While most people know that vaginal sex shortly after childbirth is dangerous, many believe that anal sex is okay. That’s not strictly true, and any kind of intercourse, whether anal or vaginal, too soon after childbirth can be dangerous.
This is compounded if you have had vaginal or anal tearing, or if you have stitches from an episiotomy and strain could cause these to rupture. Many women also experience haemorrhoids during and after pregnancy and this can make anal sex painful or uncomfortable.
The best advice, as with vaginal sex, is to wait until after your post partum check up and until your doctor or healthcare provider has given you the all clear. It’s best to be safe, rather than sorry, and if you risk it too early you may need further medical intervention, risk infection or have to have your stitches replaced.
