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Post pregnancy body discussion

Sheepdish1 · 2017-07-14 20:56:46

Hi all, this may be an unusual post but I thought it would be no harm to post in this forum for discussion. My due date is fast approaching and I have just started to realise that my body may completely change in appearance after I deliver my baby. I had my first baby quite young and my body bounced back straight away but…

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#32 06-08-2017 5:16pm
Foweva Awone

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Toots wrote: »

I asked the consultant how many stitches she was giving me and she paused and went "Well, it's more like one continuous stitch.... a bit like a zip!" :eek::eek:

LOL I was told exactly the same thing, wonder if it was the same person!

The GP had a look at it at the six-week check to see how it was healing, she was very impressed, said it was done very neatly and barely left a scar. (I also was given an episiotomy.)

Here's an odd one, everything seemed to bounce back quickly after the birth (three years ago), and when me and my boyfriend resumed sexy-time, neither he nor I noticed any difference in "tightness" ... however ... I find I can no longer use tampons - I can put them in no problem, and it feels no different inserting them than before, but I find now that they slip down within half an hour if I'm moving around at all. Anyone else find this? (I know there are extra-wide ones or jumbo ones available, I've never bought them though, too morto! )

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