When does sex stop hurting postpartum?

Hummmm it’s quite a long time to still hurt. Have you seen a doctor to check with them? Could be the stress of hurting too that makes it painful. I would say it stopped hurting maybe after 2 months personally

Girl I have dealt with this for almost a year now :( my ob said it’s normal with all the hormone changes I’m going through. Just know ur not alone

Where is it hurting? Cause I feel mine is in certain positions like front wall or when going deeper. I’m not sure if it’s from birth or not

Same! We've been using lube, longer foreplay, and we've switched positions to make it easier for me. Other than that it's just going slow. I had my baby 9 months ago.

Was about 2-3 months for me

Is it just dry and uncomfortable? Lubricant can help with that - it can take up to 2 years for your body to go back to how it used to be so it could also be just that

@Zoe I wish longer foreplay was an option but I've got a velcro baby that barely lets me have 20 minutes to myself. It's good to know this isn't super abnormal though and others have had the same experience

@Nattinan I've tried lube and it doesn't seem to help that much :( I guess I just have to be patient

@Honorine I haven't mentioned it to my doctor yet but she did a check a few months after birth and said everything was healing well. Maybe I'll mention it when I see her next

Pelvic floor therapy!

At least that. Maybe you’re just not ready mentally and it’s ok. Especially if you don’t have much time for yourself it might be hard to focus

I don’t think that is normal. I had a horrible vaginal birth, hemorrhaged, and had a 2 degree tear… plus two weeks after birth had to get a D&C to clean the rest out …. I’m 5 months postpartum. I was cleared at 1 month postpartum sex stopped hurting the second month. I’d talk to your OB if you can.

I have a 10 month old and I do different things to help with the pain. If you want you can message me and I can try to explain. If not, just use water lube and make sure you use your fingers to put it inside yourself to help with sliding it in easier.. If that makes sense. I had stitches and this was my third kid. So I've had to do this every time.