I (finally!) got the clearance to DTD 12 weeks postpartum. My OB showed me where sex would be painful and...wow, it sure was. How did you all deal with this? My doc said I could use estrogen cream to get things going but I'd rather not b/c of the side effects. Did anyone else try this? Did anyone "practice" on vibrators before having your hubby go down there? I was feeling pretty confident about DTD but am now nervous.
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Did you ask your dr if it will not hurt after a while longer? I might wait until then.
After our first she had a 4th degree tear where it took her almost 2 years before sex wasn't painful. We are hoping that it will not be as bad this time around.
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And I do have an awesome OB who is genuinely interested in helping me recover postpartum, and yes, that includes making sure sex is comfortable again. She is a woman and during an exam for granulation tissue, noticed I winced a bit when she touched an area. She said "Is this painful?" and I said "Yes!" and she said "That's typically where women have pain post-partum, try putting some estrogen cream there."
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This is also not just a postpartum board. Many women that talk on here, or lurk around, have been here since BFP.
I was saying that us explaining internet etiquette is not mean, which I clearly stated in my last response. Thanks for directing me to another forum since you've been here all of 2 seconds. Good try.
Plus there is a difference between "showed me where sex would be painful..." or however you initially phrased it versus...your clarification of, "I had pain as part of the routine exam and she explained sex might be painful and gave me cream."