What should I do if my wife becomes loose down there after giving birth?

Nowadays, many women prefer cesarean section. Cesarean section has obvious advantages and disadvantages. The biggest advantage is that it can avoid damage to the vagina. In addition, natural birth also has obvious advantages. Therefore, as long as conditions permit, many mothers choose natural birth. The biggest disadvantage of natural birth is that it will cause the vagina to become loose, which will greatly reduce the quality of future sex life. So what are the current solutions to the problem of postpartum vaginal relaxation?

What should I do if my wife becomes loose down there after giving birth?

Many pregnant mothers choose cesarean section because the vagina will become loose after natural childbirth, which may affect the quality of future sex life.

Will natural childbirth affect postpartum sex life?

Natural childbirth is a natural physiological process of human reproduction. It is also the most ideal way of childbirth that causes the least damage to mother and baby and is most conducive to postpartum recovery.

In late pregnancy, under the action of estrogen, progesterone and relaxin, the pelvic ligaments and vaginal tissues become relaxed in preparation for natural childbirth.

Therefore, obstetricians generally perform pelvic assessment at 34 and 37 weeks of pregnancy to help pregnant mothers decide on the mode of delivery.

Different delivery methods lead to different reproductive system recovery

New mothers who give birth naturally have an intact uterus, fast uterine contraction, and short bleeding time. There will be varying degrees of lacerations or episiotomies in the vagina or perineum that need to heal slowly.

New mothers who have undergone cesarean section have an incision in their uterus, so it takes a little longer for the uterus to contract. Therefore, the condition of uterine involution is also an important part of the follow-up examination 42 days after delivery.

For example, the resumption of menstruation, whether it is normal or due to cesarean section, is closely related to breastfeeding.

Generally, new mothers who do not breastfeed can resume menstruation 6 to 10 weeks after delivery, and resume ovulation around 10 weeks after delivery.

The time of menstruation for new mothers who breastfeed will be delayed, especially for new mothers who are exclusively breastfeeding (the baby does not drink water or other beverages, and all food is provided by breast milk). On average, they will start to ovulate 4 to 6 months after delivery. This is because breastfeeding temporarily inhibits the secretion of related hormones in the new mother's brain.

Causes of vaginal relaxation after childbirth

A woman's pelvic muscles and fascia act like a springy hammock, supporting the pelvic organs, such as the uterus, vagina, bladder and rectum, in their normal positions.

The normal vaginal diameter is 2.5 cm, and the diameter of a newborn baby's head is generally about 10 cm. Therefore, during natural childbirth, the vagina will expand to 10 cm. After being squeezed by the child, the vagina will expand significantly, and the function of the pubococcygeus muscles and the hymen scar will be damaged, resulting in a significant decrease in elasticity.

An episiotomy is a 4-5 cm long incision made at the external opening of the vagina. It will heal quickly and usually heal in about 5 days and the stitches will be removed. Usually, there will be no adverse feelings during postpartum sexual intercourse.

Because the muscles and ligaments of the new mother's pelvis will be fully stretched before giving birth to prepare the vagina for the baby's birth, even pregnant mothers who have a cesarean section will experience vaginal relaxation.

With the influence of factors such as aging and menopause, whether it is a cesarean section or a natural birth, the pelvic floor muscles can lose elasticity and the pelvic floor function can be damaged.

Mothers who have undergone cesarean section will also have their vagina atrophy after menopause, causing difficulties in sexual life for some people.