Reclaim Sex After Birth

What is lochia?
Why do women bleed after birth?
Healthy vagina, healthy discharge
Vaginal bacteria and infections
Common vaginal infections

Immediately following birth women experience a discharge medically termed lochia. It is first mixed with blood, much like a period, that begins as a heavy flow and becomes lighter and brownish over time, ending as a yellowish white discharge.  Read the rest of this article.

Especially with first babies, women can have a tendency to make their baby the centre of their universe. This often leaves little time to focus on, or be with their partner. This drought in every day intimacy and attention flows on to a coital hiatus. Nature, it seems, planned on this to ensure that babies are well looked after and future pregnancies are spaced out. The ‘drought’ can come from either partner and the disinterest in sex and intimacy, stems from a number of issues and conditions, which sadly is not discussed by even the closest of friends, much less the medical fraternity or the media.  Read the rest of the article

Everyone’s experience is different. Some women find  stitches painful and slow to heal, and others experience much less discomfort. It depends on your physical health. Stitches should have dissolved by three to four weeks after the birth; if they haven’t, or you still feel uncomfortable, seek help from your doctor or health professional. Women who do have stitches need to be mindful that the stitches go through the skin, and that pain, especially through movement, is an indication that you need to stop and rest.  The stitches are pulling through tissues that are tender, bruised, swollen and traumatised. Read the rest of the article