When can you swim after giving birth?

Question

I’m due in a few days and I’ve been told by my mil I can’t swim for 6 weeks. That means the rest of the summer here. Is this true? It’s a clean pool with chlorine and everything. Why can’t you swim after?

Answer

She’s right. You need to wait 6 weeks.

Answer

You can’t swim after because babies tear through you like a tornado just wrecking shit. Your cervix is still open and the amount of blood that comes out of your body isn’t beautiful. You can’t use tampons for six weeks either so that blood had to go somewhere. And your cervix isn’t all the way healed. Sepsis is way worse than not being able to swim, trust me in that one.

Answer

Yup. Not worth the risk of infection

Answer

Yup 6 weeks to make sure you don’t get an infection

Answer

She’s right !!! It includes baths as well not just pools. You need to get the okay from your doctor at the 6 week mark or 8 week mark for csection.

Answer

You would like to have an ok from doctor, that all is healed. And usually, your doctor appointment is about six weeks. If your doc tells you earlier, that things down there are healed, you can swim earlier. Chlorine might be bad, if you are still healing, and also you probably are bleeding for a while, but you can not use a tampon, because it is an infection risk

When can you swim after giving birth?

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