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Is it ok to start having sex before my six-week postpartum checkup?
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Yes: It.Is probably safe after 4 weeks, if there were no stitches in the bottom. Appropriate birth control is critical. Another pregnancy that close to a c/s can be quite dangerous.
Answered 11/1/2011
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