After being purlins all our life changes. We have a baby who sucks us in all day and we find that we only have time to take care of the. His care does not leave us a moment to think about anything and our mood is not going through its best time, so it seems almost impossible to consider the return to our previous routine, but after a while we have to little by little return to our normal life and that includes restarting the intimate relations with our partner ...
When is the best time to restart sexual intercourse?
Suddenly all kinds of doubts assail us:When Will we restart sexual relations? Is there a specific date? How do I know if I am ready?
Although traditionally it is spoken of the “Quarantine”, Also related to the weeks of maternity leave that the mother must enjoy for her recovery, most experts recommend waiting at least a month or until we stop staining. But if something is important, it is that the mother is recovered and with courage, because surely, it will not be easy; You will notice discomfort in the vulvar area, especially if they have had to give it a point. In this case you will feel tightness in the scar, although the sensation of dryness vaginal that occurs postpartum (even if you have had a cesarean section) that is more striking if you breastfeed ... And why? Well because the prolactin is a hormone that ensures the secretion of milk and prevents ovulation. Prolactin maintains very high levels at this time, producing a "chain" effect and does not allow others to be synthesized, resulting in vaginal dryness and lack of sexual appetite. Thus, prolactin exerts its action of ensuring the eating of the newborn: if there is no ovum available there can be no pregnancy and if there is a lack of desire there are no relationships and there will not be a new pregnancy ...
If all this is not enough, we will notice that the breasts will be full of milk With what they can bother us and expel part of that milk during sexual intercourse. And when we finally find the time, the baby will either end his nap or have a ferocious hunger, which, possibly, we will have to postpone it more than once.
How can I avoid another pregnancy?
But when we finally get to have sex again regular form doubts assail us: Can I get pregnant again? What method contraceptive is compatible with breastfeeding? Which is the best? There are different options, although not all contraceptives are equally safe:
- Breastfeeding as a contraceptive: We have already talked about the properties of prolactin, if breastfeeding is exclusive it already demands the principle will prevent ovulation. It may work for us for a while, but it won't prevent ovulation from occurring indefinitely, so the risk to get pregnant again is quite high, in addition we will never know when that ovulation occurs, there will be no symptoms.
- Barrier methods: Mainly the condom. They are easy to use, they do not produce side effects and you do not need a consultation with a specialist for its use, so it is usually the method of choice, at least until we decide on another in the longer term.
- Natural methods: Needed training Before you can use them, if you have not tried before to detect changes in cervical mucus it is difficult for you to be able to distinguish them now. In addition, there are many false positives or negatives, even with normal cycles, so the puerperium is not a good time to start using them.
- Intrauterine device: Must be placed by expert. It is a medium-term method, its duration is five years, although it can be withdrawn earlier if we want. Both its placement and its removal do not need any special preparation and you will go home inmediatamente, although it is somewhat annoying. Its placement can be done at different times; place it immediately after delivery, as soon as the placenta is delivered, although care is taken not to do so because it is easier for the uterus to expel it and it is preferred to wait until the puerperium has passed (six weeks), when the uterus has returned to its normal size.
- Hormonal methods: The progestogen-based hormonal contraceptive safe while breastfeeding for both the baby and the mother and does not decrease milk production. exist different forms of administrationBoth in the form of a daily tablet and in the form of a subcutaneous implant, it depends on how long you want to use it and your preferences, the specialist will recommend one or another form of use.
- Definitive methods: They consist of small surgical interventions, in men or women, to achieve permanent contraception.
It is important that you choose the method that best suits your needs, that is most comfortable for you and that allows you to plan the next pregnancy in the time that you and your partner prefer ...