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One issue that often made midwife or doctor before birth, is when the couple can resume their sexual activity. There is no medical indication for not having intercourse a few days after birth. It is recommended, but often that you still waiting for after the first inspection of the woman's own doctor.

Often, it may be unpleasant to have intercourse the first time after birth. This may be due to the use of tools during labor, including episiotomy, where the woman's vagina or mellemkød and may have been damaged. In addition, the vagina often no more dry after birth, and it may be necessary to use the sliding Cream. If there is still a pain in intercourse for several weeks after the first intercourse after childbirth, you should consult a doctor.

Many couples, especially women, have decreased sexual desire after the birth. This can be partially attributed to it can be exhausting to have to take care of a newborn to be breastfeeding every 4-6 hours, and have changed their diaper as often. In addition, sexual pleasure in particular stems from the drive to the presence, as the woman will be partially met by contact with the child, as she so often breastfeeding.

Contraception


Some women begin a normal menstrual cycle as early as 6 weeks, and pregnancy may be possible is already here. Others have irregular menstruation for a long time after birth. It should in any case use contraception if you do not want another pregnancy, and here the use of condom.

 

 

 


 

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