Postpartum sex - how long does it hurt?

Question

I had my first baby 5 weeks ago today; I had her vaginally and also an episiotomy. I had an appt with my dr today and he cleared me to go back to work, and resume all normal activities. He did warn me sex would hurt the first time, and he was so right. We even used lube and went slow, but it still really hurt and burned. How long does it take for sex to feel good and normal again after having a baby?

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It took a few months for things to properly heal after both my vaginal birth (episiotomies for both) but sex was still somewhat tender for about 6 months

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I feel like it took a few months for me for it to feel more pleasurable than anything else. But my husband is a cervix jabber... so that truly makes it worse. Now I'm pregnant again and don't want to experience that again...

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I waited 8is maybe 9 weeks becuase I had a c section so my abs hurt a lot. Vaginally felt a little funny but no pain becuase things are moving around back to their spots but i had so much pain where my incision was. Orgasms hurt for months!! The contracting was brutal

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With my first I didnt rip at all so i was good to go and feeling normal at about 7 weeks. Im worried about this one tho.

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Probably 3-4 months postpartum. I didn't force anything, and waited until I was ready. Husband didn't seem too hasty to get back at it either lol so that helped!

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It took a few months for me to feel back to normal.

Postpartum sex - how long does it hurt?

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