Will the vagina become loose after a normal birth? How to tighten the vagina after a normal birth?

Many people feel that their vagina becomes loose after a normal birth. So does a normal birth really cause the vagina to become loose? If it does become loose, what can be done to tighten the vagina? Let's learn together~

Will my vagina become loose after a normal birth?

The vagina is a highly expansile tubular organ, through which the fetus can pass smoothly, and the anatomical structure of the vagina can also recover normally after delivery. Although natural delivery will squeeze the vagina and cause a certain degree of relaxation, it will not affect sexual life. If there are repeated deliveries, this adverse consequence may occur. However, most families in China now only have one child, so the damage to the vagina is very small and it heals very well. After some women resume their sexual life, they feel that their vagina is much looser. This is due to the changes in hormones in the body during pregnancy, especially the increase in progesterone, which relaxes the muscles of the whole body to facilitate the smooth delivery of the fetus. As age increases, the phenomenon of vaginal relaxation in women is also a physiological phenomenon, and it will not be aggravated by giving birth to one or two children.

Sexologists say that in terms of the quality of sex life, the biggest factor in achieving a happy sex life is not the natural width of the vagina, but the strength of the vaginal contraction during orgasm, which mainly depends on the contraction of the pelvic floor muscles. Although cesarean sections keep the vaginal space smaller, it is also difficult to achieve "sexual" happiness without the contraction force. Natural childbirth provides such a natural exercise process. Through normal childbirth, women's vaginal muscles expand and then contract, which naturally makes them stronger.

Is postpartum vaginal relaxation related to the mode of delivery?

Vaginal relaxation refers to the decrease in tension of the pelvic muscles, which causes the muscles around the vagina to relax and the vagina to become wider. There are many reasons for vaginal relaxation after childbirth, including a large fetus (large head), causing birth injuries during natural childbirth, vaginal injuries caused by mid-term induced labor, multiple deliveries, lack of exercise after childbirth, blind weight loss during postpartum recovery, lack of attention to nutrition, or excessive fatigue, which leads to poor recovery of the pelvic muscles, etc.

For mothers who give birth naturally, because the fetus is delivered through the vagina, the diameter of the baby's head is generally about 10 cm at birth, that is, the vagina needs to expand to 10 cm during delivery (the normal vaginal diameter is 2.5 cm). After the squeeze of the child, the vagina expands significantly, the muscles and hymen scars are completely destroyed, and the elasticity decreases significantly. However, although the vagina of the mother who gave birth to the fetus vaginally has changed, there will be different degrees of vaginal relaxation. However, it does not mean that natural childbirth is the culprit for vaginal relaxation, because the muscles and ligaments of the mother's pelvic cavity will be fully extended during labor to prepare the birth canal for the baby's birth. Therefore, even mothers who have undergone cesarean section will have vaginal relaxation.

Postpartum vaginal tightening method

There are several methods for postpartum vaginal tightening, including medication, vaginal tightening liquid injection, drug filling, exercise, etc. Let's take a look at these methods!

1. Drug Law

There are some external vaginal tightening products on the market. The principle is to place drugs inside the vagina to repair elastic fibers, causing contraction of vaginal tissue. It is effective quickly and not prone to rebound. There are also some oral vaginal tightening products, which have a slower effect.

2. Vaginal tightening fluid injection

Vaginal tightening liquid injection method uses some liquid to make vaginal tissue necrotize and form scabs, thus creating a tightening feeling. However, since it is difficult to find relevant records of this method in textbooks, patients should choose it with caution.

3. Medicine filling

The materials used in the filling method are some colloid biological agents. Because the vaginal wall is rich in blood supply, the tissue swells during injection, and the amount of medicine filled in is very small, so there is a disadvantage of uneven elasticity of the vaginal wall after injection. In addition, since these objects cannot fuse with the human body, although there is no rejection, they are unstable and the long-term effect is not very good.

4. Exercise

The vagina itself has a certain repair function, and the expansion phenomenon after childbirth can be restored within 3 months after childbirth. However, after all, the muscles in the vagina are damaged by squeezing and tearing, so it takes longer for the vagina to recover its elasticity. Postpartum mothers can strengthen the recovery of elasticity and promote vaginal firmness by holding urine, anal lifting exercises, contraction exercises, etc.

5. Vaginal dumbbell exercise

In addition to the fourth point of autonomous exercise to restore vaginal elasticity, we can also use external objects for passive exercise. After the firming dumbbells are placed in the body, they will tend to fall out of the vagina due to gravity in an upright state. Only by correctly contracting the pelvic floor muscles can the vaginal dumbbells be kept in the vagina, thereby achieving the effect of continuous exercise. Among similar products, Durex Huanjue Private Firming Dumbbells are very well made. There are extremely elastic small balls inside the dumbbells, which stimulate the contraction and relaxation of the pelvic floor muscles by hitting the inner wall of the dumbbells. In this series of movements, the firming dumbbells will effectively exercise the pelvic floor muscles, gradually increase muscle strength, and restore vaginal elasticity and firmness.