I've come to talk to you about contraception..... (Sex After Giving Birth)

Member Name: Biffa

Product:	Sex After Giving Birth
Date:	18/03/01 (203 review reads)
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These were the immortal words said to me less than 6 hours after giivng birth to my eldest daughter. There I was lying in a hospital bed after a 29 hour labour, when the lady came round and said she's come to talk to me about contraception. My response?

"I've just been in labour for 29 hours, my undercarriage has been ripped to shreds and my fairy now looks like a patchwork quilt - trust me madam, sex is the last thing on my mind right now!"

"Well, it's very important that you choose a reliable form of contraception after having had a baby...."

"I already have - I'm never having sex again if this is the pain it's going to put me through. I did ask them to carry on stitiching but they wouldn't, would that have been a suitable method?"

"Have you thought about the mini-pill if you're breastfeeding?"

"For goodness sake, no I haven't. I haven;t thought about ANY form of contraception at all, apart from abstention. Do you think I'm letting him anywhere near me after this???"

And so the conversation went on. Convinced that I was never going to let my husband near me again. Oh dear. We were up to naughties again before my 6 week check up, but that doesn't mean to say that everyone will be the same. You might feel like you want to and or might feel that your never going to have sex again. At the end of the day it's up to you. If you feel uncomrtable making love when you're still bleeding (ie: 9 months worth of periods all come in the space of 8 weeks) or you're just too sore to even contrmplate naughties, then it's up to you.

Don't feel pressured into it - you won't win a medal for havign sex soon after having a baby. Just go with your own feelings and listen to your body.

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