Sex After Pregnancy 

Dangers of Intercourse After Pregnancy

Are there really dangers of performing intercourse after pregnancy? This question is asked by many newly married teens, especially those who have had their first child. Most of them are not fully educated about these matters. A few of them do know that it is harmful to the newly formed fetus, if the couple engages in sex a few months into the pregnancy and a few months prior to child delivery, but most of them are ill educated about postpartum sex. These new couples are not fully matured as far as sexual relationships are concerned and they just cannot wait.

As soon as the mother of the newly born returns home from the nursing home, her husband wants to have a round of sex with her. It is surprising that even the female partner does not mind the advances of the male since she too would love to spend some intimate moments… the moments that she has been devoid off for the past few months. They often ask if there are really any dangers of in engaging in sex after giving birth.

Your doctor knows better and they can tell you the amount of stress and strain the female body passes through in the nine months of pregnancy and how much time it takes for the stress and strains to go away. The entire body of the female, especially her abdomen remains quite sensitive for some weeks after she has given birth to a child and if she has delivered a child normally (without undergoing a cesarean operation) even the vaginal path is quite sensitive. In such circumstances, sex after childbirth could be harmful for the mother’s health.

Mothers should give a sufficient amount of time to their body to heal itself regardless of the fact that they had childbirth either through cesarean operation or vaginally. Most doctors are of the opinion that couples should not engage in having sex after the baby for a minimum of six weeks. This provides the cervix sufficient time to close and also for the postpartum bleeding to stop. The mother should also provide sufficient time for the body to heal itself of any tears, including the operation stitch marks.

The mother should ask herself whether she really has the sex drive. Most of them are so busy enjoying their newborn that they do not think about sex. However, the males do not, or cannot understand this fact and it is due to their demands that the woman is forced to have sex. Resuming sex after birth is not a big issue, but one should not go in for the same if it poses a risk to the health of the mother. Ask the doctor and he or she will tell you the amount of fatigue a women has to face during her pregnancy months and during childbirth. You should permit your wife’s body to get rid off these exhaustions before you go in for sex after pregnancy.

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