"She's happy, healthy, and everything we could've hoped for. I had a vaginal birth at 36 weeks with just a bit of tearing, nothing too major, thankfully, and recovery has been going pretty well so far," she prefaces in her post on the Mommit subreddit. She notes that she's missing "intimacy" with her husband, noting the last time they had sex was when she was 32 weeks pregnant."
"According to Infirmary Health, the placenta is roughly the size of a dinner plate. Immediately after delivery, there is a wound where the placenta was attached, and this wound needs to heal. That area shrinks and heals as the uterus contracts and returns to its pre-pregnancy size. For that reason, women who have just delivered a baby are at a higher risk of infection."
A 29-year-old mother delivered her first baby at 36 weeks via vaginal birth with minor tearing and has experienced a straightforward recovery. She reported missing intimacy with her husband and asked other mothers when they resumed sexual activity after childbirth. Many responses advised waiting at least six weeks. Medical guidance explains that the placenta leaves a wound roughly the size of a dinner plate that must heal as the uterus contracts and returns to its pre-pregnancy size. The internal wound and elevated infection risk are primary reasons clinicians commonly recommend postponing intercourse until around six weeks postpartum.
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