C-Section Recovery & Support Blog

You may be thinking ‘How much time do I have before the next feed?’ and your spouse may be thinking, ‘Is she up for it tonight?”   Of course ‘IT’ means sexual intimacy….at long last!

So when is the best time to have sex after a c-section?

It’s hard to pin down exactly when you can have sex after a c-section, however most practitioners would agree that a new mother should give herself ample time to recover.  This is most commonly decided to be about six weeks.

Your body has been through a lot of trauma, and even though six weeks may seem like a lot most husbands will understand, especially after the sacrifices that you have made. Read more »

A c-section requires delivering a baby surgically, of course as with any surgery there are risks, some risks are minor yet some may be more severe.

The biggest issue surrounding c-sections today is that approximately 1 in 3 mothers have their baby by c-section. That’s a lot!  There are certainly medical reasons that justify having a cesarean but we’re also seeing many c-sections being performed by choice. Choosing to have a c-section can stem from meeting personal deadlines, work schedules or convenience. This has been on both the part of the doctor and the mother.

I am not against performing c-sections; I’ve dedicated my book, the Worry Free C-Section to the topic of helping women prepare, get through and recover from a cesarean in the easiest, stress-free way possible, however awareness of the risks is vital to having a healthy, worry free c-section.        Read more »