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Is it safe to have sex 3 weeks after having a baby if bleeding has stopped and we use a condom ?

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Dr. James Ferguson answered

Give it a bit: As the baby exits your uterus, a structure the size of a golf ball (cervix) was stretched out to bigger than a grapefruit.Docs suggest 6 weeks to allow the tissues, some of which tear internally, to heal before sexual activity. Do so at your own risk.

Answered 11/4/2015

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A member asked:

Is it safe to have sex 3 weeks after having a baby if bleeding has stopped and we use a condom ?

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