What to do if your private parts become loose after giving birth

Giving birth is something every woman has to experience. A woman who has never given birth is not a real woman. There are two ways to give birth: natural birth and caesarean section, but no matter which method is used, the private parts will become loose after giving birth. Some people will get better after a while, but some more serious ones will not be cured for a long time and will affect their normal life. What should I do if my private parts become loose after giving birth?

Postpartum vaginal relaxation is not uncommon among women. In mild cases, the vagina will lose its ability to "grip" the penis due to looseness, reducing the sexual pleasure of both couples. In severe cases, the supporting tissue of the vaginal wall loses its supporting function for the bladder, urethra and even rectum, causing them to bulge toward the front and back walls of the vagina, resulting in urinary incontinence or difficulty defecating.

In addition to the age of delivery, the common causes of postpartum vaginal relaxation are also due to the large fetal head, which causes the muscles around the vagina to tear and thin, or the muscle tissue is not fully sutured during the episiotomy, resulting in a wide and loose vaginal opening and decreased contraction force. It may also be due to lack of exercise after childbirth, or not paying attention to nutrition due to fear of gaining weight after childbirth, which leads to poor recovery of the pelvic muscle groups.

So, how can we prevent the occurrence of vaginal relaxation after childbirth? First of all, we must ensure the necessary nutritional support and actively carry out restorative exercises for the pelvic muscles after childbirth. Many women are afraid of postpartum obesity and restrict their diet too much, not realizing that if muscles lack the necessary nutrition, they will become very thin and will not play the supporting role they should.

Appropriate exercise should be carried out as soon as possible after delivery. Women who give birth naturally through vaginal delivery should get up and move around a little within 6-12 hours after delivery, including sitting on the edge of the bed and walking with the help of the bed. Starting from the second day after delivery, they can walk around the room freely and do postpartum health exercises. Women who undergo episiotomy or cesarean delivery can postpone delivery until three days after delivery, and then get up and move around a little. They should also do postpartum health exercises when the wound is no longer painful after the stitches are removed.

1. Horizontal exercise: Lie on your back with your buttocks on the edge of the bed, and stretch your legs straight out in the air, not touching the ground. Hold on to the edge of the bed with both hands to prevent yourself from slipping. Keep your legs together and slowly lift them up toward your upper body, keeping your knees straight. When your legs are raised above your torso, hold your legs with your hands and pull them toward your abdomen, keeping your knees straight. Then, slowly lower your legs back to their original position. Repeat this six times, once a day, year round.

2. Standing exercise: Stand with your legs slightly apart, contract the buttocks muscles on both sides to clamp them together, bring the thighs together, turn the knees outward, and then contract the sphincter to move the vagina upward. Through patient training, you can learn to distinguish the contraction and relaxation of the vaginal and anal sphincters, improve the relaxation of the vagina, and enhance the contraction function of the vagina. You can then master the contraction and relaxation ability during sexual intercourse and make your sex life harmonious and satisfying.

3. Kegel exercises: Kegel exercises are a method of practicing the contraction ability of the pubococcygeus muscle. Training can improve muscle contraction ability and enhance sexual pleasure. The specific steps of Kegel exercises are to first find the pubococcygeus muscle. The pubococcygeus muscles are between the legs, and you can feel them when you contract your rectum and vagina. Lie on your back on the bed and gently insert a finger into the vagina. Try to relax your body at this time, then actively contract your muscles to clamp your fingers. Inhale while contracting your muscles. You can feel the strength of the muscles wrapping around your fingers. Exhale as you relax your muscles, and repeat several times. Each muscle contraction lasts for 3 seconds, then relaxes for 3 seconds. Remove your fingers and continue practicing relaxing and contracting your muscles. Focus on feeling your muscles contract and relax. Do 10 3-second contractions and relaxations each time, at least several times a day, and gradually increase the number of muscle contractions and increase the intensity of contractions, for example, gradually from tightening the muscles for 5 seconds to contracting for 10 seconds. It will take about a few weeks to achieve this goal. Kegel exercises should be performed for at least 6 weeks. If you can contract and relax freely during the exercises, you can practice rapid transitions from contraction to relaxation, reaching the point where you can contract and relax once each within one second.

Therefore, it is normal for the private parts to become loose after giving birth. The degree of looseness varies from person to person due to different physical conditions. You can choose to let it recover on its own if it is not too serious. If it is more serious, you can recover through some exercises in your daily life. If you feel that exercises have no effect, you need to see a doctor in time and restore a healthy body as soon as possible.