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Too soon for sex?

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First, please do not think I am some kind of crazy horn ball for asking this, but...
Did you all wait until the standard 2 weeks before you and your DH had sex again after the m/c? I ask because I am not quite 2 weeks, only a week and a half, but we have not had sex in over 4 weeks because when I found out we were pg we were told to hold off until after the u/s. The u/s obviously did not go well so it has been quite a while.
Right now, I need to be close to my hubby in that way to feel "NORMAL" again....I know that sounds weird, but that is how I feel. I need to be able to feel normal after all this.
Thanks!
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We did wait. We actually waited for like two months one before the miscarriage and one after (it took a long time to get my post-mc check up). But I totally understand what you're saying. It was totally frustrating for us to wait so long and lose our baby.
The only thing I would say is that moving too fast isn't going to make anything easier and you have to make sure you're healed physically so you don't do any permanent damage.
But you can always be intimate in other ways. It's not always about intercourse.
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We waited just in case. But I think its how you feel. If its uncomfortable, whatever, then stop. If not, i'd think it'd be okay. The biggest concern my dr had was to make sure my levels were 0 before there was any chance of me gettng pg again.
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I probably should have clarified...I do not mean the trying to get pregnant sex, just in general to be close to him. We are having some testing done, so we are not even thinking of trying until we know the results and know what the game plan is for us in the future.

Thank you for your responses. I just like to get an idea of whether I am crazy for feeling that way or not! :)
deleted_user
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I probably should have clarified...I do not mean the trying to get pregnant sex, just in general to be close to him. We are having some testing done, so we are not even thinking of trying until we know the results and know what the game plan is for us in the future.

Thank you for your responses. I just like to get an idea of whether I am crazy for feeling that way or not! :)
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My OB told me to wait 4 weeks. My 4 weeks are finally up yet I have NO DESIRE to have sex at all. Not only that I really haven't stopped bleeding either.
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We waited longer than 2 weeks. We didn't do anything until after my 4 week apt and we were cleared to do so. I know it will make you feel normal, but you have to allow you body to heal so that if you decide to TTC again your body will be ready and you won't hinder your healing which can hinder TTC efforts down the road.
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After my SB they told us "nothing in there for 30 days"/ 15 days later we were having sex. Really, I felt like you did. My husband was there for me and took such good care of me it brought us closer! So I wanted to have sex with him. Honestly, I shouldn't tell you to go against what your md says, but I did and it made us closer. Also, you could find other ways to be close in that way without penetration. Good luck, and if you need anything give a holler.
Maggie
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My OB said to wait 2 weeks for fear of infection. I had a D&C so I am not sure if it is the same situation. I do know others who had a D&C and did not wait and were just fine. It has been almost 6 weeks since we had a stillborn and I am not ready to be intimate at all. So sorry for your loss Good Luck
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We waited, but I was crazy horny for those two weeks. I think its because your body knows it's not pregnant and didn't have a baby, and is trying to become pregnant again. One of nature's little defense mechanisms.
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The intimacy can be healing, so I know what you mean. It's better to be close than to let the loss drive a wedge in between you. It's a deeply personal choice.

Because I had a D&C the first time, I did wait due to risk of infection. I expect I'll wait this time around too (mostly because sex is the last thing on my mind as I wait to miscarry a blighted ovum).
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I was told to wait 4 weeks...of course I had a D&C so I'm not sure if it's different. I also did not stop bleeding until the middle of the the third week and so I was not interested at all until after that at least had stopped. My husband and I did keep that close bond by doing other things that brought us together.
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I know exactly how you feel...
I was told about 3 weeks...
I waited two...
Same thing happened as you but better safe than sorry ...
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