Re: SEXUALTY: painful sex 4 months after third degree tear (first baby)
From: Pat Sonnenstuhl (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 24 May 2007 18:22:41 -0500 (CDT)
I think I would either follow up with your OB provider again, or ask for
a second opinion. Assuming you tried everything, like lubrication,
foreplay, etc, it sounds like something is a bit tight. Perhaps the OB
provider did a tight repair. The only way to tell is an exam by
someone. If they needed a small speculum at the time of the pap smear,
I too would be concerned. Have you tried your own finger exam of your
vagina, to see if you feel anything. Is it at the opening, or inside.
In any event, after 4 months, things should be okay. So, it sounds like
a second opinion of some kind (by someone gentle and caring) is in
order. Pat
At Thu, 24 May 2007, GGW101 wrote:
>
>Hi!
>
>I am 31 years old and had my first baby 4 months ago....my baby was OP
>so I ended up with a forceps delivery, medio-lateral episiotomy and a
>third degree tear.
>Everything seemed to heal up just fine...no infection or lasting
>incontinence.
>
>Question: My husband and I attempted to have intercourse for the first
>time since the birth of our baby 4 months ago, and found it impossible
>due to pain. The pain was not around the perinium, but inside my
>vagina. Is this to be expected? Is this normal?
>
>At my 8 week follow-up appointment with my obstetrician for a pap smear
>and exam, she had to use the smallest speculum they made as the normal
>sized one could not be used due to burning pain...with lots of
>lubrication, the small speculum did not hurt me.
>
>Sorry if this is too much information, but when I feel inside my vagina,
>the side where the tear occurred feels hard and cord-like...I assume
>this is the cause of my pain when attempting intercourse with my
>husband.
>
>Should I follow-up with my obs. again? or should I just give it more
>time to heal?
>
>--
>scared and worried :(
>
--
Pat Sonnenstuhl, CNM, CHT
Hypnosis for Healing and HypnoFertility Therapy
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