First sex after having baby w/2nd degree tear

Hi ladies! I’m only 2 weeks pp and obviously nowhere ready to have sex and will wait for my doc to clear me for sex anyway, but I’m wondering how much did it really hurt the first time having sex after having a baby? Or was it really not that bad?

I ended up with a 2nd degree tear during delivery. Is there anything I could be doing, besides kegel exercises, that could make it less painful or uncomfortable?