7 reasons why sex is painful after pregnancy

Men, take a note and help her get over it for a better romp in bed.

By Debjani Arora Published on: March 31, 2017 10:16 am

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People guard their sex lives fiercely, more so if it is sex postpartum. Sex, after delivery is a deciding factor of your relationship. But there is no denying that your sexual interest spirals downwards after baby arrives. Often this doesn’t go down very well with your partner who is at the receiving end of your postpartum woes. Sex also becomes painful (sometimes even after 18 months of delivery) and we never talk about it. And if you like most women experience pain during sex after pregnancy and wondering why, here are some reasons (drafted, after talking to various women and doctors).

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Your vagina hurts: It just didn’t have to withstand the strains of pushing your baby out; it has also faced the trauma of vaginal tear (sometimes it tears till the perineum), episiotomy or force of vaccum during assisted birth what-have-you. It could be possible that it takes longer for the vagina to heal that the estimated six weeks. The pain might persist even after six months of recovery. Sometimes the scar tissue might make the vagina tighter making intercourse difficult.

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