Did your vagina return to normal after the birth? Share your thoughts/experience..

[BlondieBride]

Did your vagina go back after the birth of your baby? and how long did it take for it to go back? Did you do pelvic floor exercises and did you think they helped? Just curious as i see/hear so many different answers on this!

 

[CamoQueen]

Yes, it did go back to normal. As far as I and DH could tell, it was back by 6 weeks (when we first started having sex again).

And yes, I did my pelvic floor exercises, mainly after the baby was born because I was bad about doing them during pregnancy. I even ended up buying a pelvic floor exerciser (Gyneflex, like a dumbbell for your lady parts) and with the use of that, I was even tighter than before I had my son! I'm planning on using it again once this LO is born.

Visually, I think it looks the same. I had a few minor scrapes and tears after birth but once it all healed, I can't tell a difference. Vaginas can bounce back pretty well, I think!

 

[keyring86]

Mine ended up being tighter i think. Maybe because of the stitches. I did Kegel exercises but not diligently. I waited 12 weeks or so before I had sex and it hurt!

 

[Weeplin]

I think it was tighter after I had Aimee...I waited 12 weeks before having sex again and it hurt. It looked different though but I tore pretty bad and had stitches. I never did kegels during or after having Aimee.

With Jason I did kegels on off and definitely after as when I laughed I kept weeing myself lol..the kegels fixed this though. Tightness was about the same and didn't hurt but then again my ex had a little penis so maybe that helped

I have been doing my kegels on off with this pregnancy and plan to do them after, I am also going to buy a kegel toner.

 

[girl19722]

A overheard male workmates talking about this once and one said it was like pi$$ing in a bucket and another said it felt different like going into a familiar room but someone had removed all the furniture lol. It did make me laugh.

I had a CS with DS so have no idea.

x

 

[magicbubble]

i never look at mine. i wouldnt know what it looks like now, leave alone after i have baby hehe

 

[Misery]

I remember going for a wee the morning after delivery and thinking my womb was gonna fall out and everything was swollen. I didnt think it would ever go back to normal but it did within weeks.

 

[furbie]

I've had two children and if im honest i think its not at 'tight' as it was previously, not baggy by any means either lol !! it looks different from the outside, but i dont know if this is because im generally getting older anyway and it changes. I do my pelvic floor exercises almost everyday and never had a problem with accidental wee's but, in my third pregnancy (now) i find if i sneeze i can have little accidents, which i find awful ! Its all worth it tho

 

[ellaandcallum]

Mine felt like a bucket crutch lol, pardon the expression, Macy was my 3rd. It did feel funny for a bit, prob about 5 weeks it went back to normal. I do have a little wee if i sneeze and laugh lol all part and parcel of the joys of having kids.

 

[HayleyJA]

My daughter was delivered by forceps, so I had an episiotomy too. However, once the stitches had dissolved, and the swelling subsided, I'd say thing pretty much returned to normal. I was very nervous about having an epis and whilst I wouldn't go so far as to say I'd 'recommend' them, it wasn't half as bad as I thought, and has had no lasting effects.

I do/did pelvic floor exercises intermittently (not everyday without fail) and feel I have good control down there too.

Hope that helps!

 

[Nikki1120]

a overheard male workmates talking about this once and one said it was like pi$$ing in a bucket and another said it felt different like going into a familiar room but someone had removed all the furniture lol. It did make me laugh.

I had a cs with ds so have no idea.

X

lmao

 

[daddiesgift]

Good to hear some of these cause im FREAKING out! Especially being told im having a large baby I just dont understand how its going to come out of there and just bounce back to normal! You always hear about people who sleep with a lot of men and become "loose" and none of those penises could possibly be over 6 lbs so its a scary thought!

Also probably like labor stories you only hear bad things other than good things!

 

[aliss]

I had a 9lb 3oz baby vaginally... pushed for 4 hours, he was so big the doctor broke his collarbone to get him out, and believe it or not, it's actually tighter than before!!!!

TMI but sometimes it feels like being a virgin again

 

[24/7]

I only had a couple of grazes, and it does look abit different but OH reports it feels exactly the same, despite LO being stuck for two hours and keeping it stretched for that long. xx

 

[kandbumpx]

Yes goes back to normal.. I had sex 3 weeks pp.. And everything was fine.. OH said it felt tighter if anything! lol.
I did pelvic floor exercises yes, don't know if it helped as sometimes now I find myself with a weak bladder

 

[charxxx]

I'm pregnant with my 2nd and although I feel toned down there at the moment I'm dreading the effects of birth the 2nd time round!

I was lucky with my first baby, I actually felt like a virgin when me and her father started having sex again. I had an episiotomy aswell as grazing so its proof that your vagina CAN go back to normal/ or be even better after birth.

Looks wise..I'd say it changed a bit but these things happen.

I've always done my kegels ever since the age of about 14/15? So I do find they help alot and obviously I plan on carrying on doing them through out this pregnancy and delivery.

xx

 

[jessie_m]

I'm glad someone brought this up. I'm scared after the baby comes I'm ganna push for a poo and my uterus will fall out or something. Lol.

 

[24/7]

I couldnt push for a poo for a few days afterwards. And farts fell out constantly from all the G&A. xx

 

[kermie219]

It looks the same.... my daughter crowned but then got stuck somehow and I ended up with forceps then a section hubs said it felt a bit tighter afterwards and I was much much more senstive and still am YAY lol It's much easier for me to climax since so no complaints here (I'm totally red in the face now hahahaha ) and I'm truly thankful that she goes back to her normal colour after birth hahaha it truly freaks me out how dark it's getting lol

 

[sophiepaton]

doesnt red rasberry leaf help things down there if you keep taking it after?? im sure i read that somewhere if i kept taking it id get back to normall faster ?? x