Will the vagina become loose after giving birth?

Most people know that women will experience vaginal relaxation after giving birth. This is because during the natural delivery process, the fetus is too large, which will cause the vaginal ligaments to be stretched, resulting in vaginal relaxation. Expectant mothers who have a cesarean section will also be more worried about whether the vagina will also relax after the cesarean section. Next, let’s understand what a caesarean section will bring? And what are the methods to restore vaginal relaxation?

Caesarean section cannot prevent vaginal relaxation

Vaginal relaxation is actually a type of pelvic floor dysfunction. In addition to the factors of normal delivery, multiple births, macrosomia and other factors may cause aggravated pelvic damage and prolapse, urinary incontinence, visceral prolapse, etc. Relatively speaking, cesarean section can avoid pelvic injury to a certain extent, but it cannot improve postpartum sexual life. On the contrary, women who undergo cesarean section do not go through the process of vaginal dilation. When they reach menopause, the vaginal dilatation will become worse, and some patients even find it difficult to have sex.

Vaginal atrophy after menopause can cause difficulty in sexual intercourse. In addition, caesarean section also faces problems such as postpartum hemorrhage and postpartum scars, and the cost cannot be underestimated.

In addition, during pregnancy, the pregnant woman's uterus enlarges, her weight increases, the fetus descends, and the effect of progesterone all puts pressure on the pelvic floor. At the same time, due to pregnancy, the curvature of a woman's spine changes, the spine protrudes forward, and the force of gravity is directed toward the pelvic floor, which is bound to cause damage to the pelvic floor structure and affect the pelvic floor function. Therefore, vaginal relaxation cannot be completely avoided by choosing a cesarean section.

Recommend 6 postpartum vaginal tightening exercises

1. Place your buttocks on the edge of the bed and lie on your back with your legs straight and stretched out in the air but not touching the ground. Hold the edge of the bed with both hands to prevent you from slipping down. Close your legs and slowly lift them up. Straighten your knees and bring them close to your upper body. When your legs are raised above your torso, hold your legs with both hands and bring them toward your abdomen. Keep your knees straight, then slowly lower your legs back to their original position. Repeat this 6 times, each lasting 10 to 15 minutes, once a day.

2. Lie flat on the bed with your feet shoulder-width apart; bend your knees so that your calves are vertical; lift your hips as high as possible; at this time, bring your knees together for 3 seconds, then slowly separate your knees and gently lower your hips. Do this about 10 times each time.

3. Every morning and evening in a place with fresh air, take a deep breath and hold it, tighten your anus for 10 to 15 seconds, then exhale deeply, relax your anus, and repeat. Once you get used to it, you can do it in your daily life. It doesn't matter how many times you do it. You can do the above exercises whenever you have time. After a certain period of training, the tension of the pelvic muscles will be greatly improved, the muscles around the vagina will become plump and strong, and vaginal relaxation can be cured without medication.

4. Horizontal exercise: Lie on your back with your buttocks on the edge of the bed. Stretch your legs straight in the air but not touching the ground. Hold the edge of the bed with both hands to prevent yourself from slipping. Close your legs and slowly lift them up. Straighten your knees and bring them close to your upper body. When your legs are raised above your torso, hold your legs with both hands and pull them against your abdomen.

5. Keep your knees straight, then slowly lower them back to their original position. Repeat this 6 times, each lasting 10 to 15 minutes, once a day.

6. Standing exercise: Stand with your legs slightly apart, contract the buttocks muscles on both sides, hold them together, bring them close to the thighs, turn your knees outward, and then contract the anal sphincter to move the vagina upward.