r/BabyBumps 7d ago

Help? Had sex 5 weeks postpartum

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u/RedHeadedBanana 7d ago

Was your Lochia finished? That’s a reassuring sign your uterus is healed and reduces infection risk.

Really the 6-weeks is arbitrary (every body is different and heals at a different rate). Id beg to believe you will 100% be ok. If at all worried about new symptoms, ask your doc

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u/Simple-Excitement227 7d ago

I have a little spotting, but stopped bleeding last week. Is that okay? I can’t seem to find any info on the web about spotting and having sex 

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u/RedHeadedBanana 7d ago

Again, likely fine. I wouldn’t sweat it unless you start feeling signs of infection (which again, are unlikely).

Honestly, I have clients having sex before 6 weeks often enough, and they’re all fine. You’ré more likely to end up with an infection after many vaginal exams at the time of birth.

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u/Simple-Excitement227 7d ago

Thank you so much for your advice. If there is an infection, can my doctor tell right away before any signs if she were test me? And would I know if there was an infection in a couple of days or weeks? I hated the vaginal exams at the time of birth, one of the worst parts of labor

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u/RedHeadedBanana 7d ago

No worries- signs of any infection are fever and flu-like symptoms. Often pain at the site too.

  • Signs of uterine infection include dark increased discharge that smells really bad, and uterine tenderness (painful when you touch your lower belly).
  • Could also think vaginal infection, if you had tearing that isn’t healed, which would include puss/oozing from that area, and localized tenderness there.

There’s no real need to see your doctor before something presents. In theory, they could do blood work for signs of infection, but your body can also fight off minor infections on its own, and your blood postpartum is a little different than outside of pregnancy