicates that things are not fully recovered on the inside.

[pinkbelle]

by the way.. it didn't hurt me at all... it was actually relazing considering I  hadn't had sex in  like 4 whole months = D

[pinkbelle]

I didn't wait until my 6 weeks was up .. I did after 4 or 5.. I to had stiches.. I would try it and if it hurts just stop = D... I would use a condom though..

[GRose]

OH YES, you are VERY fertile after giving birth,breast feeding is in no way a form of bc
I know a few women who went in for there 6 week checkup and sure enough they were pregnant again.
I would wait until 6 weeks, you don't want to re open the stitches. I only waited 4 weeks and it was not pleasant to say the least, I had a lot more stitches though.