How long after natural childbirth can I have sex?

Natural childbirth is also known as vaginal delivery, which is more desirable for many pregnant women. Because natural childbirth does not require surgery, there is no need to care for the wound after giving birth, and the confinement period will be more peaceful. After giving birth, women need to pay attention to all aspects. They should not catch cold or eat bad food, because they may suffer from postpartum disease if they are not careful. So, how long after a natural birth can you have sex?

How long after a normal birth can you have sex?

Medical research shows that the best time for women to have sex after a normal birth is eight weeks after delivery, because the female reproductive organs will return to normal at this time. The specific time for each woman to have sex after childbirth depends on her physical recovery after childbirth, but it is not recommended to have sex earlier than 6 weeks after childbirth.

During pregnancy, the uterus of the pregnant woman gradually expands and grows as the fetus in the abdomen continues to grow and develop. When giving birth, the pregnant woman's uterus is several times larger than before pregnancy. Therefore, the recovery process is also relatively long, taking about 6 weeks (42 days).

The endometrium of a postpartum woman takes a longer time to recover, roughly eight weeks. It can only fully recover after the ovarian function has basically recovered, that is, after the menstruation comes.

In real life, how long it takes to have sex after a normal birth depends mainly on the woman's own physical condition. If a new mother is in weak health or has not recovered well after childbirth, she should delay having sex. For the health of the mother, the husband should be patient for a while. For those who have recovered well from childbirth and have good physical fitness, they can have sex relatively earlier after a normal delivery, but not earlier than 6 weeks after childbirth.

How long after a normal birth can you have sex?

Some people believe that as long as the lochia of a woman is clean after giving birth, the couple can have sex. In fact, this view is wrong. Postpartum lochia generally lasts for 2 to 4 weeks. After that, although the lochia has cleared, the wound in the uterus has not completely healed, the physical exertion during delivery has not recovered, and the body's resistance to disease is poor. If you have sex too early, it can easily lead to infection, vaginitis, endometritis, salpingitis or menstrual disorders.

Within two months after giving birth, women generally experience low libido, which is normal. If they have sex, they often cannot achieve harmony in their married life and may cause sexual frigidity in women, affecting the relationship between the couple in the future. Generally speaking, it takes 6 to 8 weeks for the reproductive organs and other systems to recover after childbirth, and a woman's interest in sexual intercourse after childbirth will not increase significantly until the third month. Therefore, even if a woman has recovered well after giving birth, she should not have sex until two months later.