How long after having your baby/babies did you....

GavinsMommy wrote: and your dh "have fun" again. Was it before or after 6 weeks and was it painful, uncomfortable, different if you had an episiotomy etc....I need details!!!

I'm only 3 weeks PP but I'm ready!

What about heavy exercise...how long did you wait? I'm a work-out freak and I'm really wanting to exercise. I can't walk or run or anything...just not intense enough...

My2Beauties replied: You might want to post this under the passion and intimacy forum but I waited 4 1/2 weeks I think it was, I made sure my stitches were gone! I also made sure that I wasn't in anymore pain. It hurt a little but it wasn't too bad!

As far as exercising, light exercise should be fine for you, don't work yourself to death but you should be ok! You can return to completely normal with that after 6 weeks ph and with the "having fun" thing, be easy!

ediep replied: oh gosh, we waited a while.....I's say 8 weeks, and I started exersicing about 6 weeks pp.

5littleladies replied: With my first we only waited about 3 weeks. With my second and third it was between 4 and 5 weeks. It was a bit uncomfortable but the pain went away quickly. And exercising? What's that?

GavinsMommy replied: Yeah I wasn't sure where to put it

Um...well which of you had episiotomies though?

Mommy2BAK replied: lets move to Passion and Intimacy, and I will tell you what I think

TANNER'S MOM replied: Gavin's Mommy can't move there . not enuff post? So i am not sure what to do?? Help guys?

GavinsMommy replied: okay i'll just do another post under the passion and intimacy...and you can "follow" me...lol...let this one die i guess

Mommy2BAK replied:
She has plenty of posts

coasterqueen replied: We waited several months because of my c-section. I was very uncomfortable and my incision was painful for quite some time.

As far as the exercise...be aware that it's only safe to lose about one pound a week while breastfeeding so you don't compromise supply. If you notice it decreasing I would stop trying to lose weight if that's what you are wanting to do. I waited til DD was 6 months old before working out to lose weight so I knew my supply would not be compromised .

A&A'smommy replied: it was after 6wks but that is only because I started bc to soon and bled for that long I had actually stopped before she was a week old

jcc64 replied: I think we waited the full 6 weeks with all 3 of them. And I had episiotomies with all 3 as well. For me, I was just sooooo tired, if the babies were asleep, I would much rather sleep than "get down", kwim? Eventually, that passed and things did return to normal relatively quickly.

Kila replied: I waited until the day before my 6 week postnatal check up. I couldn't do anything before then. I was a mess emotionally. Glad that's all over!

Boys r us replied: I waited for the full 6 weeks with Braedon and a few months with Tanner...he didn't come out too easily and I had stitches inside and out.