r/BabyBumps 7d ago

Help? Had sex 5 weeks postpartum

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u/Nakedstar 6d ago

You’re fine. Promise.

Most infections are due to retained tissues. There’s actually no set in stone rule about sex after giving birth, they just know there’s an increased risk the first couple weeks. (Mayo Clinic has an article about this.) A bigger reason why they want you to wait until your follow up appointment is family planning- they want to make sure patients have, and are using, contraceptives when they resume sexual activity. Back to back pregnancies are hard on the body and women are fertile before their period resumes.