Can I have sex during quarantine?
After delivery, quarantine is a period in which the body recovers, we give you these recommendations if you want to have sex.
Many women when they give birth discover that they will be bleeding for about forty days and do not know whether or not they can have sex. The reality is that this depends on each woman and the type of recovery she has, since if the recovery is expensive, sexual relations will have to wait.
The first 40 days after delivery are quarantine and are characterized by the different physical and emotional changes that mark the first days of having the baby at home. When the baby comes home everyone must get used to the new life. But it is normal for you to wonder when you will be able to enjoy sex with your partner again.
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GYNECOLOGICAL RECOMMENDATIONS
Any gynecologist will tell you to wait strictly until the quarantine has completely passed. It is recommended that you refrain from penetrative sex until the lochia and bleeding completely stop, since the uterus is still in the process of recovery and it is necessary to avoid any type of discomfort.
Also, if you have received an episiotomy to facilitate the delivery of the baby or you tore the perineum too much, it is necessary that you wait until the stitches have completely healed before practicing penetration in sexual intercourse -or the introduction of the fingers or any sexual object.
IF YOU ARE HAVING A GOOD RECOVERY
If you are having a favorable postpartum and recovery is good – you did not tear or there was no episiotomy – and you feel that you are ready to have sex, then you can try trying to have them a few days before the quarantine ends. However, remember that this depends on each couple and especially on your physical and emotional state. Never force yourself to do something you don’t want to do.
In addition, it is advisable that you go to a gynecologist before you start having sex in order to have a good medical opinion.
EVEN IF YOU DON’T HAVE SEX, TAKE CARE OF YOUR PRIVACY
Although it is true that many women prefer to wait for quarantine to be able to have sex, it is necessary that you take care of your intimacy with your partner. Not having penetration does not mean that you cannot enjoy caresses or games to feel close and that the flame of your passion does not end. There are many ways to enjoy sex without the need for penetration or wild sex.
You can caress, kiss … increase your sexual desire, enjoy eroticism, use masturbation, stimulation of the clitoris … You can enjoy sex without damaging or affecting the recovery of the woman after childbirth . Penetration is not everything in sexual intercourse.
SEX AFTER CHILDBIRTH
You need to remember that quarantine or not having your period while breastfeeding your baby does not mean that you cannot get pregnant again. So if you feel capable of having penetrative sex and you don’t want to get pregnant again, then it will be necessary for you to use condoms in your sexual relations.
In addition, to have quality sex once you feel ready after childbirth, it is important to follow some recommendations to avoid problems such as lack of lubrication in the vagina because the body is recovering, choose a position that does not hurt and not press the abdominal area.
With all this in mind, you can have a good sexual quality and you will not hurt yourself or have sexual relations negatively affect you . Sex and your partner are important, but your recovery is even more important. When you are ready, do not hesitate to enjoy sex, your partner and your privacy … Because in addition to being parents, you are still a couple.
Dr. Tabriella Perivolaris, Sara's mother and fan of fashion, beauty, motherhood, among others, about the female universe. Since 2018 she has been working as a copywriter, always bringing to her articles a little of her experience and experience as a mother and woman.
