Perfect Body

Having a baby is a wonderful and memorable event for the mother. After you bring home your bundle of joy from the hospital and you have been congratulated by your family members, friends, colleagues and acquaintances, the baby has been named and all is going well, then what next? After birth, depression kicks in. You hardly sleep at night because you are awake feeding your baby. Or you are one of those whose baby cries throughout the night and sleeps in the day. That’s not even all, your Vagina is still sour from natural birth and you are still soaking up pad. You feel uncomfortable and unhappy that you have tears in your Vagina.

Your Vagina is a very important part of you and must be kept clean and free from infection at all times. Infection can lead to bad odour and cancer among other things. No woman wants to have Vaginal problems and to prevent that; you must take very good care of it. Improper care of the Vagina can lead to wetness all the time such that when you sit, you stain the sitting area. This is very bad and must be prevented.

You also want your sex life to continue to be fun for both you and your partner. Your partner will not want to tell you that your Vaginal hole has expanded and sex is no longer fun. He does not want to offend you. To prevent him from noticing any expansion, you have to do all you can before 40 days is up from the day you give birth. Make sure you do not have sex until after 40 days so that your Vagina would have healed properly and your body rested from the stress it endured during labour. Also, you would have treated your self properly and would be feeling fresh and as good as new.

Below are some of the common Vaginal problems that can occur after birth and how to treat them.

v How To Treat Vaginal Tear

Mix about 200 mls of warm and steaming water in a bucket with few drops of an antiseptic (detoil, TCP) and 1 teaspoon of salt. Sit on it for 15 minutes with your Vagina facing the steam. Make sure the steam is not from hot water because this can further scald your Vaginal skin and cause more problems. Do this every morning and night after your bath for as many days until you are comfortable and your tear has healed. Depending on the extent of your tear, you should be alright in 7 to 10 days. Also make sure you change your sanitary pad once it is soaked to prevent infection. After the steam treatment, make sure you wash your Vagina with clean water at least 2 times daily for the next 40 days. This steam treatment also helps Vaginal stitches heal faster.

v Vaginal tightening:

Natural birth tends to expand the Vaginal hole and this can result in reduced pleasure during sex. Vaginal elasticity reduces with each birth but there is hope, it can be corrected. The kegel exercise is a Vaginal exercise that is mainly for Vaginal elasticity. It is a very simple exercise and can be done while sitting or standing.  Kegel exercise involves squeezing and relaxing the Vaginal muscles. To squeeze your Vaginal muscles, simply try to hold your urine when you go to the toilet. Hold it for 5 second and release. Place your middle or index finger into your Vagina and ensure you feel the squeezing so that you know you are doing it right. You can do the kegel practically anywhere. While washing the dishes, sitting, at the office or while lying down. Below are the steps in a kegel exercise so as to achieve best results

Ø The Kegel Exercise  

Step 1: Squeeze your Vaginal muscles and hold for 5 seconds. Release and hold again for 5 seconds. Repeat the whole exercise 30 times in the morning, afternoon and night. Do this until you can perfectly hold it for 5 seconds.

Step 2: Increase the duration of holding the Vaginal muscles to 10 seconds, then 20 seconds. Always release for 5 seconds. Do 30 repeats morning, afternoon and night for 4 months. Your Vaginal wall should be more elastic by then.

Step 3: After 4 months, do the exercise 30 times but at night just before going to sleep daily to keep your Vaginal wall elastic and tight.

Ø Tightening Herbs

There is a natural remedy used in my home country for the tightening of the Vagina. This remedy is from the sap of a tree and gives full result within 7 days. It is best not to have sex for at least 40 days after child birth to ensure complete healing. The sap is translucent and is ingested through the mouth in the morning and evening for seven days.  It stops wetness and makes the Vagina very elastic such that one might have to lubricate the Vagina during sex to prevent bruising. The traditional herbal practitioners that give out this sap do not tell people the name of the tree they extract the sap from but it is so very effective. You can also try tightening gels that are sold in local or online stores.

Ø Sex After Child-Birth

After childbirth, it is very important to wait until after 40 days before having sex. The book of Leviticus Chapter 12 states that a woman will be unclean for 40 days after bearing a child until the days of her purification are complete. It is best to wait so as to obtain the best results with the treatments listed above, most especially if she has tears that have been stitched. Having sex immediately can further complicate the tears and remove the stitches. Also, infection can result. Tell your partner to wait a while. Those 40 days will give you time to heal, adjust and be emotional ready.

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